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Mac’s: 66% Market Share – Facts Not Spin

Posted by metroxing in Wednesday, May 21st 2008

Topics: Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, Marketing, Media, Retail Tags: 205, 5, market share

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It would be hilarious if it weren’t so sad. NPD’s report that Apple Mac’s market share of $1,000+ personal computer is 66% is not really subject to interpretation – except apparently for the last dying gasp of PC fans. Here’s how this works. Of the people who had and were willing to spend $1,000 on [...]

Microsoft to Open Retail Stores: Bullet Proof Glass Industry Rejoices!

Posted by metroxing in Friday, April 11th 2008

Topics: Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Media, Retail, TV Tags: 184, 205, 26, 4

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Appropriately, a web site called Fudzilla is reporting that Microsoft is going to open retail stores. It’s time for shareholders to weep a little more. Everytime, Microsoft has a brainstormin’ meeting, it’s more money down the drain: Let’s buy Yahoo! ($45 BILLION) Let’s launch a DAP/MP3 Player! (3% marketshare) ($1 BILLION) XBox – The Xbox [...]

Microsoft & Yahoo – Yep, We Can Say Goodbye to Both

Posted by metroxing in Tuesday, February 5th 2008

Topics: Advertising, Computing, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Media Tags: 11, 115, 171, 205, 280, 4

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Why MS buying Yahoo will not change anything. INTERNET SEARCH is the purest form of customer service & “sales” EVER. There are virtually zero barriers to entry (there are over 300 by our count). Users/customers can switch in the time it takes to type and bookmark a new url. So, if you can’t deliver results [...]