Macs Gain Market Share

[Joe]

Needham & Co. estimates that the "iPod halo" may have attracted up to 400,000 Windows users to the Mac so far this year.

In a note to clients, analyst Charles Wolf observed that Apple's "key drivers" (iPod and the iPod halo effect) "continue to work". He believes Apple is set for even more growth in future.

Wolf wrote: "The iPod continued to lure Windows users into the Macintosh fold (in the third quarter). Mac unit shipments rose 35 per cent, three times the PC market growth rate."

Mac unit shipment surged 43 per cent in Apple's second quarter. Wolf believes it's "reasonable to conclude" that this was "driven chiefly by Windows users buying Macs".

Lack of virus epidemic was also a contributing factor ....... hmmm they could just keep their x86 box and run Linux (or hopefuly OSX-x86/UBF when <its enevitiable> its cracked)

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[ionicle_old]

wow! who would have thought apple would do so well!

 

[FalconFX]

yeah thea are doing pretty well since they are selling the Ipod.

 

[FarFarAway]

Yeah ipod is a phenomena. They have boosted apples sales no end and also made people more aware of apples sexy products