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   From: gmgraves@pacbell.net   
      
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    Zaren Ankleweed  wrote:   
      
   > > > Microsoft doesn't need a switch campaign.  People ARE switching from Mac   
   > > > to PC as evidenced by Apples continual decline in marketshare.   
   >   
   > Just a quick observation, and corect me if I'm wrong, but...   
   >   
   > If the market is increasing at a faster rate that the increase in   
   > Apple's sales, wouldn't the figures show a decrease in market share?   
   > Sure, if the market wants to count 100 machines, and Apple sells 5 of   
   > them, that's 5%, but if the market is now 200 computers, and Apple sells   
   > 8, that's now a market share of 4%.   
   >   
   > Simply an observation from a CS major, and not a business major :)   
      
   That is correct. But it doesn't meant that users are LEAVING the Mac   
   platform in appreciable numbers. What *I* think is going on (and this is   
   just my opinion) is that Motorola's inability to supply fast processors   
   that could compete with Intel's offerings has had quite a few Mac users   
   sitting on their hands waiting for faster Macs to come out before buying   
   a new one. I suspect that the G5 will sell very well as people satisfy   
   their heretofore pent-up desire for a new machine. I expect that Mac   
   marketshare numbers will go back up over 3% in the next few months. I do   
   not, however, believe that the 4-5% marketshare that many pundits are   
   predicting is either realistic or even possible -ever.   
      
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