Re: Global Computer Market quarter by quarter

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 Edwin <thorne25@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > How much "growth" was there in going down from 3.4% to 3.2%,
Sandman?
> >
> > > I see you lack the intelligence necessary to produce an answer.
> >
> > The answer was below, but to answer you directly, the growth was an
> > impressive 188%! Q1 1999 Apple sold 800,000 Macs and in Q1 2008 they
> > sold a whopping 2,300,000 Macs which is an increase of 188% !
> 
> Your stupidity-generated answer treats Apple as a world unto itself,
> ignoring what a small fraction of the total market they've always
> had.

With a 188% growth I don't think Apple cares much about the market. 
Neither do I. Why is it so im****tant to you? I mean, you'd have a 
point if Apple was failing, on the brink of bankruptcy. But they're 
doing great, selling like never before, making tons and tons of cash, 
worth more than Dell and so on...

> IOW, in the world of fleas, Apple is one hell of a flea.   Up
> above the microscopic level, Apple was insignificant, is
> insignificant, and will always be insignificant,  despite what Apple
> sycophants believe.

I would love for my company to be as insignificant as Apple, who has 
the worlds second most recognizable brand and is worth more than Dell 
and has every hardware manufacturer trying to copy its products.

> > > It's always a tiny fraction of the whole market.
> >
> > But loads and loads of units and revenue.
> 
> Good for stockholders.   Not good for the people who bore the cost of
> paying those high margins.

What high margins?

> > >http://www.systemshootouts.org/images/mac_sales_market_share_lg.gif
> >
> > You do realise that that chart sup****ts what I just said, no?
> 
> I realize you have to be out of your mind to make such a claim.

That chart clearly illustrate that year over year market share is 
growing. Q1 2008 is larger than Q1 2007. 


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