David Fritzinger wrote:
> In article
> <3a024183-96b3-4a1a-b80b-ae99ea907c0f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Edwin <thorne25@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On May 13, 4:03 pm, Jim <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?ar...
>>> eID=207603284
>>>
>>> "Microsoft on Tuesday said Office 2008 for the Mac is the hottest
>>> selling version of the productivity suite in nearly 20 years.
>>>
>>> In announcing the soaring sales, the software maker also released
>>> Service Pack 1 of Office for the Mac. SP1 in general improves the
>>> suite's stability, security, and performance. The company also gave a
>>> peek of the product's roadmap by saying it would have Visual Basic for
>>> Applications in the next version. "
>>>
>>> VBA is an implementation of Microsoft's Visual Basic programming
>>> language that's built into Office applications. By embedding the VBA
>>> integrated development environment into software, Microsoft provides a
>>> familiar tool for developers customizing the suite. Microsoft dropped
>>> VBA from Office for the Mac after version 2004.
>>>
>>> Microsoft said sales of Office 2008, which launched in January, are
>>> nearly three times what the company saw with the launch of Office
2004.
>>> The suite is selling faster than any version in 19 years. "As we set
our
>>> course for future versions, we are working closely with customers and
>>> will also expand our staff to ensure that Office for Mac remains the
>>> most powerful and compatible productivity suite for Mac customers,"
>>> Craig Eisler, general manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit, said
in
>>> a statement."
>>>
>>> More if you care to read.
>> http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/25results.html
>> fiscal 2007 second quarter ended March 31, 2007
>> Apple ****pped 1,517,000 Macintosh® computers
>>
>> http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=503816
>> STAMFORD, Conn., April 18, 2007 ‹ Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 62.7
>> million unitsin the first quarter of 2007
>>
>>
>> 1,517,000/62,700,000 = 0.0241
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'07 = 2.41%
>>
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/07/25results.html
>> 2007 third quarter ended June 30, 2007
>> Apple ****pped 1,764,000 Macintosh® computers
>>
>>
>> http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=509905
>> STAMFORD, Conn., July 18, 2007 ‹ Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 61.1
>> million units in the second quarter of 2007
>>
>>
>> 1,764,000/61,100,000 = 0.0288
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q2'07 = 2.88%
>>
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/22results.html
>> fiscal 2007 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2007
>> Apple ****pped 2,164,000 Macintosh® computers
>>
>>
>> http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=532712
>> STAMFORD, Conn., October 17, 2007 ‹ Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
>> 68.5 million units in the third quarter of 2007
>>
>>
>> 2,164,000/68,500,000 = 0.0315
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q3'07 = 3.15%
>>
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/22results.html
>> fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December 29, 2007
>> Apple ****pped 2,319,000 Macintosh® computers
>>
>>
>> http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=584210
>> STAMFORD, Conn., January 16, 2008 ‹ Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
>> 271.2 million units in 2007, a 13.4 percent increase from 2006,
>> according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The industry ended
>> the year with fourth quarter PC ****pments of 75.9 million units
>>
>>
>> 2,319,000/75,900,000 = 0.0305
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q4'07 = 3.05%
>>
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/04/23results.html
>> fiscal 2008 second quarter ended March 29, 2008
>> Q2'08 Apple ****pped 2,289,000 Macintosh® computers
>>
>>
>> http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=648619
>> STAMFORD, Conn., April 16, 2008 ‹ Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 71.1
>> million units in the first quarter of 2008
>>
>>
>> 2,289,000/71,100,000 = 0.0321
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'08 = 3.21%
>>
>>
>> Summary:
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'07 = 2.41%
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q2'07 = 2.88%
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q3'07 = 3.15%
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q4'07 = 3.05%
>>
>>
>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'08 = 3.21%
>>
>>
>> Q1'07 comparted to Q1'08
>>
>>
>> Mac gain in worldwide market share = 0.8%
>
> Which is a 33% gain in market share. To show my work, 0.8/2.4=33%. Is
> this what you really wanted to say, Glorb?
No.
Whatever you did there didn't increase Mac market share above 3.2%
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