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>It is interesting to see how there are still folks out there pushing 
>the "Apple is losing and will die" when it is exactly the opposite - 
>all market trends and anylysts - except those in the pockets of 
>Microsoft - predict the opposite - that Apple will continue to grow - 
>and is - at a pace that is much faster than the industry average:
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>Analysts: Apple can only get sweeter
>Friday, April 27, 2007 - 09:35 AM EDT
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>"Apple can only get sweeter," Priya Ganapati reports for TheStreet.com.
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>"The company stunned Wall Street Wednesday with its second-quarter 
>earnings report as profits rose nearly 87%. But that's only the 
>beginning, say analysts," Ganapati reports.
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>Ganapati reports, "Apple is more diversified than ever, and growth in 
>its core PC business is nearly three times the industry average."
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>"And there's more in store: Apple's most anticipated product, iPhone, 
>is set to launch toward the end of June; a new operating system, 
>Leopard, in October could further drive computer sales; and the 
>company may debut a variation on its iPod or Macintosh line in the 
>next few months," Ganapati reports.
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>Ganapati reports, "All told, Apple is set to enter the strongest 
>three quarters in the company's history... In what was considered a 
>light quarter in terms of major growth drivers and product releases, 
>Apple's Mac computer performed better than expectations, and the iPod 
>juggernaut continued to roll. Apple shipped 1.52 million Mac 
>computers and 10.5 million iPods during the quarter, representing 36% 
>growth in Macs and 24% growth in iPods vs. the year-ago quarter.
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>"'There's no question in my mind iPhone is going to be a big hit,' 
>says Tim Bajarin founder of strategic consulting firm, Creative 
>Strategies. 'It redefines what a phone looks like and how it should 
>work,'" Ganapati reports.
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>Full article here.
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>      Posted by: "Ernst Dinkla" E.Dinkla@... ernstdinkla
>      Date: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:38 am ((PDT))
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>   But if
>you look at computer system sales Apple actually lost market
>share. The iPhone doesn't look as promising as the iPod
>turned out to be and the proprietary locks on both (music
>format on the iPod, the limited access of third party
>software developers on the iPhone + one provider only in the
>US) will turn against Apple one day.
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>Debbi wrote:
>>  Evertyime I see someone badmouth Apple I go and buy more shares...my
>>  portfolio is quite high, thank you!
>>  Debbi
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>There's no need to get upset. I was surprised myself about
>an article I saw on Slashdot not that long ago.
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>It looks like a reliable measurement:
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>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015728&intsrc=hm_list
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>I'm not a fan of Windows or OS X. I also avoid Mac versus
>Windows threads as much as possible and will not continue
>this thread either. I'm actually a Risc Os fan but that's
>nostalgia.
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>Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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