Re: Apple's Mac share inches upwards during first quarter



"Jim" <jpolaski@xxxxxxxxx> stated in post
jpolaski-675CE5.12223230042007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 4/30/07 10:22 AM:

In article <C25B6F9D.7EE24%CSMA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Snit <CSMA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/30/apples_mac_share_inches_upwar
ds_during_first_quarter.html>
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For the three-month period ending March, the Mac maker
registered a 2.6 percent global share, up from 2.5 percent
during the December quarter and from 2.1 percent during the
year-ago quarter.

"Due to Vista's January 30 release and the PC sales that
resulted from pent-up demand after its lengthy delay, we
expected a slight sequential downtick in Mac market share,"
said Gene Munster, an analyst with investment bank
PiperJaffray & Co."But strong Mac sales in Apple's March
quarter enabled the company to gain share despite stronger
than normal PC sales."

The analyst expects year-over-year market share gains to
continue for the Cupertino-based company on a quarterly
basis, especially as it enters three quarters of significant
product releases (iPhone, Leopard, new iPods) and the
educational buying season (July).
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Wow... just imagine what would happen if Apple actually focused on the Mac.

:)

Don't you mean "focused more" on the Mac?

Diversification has it's downside.

No, no... I have read in CSMA that Apple no longer is focused on the Mac.
You don't mean to tell me that folks in CSMA were wrong! :)


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