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To: spitsong who wrote (44484)	5/2/2005 2:30:06 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213169

Another way of looking at it...In Q1 2000, Dell shipped 2.5M units, Apple shipped about 1.4M. By Q1 2005 Dell had more than tripled its volume, while Apple was shipping ~30% fewer.

To: spitsong who wrote (44484)	5/2/2005 6:04:06 PM
From: Kip S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213169

Hey spitsong, Thanks for locating and reporting the numbers. It is useful to see them arrayed so conveniently. You don't deserve grief for posting those--just thanks. Kip

To: spitsong who wrote (44484)	8/19/2005 3:02:43 PM
From: spitsong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213169

Apple's 2nd calendar quarter of 2005, in context Figures are for worldwide sales (in thousands): Q2 2005 Q2 2005 Market Q2 2004 Market ShpGrowth ShrGrowth Rank Vendor Shipments Share Shipments Share 2005/2004 2005/2004 ------- --------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- --------- 1 Dell 8,982 19.29% 7,264 18.19% 23.65% 6.06% 2 Hewlett-Packard 7,251 15.57% 6,235 15.61% 16.30% -0.25% 3 IBM / Lenovo 3,535 7.59% 3,283 8.22% 7.68% -7.64% 4 Acer 2,032 4.36% 1,253 3.14% 62.17% 39.10% 5 Fujitsu Siemens 1,722 3.70% 1,527 3.82% 12.77% -3.27% Apple 1,182 2.54% 876 2.19% 34.93% 15.73% Gateway 1,009 2.17% 795 1.99% 26.92% 8.86% All Vendors 46,566 100.0% 39,941 100.0% 16.59% Notes: 1. Figures for Apple are actual unit shipments for the periods, obtained from apple.com apple.com 2. Figures for Gateway are actual unit shipments for the periods, obtained from studio.financialcontent.com prnewswire.com 3. Figures for all other manufacturers are "preliminary estimates" from IDC: idc.com (7/18/05)