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Title: Apple unfazed by Windows 7 launch, says Analyst Post by: Alex on October 13, 2009, 03:58:16 PM Apple unfazed by Windows 7 launch, says Analyst
The launch of Windows 7 on October 22 is unlikely to cause any significant damage to Mac sales, according to Wall Street analyst Brian Marshall of Broadpoint AmTech. Marshall came to this conclusion by analysing the impact of previous Windows launches on Mac sales. In his study, he compared the sales trends of Macintosh computers around the times of the launches of Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. In every case, except for the launch of Windows 2000, Marshall found that Mac sales either remained stable or in fact increased. Upon the launch of Windows Vista, Mac sales increased by a higher percentage than after any other Windows launch to date. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/Mni8L1p1yAw/apple-unfazed-by-windows-7-launch-says-analyst |