Who knows if it’s the switch to Intel processors. Who knows if it’s the Boot Camp ability to run Windows XP directly on a Mac. Who knows if it’s the maturity of Mac OS X. Who knows if it’s the halo effect of the iPod. But if the press release about Apple’s profits for the last quarter are to be believed, then it’s nice to have 6.1% of the market share while being the #4 computer brand. Meanwhile Dell has declined in sales.
Is it a trend to come? Too soon to say but it does feel better after working there ten years ago when Apple was put on life support.
Now on to 10% market share.