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Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005

Posted by timothy on from the of-course-the-rates-have-gone-up dept.

sebFlyte writes "Spurred on by the iPod, Apple's share of the desktop computer market will grow to five percent (from three percent) this year, according to research from Morgan Stanley. Apparrently nearly 20% of iPod users surveyed are planning to switch to Macs, and the sales figures for the last few quarters are backing up the theory of the iPod Halo Effect. All this suggests the question ... how many iPod-touting Slashdotters are thinking of switching?"

3 of 1,045 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I like the iPod Shuffle so much... by Jeremi · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    And umm why do you need a screen for a simple mp3 player like a ipod shuffle?


    As long as we are going to nitpick... in text-based conversation you are free to take as long as you like while typing and posting, so there is no need for time-filling noises like "umm". Please edit them out before submitting your reply.

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  2. Re:I'll be one of the converts by jrockway · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Alternate steps to an Intel-free life:

    1. Buy an AMD processor.

    You'll never look back :-)

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  3. Re:Stock by Molt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah, but the follow-up post was quite Insightful. Slashdot already had Meta-Moderation, this is an early example of Meta-Posting.

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