[geeks] RE: Reevaluating Macintosh (was Dual Xeon vs Dual G4)

[Brian]

Heres the feb 03 article I omitted.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_05/b3818063.htm

    Bri

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <bri at sonicboom.org>
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Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [geeks] RE: Reevaluating Macintosh (was Dual Xeon vs Dual G4)


> OK, heres q3 '02 data showing a server market share of 1.2%
> http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/10/28.7.shtml
> Heres a Feb 03 article quoting IDC research indicating 3.5% market share.
> It takes a little time to get this data accurately.  Regarding the Apple
> stores, when I've gone in out of curiosity, I've either been ignored or
been
> unable to try a laptop due to an unbelievably whiny 8 year old.
>
>     Bri
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com>
> To: "The Geeks List" <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [geeks] RE: Reevaluating Macintosh (was Dual Xeon vs Dual G4)
>
>
> > On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 12:02 AM, Brian wrote:
> > > re this macs overtaking feeling, market share and the trends within it
> > > are
> > > key to survival, a quick look at
> > > http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0207/03.marketshare.php shows
> > > apple with
> > > a Q1 2002 3.48 market share, hardly a mover.
> >
> >    1) That's year-old data.  The explosive growth started 1.5 years ago.
> >    2) How do you reconcile this with the fact that the Apple Stores are
> > packed with people, they're selling them faster than they can make
> > them, and everyone I know is moving to them?
> >
> >    There's that clue phone again.
> >
> >         -Dave
> >
> > --
> > Dave McGuire                 "Rubber duckies *are* important."
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