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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (63679)	4/26/2007 8:29:55 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213181

>>Apple took many years to <censored bodily function> away their 20% market share they had in the 80's.<< Roy - For the sake of accuracy, I wanted to point out that Apple's PC market share peaked at around 16% in 1986, according to the best information I can find. (They were still selling Apple IIs and IIIs then, I believe, in addition to Macs.) That's US market share. They were down to 9% in the US by 1990. Their worldwide numbers have always lagged the US figures. I agree with you that the ability to run Windows by itself or in Parallels is a huge plus for Apple sales. I think you're right that most people probably don't know about it yet, but word is getting out. I believe 10% market share, at least in the US, is not just possible, but highly likely within the next three or four years. I'm trying to be conservative with this prediction. It wouldn't surprise me if it happened much sooner. I think one of the big drivers of the market share increase is that people who have switched are glad they did. If they were having negative experiences, that would get a lot more attention. Because switchers are happy, the word of mouth factor becomes increasingly important, and the momentum builds on itself. - Allen