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Apple continues to outperform the overall PC market, tops 9 percent
arstechnica.com - 10/16/2008
Apple continues to outperform the overall PC market, tops 9 percent
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Latest reports for market analysts Gartner and IDC put Apple's US market share at over nine percent, moving up from fourth to third place. The company continues to outperform the growth of the overall PC market by a large margin. Read More...

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Apple Tops 9% Market Share, Outperforms PC Market (Again)
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... maintained that position. Apple continues to lead the world with brand reputation, loyalty and overall connection with its customer base. What separates Apple from the rest of the big-tech herd is that during a substantial economic downturn, the Apple faithful will rush to retail stores while plunking down over $1,000 each on new notebooks. Apple’s new products are of tremendous value, bringing high technology directly to the consumer, and making it easy to use. [Ars Technica]

Mac 'Security Threat' Evaporates in 24 Hours
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... While Mac-directed exploits are certainly possible, they're not that likely. With Apple nabbing only 9 percent of the overall PC market, there isn't enough incentive for hackers to unleash an outbreak of Mac malware. Until Apple seizes a bigger slice of the pie -- and until there is a confirmed outbreak of Mac malware -- Mac users can rest easy. ...

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