On May 19, 1:08=A0pm, Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Dave Fritzinger wrote:
> > On May 19, 12:52 pm, Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> 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]
>,=
> >>>>> =A0Edwin <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=3D207603284
> >>>>>>> "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
gav=
e 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
V=
BA
> >>>>>>> integrated development environment into software, Microsoft
provid=
es a
> >>>>>>> familiar tool for developers customizing the suite. Microsoft
drop=
ped
> >>>>>>> VBA from Office for the Mac after version 2004.
> >>>>>>> Microsoft said sales of Office 2008, which launched in January,
ar=
e
> >>>>>>> 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
s=
et our
> >>>>>>> course for future versions, we are working closely with
customers =
and
> >>>>>>> will also expand our staff to ensure that Office for Mac remains
t=
he
> >>>>>>> most powerful and compatible productivity suite for Mac
customers,=
"
> >>>>>>> Craig Eisler, general manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit,
sa=
id 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=AE computers
> >>>>>>http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D503816
> >>>>>> STAMFORD, Conn., April 18, 2007 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments
totaled =
62.7
> >>>>>> million unitsin the first quarter of 2007
> >>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 1,517,000/62,700,000 =3D 0.0241
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'07 =3D 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=AE computers
> >>>>>>http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D509905
> >>>>>> STAMFORD, Conn., July 18, 2007 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
6=
1.1
> >>>>>> million units in the second quarter of 2007
> >>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01,764,000/61,100,000 =3D 0.0288
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q2'07 =3D 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=AE computers
> >>>>>>http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D532712
> >>>>>> STAMFORD, Conn., October 17, 2007 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments
totale=
d
> >>>>>> 68.5 million units in the third quarter of 2007
> >>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 2,164,000/68,500,000 =3D 0.0315
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q3'07 =3D 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=AE computers
> >>>>>>http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D584210
> >>>>>> STAMFORD, Conn., January 16, 2008 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments
totale=
d
> >>>>>> 271.2 million units in 2007, a 13.4 percent increase from 2006,
> >>>>>> according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The industry
ende=
d
> >>>>>> the year with fourth quarter PC ****pments of 75.9 million units
> >>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A02,319,000/75,900,000 =3D 0.0305
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q4'07 =3D 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=AE computers
> >>>>>>http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D648619
> >>>>>> STAMFORD, Conn., April 16, 2008 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments
totaled =
71.1
> >>>>>> million units in the first quarter of 2008
> >>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A02,289,000/71,100,000 =3D 0.0321
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'08 =3D 3.21%
> >>>>>> Summary:
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'07 =3D 2.41%
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q2'07 =3D 2.88%
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q3'07 =3D 3.15%
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q4'07 =3D 3.05%
> >>>>>> Mac woldwide market share Q1'08 =3D 3.21%
> >>>>>> Q1'07 comparted to Q1'08
> >>>>>> Mac gain in worldwide market share =3D 0.8%
> >>>>> Which is a 33% gain in market share. To show my work,
0.8/2.4=3D33%.=
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%. =A0 End of story.
>
> The facts you can't run away from:
>
> Mac market share is 3.2%. =A0 End of story.
>
Why are you so obsessed with Mac market share, Edwin? No one else is.
But, since you were so embarrassed with your 1 year figures, the above
is all you've got.
--
Dave Fritzinger
Honolulu, HI
|
