Apple loses share


Quoting Gartner research, News.com reports that Apple's recent market gains have been halted, at least temporarily. Though still ranking in the Top 5, the company saw its share of the US market fall from 3.6 to 3.5 percent even as Cupertino's claim on the portable music-player market strengthened to 78 percent.

Moreover, the mothership's share of the world is hovering just above of 2 percent at 2.3 percent.

Other sources put the company's market share at above 4 percent.

Editor's note: Apple's inability to deliver Mactel has been blamed for its faltering computer-hardware performance. Moreover, with its PowerMac (Sept?) and iBook (Sept?) lines still awaiting makeover, it could be some before the company again adds market share...

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