Apple's U.S. PC Market Share Nears 10%

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technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 10/19/2008

Apple's U.S. PC Market Share Nears 10%

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According to Gartner Inc.'s preliminary Q3 report on worldwide PC shipments, Apple's U.S. market share has nearly reached double-digits, at 9.5%, up from 7.7% last year (a 29.4% increase). Meanwhile, worldwide shipments reached 80.6 million units in the quarter, a 15% increase from last year.

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JustJosh

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If Apple can successfully put a midrange notebook out that people can actually afford, I think they will eat more into Microsoft's market share.

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