Dave Fritzinger wrote:
> On May 19, 12:35 pm, Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> David Fritzinger wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <3a024183-96b3-4a1a-b80b-ae99ea907...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>> Edwin <thorn...@[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%
I got rid of your nutty reply.
Mac market share is 3.2%. End of story.
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