Apple Gains As Analyst Sees Sales Growth
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| In addition to new products, less exposure to any "disruption" from
| Microsoft Corp.'s launch of its Vista operating system could help
| reduce seasonal risk for Apple's shares, Runkle wrote.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061213/apple_mover.html?.v=1
AAPL just rose another 0.6%. It is clear that the O/S and browser market is
getting more diverse, which makes lockins and Windows-only sites an
impossibility. An article last week revealed that Safari, not only Firefox
and Opera, are gaining market share. In that respect, Apple helps Linux
defeat its sworn enemy. Same with Google and IBM...
Related:
Apple marketshare up 31% this year, browsershare up 45%
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| It faces a challenge in that most computer manufacturers sell to
| people with existing computers that are growing old.
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http://aapl.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/08/apple-marketshare-up-31-this-year-browsershare-up-45/
Apple's EU sales are thrice as nice
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| The European business of Apple Computer had sales of $4.1
| billion (£2.2 billion) in the 12 months to the end of September
| -- more than the combined total for its 2002, 2003 and 2004
| financial years.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-2415362,00.html
Students are Mac-in' it
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| Dude, you're getting a Dell! Well ... maybe not any more. According
| to the Office of Information Technology (OIT), 45 percent of
| computers purchased this year were Macs, more than in any
| previous year. In 2003, when this year's seniors arrived
| on campus, just 15 percent of them chose Macs.
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http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/10/12/arts/16162.shtml
Apple retail wrap-up: first Scotland and Italy locations to open in '07
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| Apple's fiscal year 2006 ended on September 30 with Apple having
| opened the doors to 41 retail stores in the previous 12 months,
| exactly on target with estimates offered by Apple executives at
| the start of the year.
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http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0611retailwrapup.html
Apple's Mac OS Market Share Spikes to 5.21 Percent - Up 35 Percent Year Over
Year - Growth Accelerates
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| Key Percent Increases
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| * Up 52.8 percent since January 2005
| * Up 48.0 percent since April 2005 (Mac OS X Tiger launched April
| 29, 2005)
| * Up 23.8 percent January to October 2006 - despite Intel transition
| * Up 10.4 percent since September 2006
| * Up 20.3 percent since August 2006
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http://switchtoamac.com/site/apples-mac-os-market-share-spikes-to-521-percent-up-35-percent-year-over-year-growth-accelerates.html
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