comp.sys.mac.advocacy

"zara" wrote in message
news:1NBGj.36352$by3.19496@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
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> "Alan Baker" wrote in message
> news:alangbaker-4C51D8.17102226032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]...
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>> "Apple Still Relatively Strong
>>
>> Despite the slowing PC environment, planned purchases of Apple (AAPL)
>> Macs remain relatively strong.
>>
>> Looking at the next three months, Apple remains the leader among
>> consumers who plan to buy a laptop (31%) - down just 2-pts from the
>> all-time high recorded in our previous survey. Apple planned desktop
>> purchases (28%; down 1-pt) are also near record levels.
>>
>> Importantly, Apple's numbers are up more than 50% from a year ago.
>> Corporate planned Mac purchases are also at or near record highs, as
>> laptops (7%) were unchanged from previously, while desktops (6%) fell
>> just 1-pt.
>>
>> And in a clear sign PC buyers like what Apple is doing, our survey
>> showed the company continues to set the standard for customer
>> satisfaction.
>>
>> Among corporate respondents using the Leopard operating system, over
>> half (53%) report they are Very Satisfied. This compares to a 40% Very
>> Satisfied rating for Windows XP Pro users, and a dismal 8% Very
>> Satisfied rating for Microsoft Vista Business (8%)."
>>
>> Spin away, Wintrolls! ChangeWave must be just Mac fanbois, right? Or is
>> it "Mactards" this week?
>>
>> --
>> Alan Baker
>> Vancouver, British Columbia
>> "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
>> to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
>> sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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> 3% marketshare - and holding.

Someone should remind Baker that Macs are Wintel boxes now.

John