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At 17 Jul 2010 00:40:47 -0400 nospam wrote:
> In article <KJ90o.17596$0A5.15709@newsfe22.iad>, John Slade
> <hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> >         But I still don't see the OS X market share growing. 
> 
> as i said before, apple's sales are outpacing the market itself, which
> means their market share is growing.
> 
> here's another, from over two years ago:
> <http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9839886-16.html>
> 
>   Mac's market share growth is 'nothing short of spectacular'

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Here's one from January 2010, that shows Apple's market share relatively
flat; 7.9% in 2008, and 8.0% 2009.

<http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2010/01/while-pc-market-rebounds-
apple-slips-into-5th-place-in-us.ars>
 

> >   Amazon represents a tiny portion of 
> > all computer sales.
> 
> maybe so but it's a good indication of what's selling and what isn't.


Individual models, yes, but this is another example of where selling a
limited number of models skews the data.  Apple sells how many laptop
models?  A half-dozen?  How many models does HP sell?  Thirty? 

I was looking at low-end laptops for my daughters the other day to
replace the six year-old Dell Inspiron they're using.  At Office Depot
alone there were six models of HP/Compaq laptops (not counting netbooks!)
between $350 and $600. 


> where does it say that the vast majority of computers are under $1000?

Simple math would show that.  If Apple sells 91% of computers over $1K,
but only sells 8% of computers total, simple math tells us the vast
majority are under $1K. 

Even if Apple didn't sell a single computer under $1K, (which obviously
isn't true) at most, 9% of computers sold could be over $1K to drop
Apple's total share from 91% to 8%.  (91% * 9% = 8%)



> > 91% of the computers costing over $1000 is a 
> > tiny portion. 
> 
> actually it isn't, but more importantly, it's where the profit is. do
> you think asus is making a lot of money selling $200 netbooks? 


Not individually, but in aggregate?  Yes.  If ASUS is selling ten $200
netbooks for every $1500 Macbook Air, the question is does ASUS make more
on ten netbooks as Apple does on one Air?  (Probably not!)  ;)