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"Going off Apple's latest 10Q filing with the SEC, it appears they sold 28% more total Macs than they did the same quarter in the previous year"

Yes. But sold about the same in units as the previous quarter.
Meanwhile, Webaplications has a nice increase for Macs from the previous quarter.
So where is that increase from?

"Overall PC sales growth for 2006 was 10%. Apple's was 28% (unadjusted). That is a huge relative growth"

Still leaves Apple with an estimated 2.8% share worldwide, even using your own figures. That's not much is it, after over 30 years in business by Apple.
Not to mention the inevitable slowdown in Windows PC sales in the run up to Vista, something that the February and march figures will rectify.

Meanwhile, Webaplications has a nice increase for Macs from the previous quarter. So where is that increase from?

Who knows. I never really trust stats from them or Websidestory.

Still leaves Apple with an estimated 2.8% share worldwide, even using your own figures. That's not much is it, after over 30 years in business by Apple.

Considering that Apple hit rock-bottom in the 90s, it appears their climb back up is doing extremely well, with very impressive growth. Two things, a switch to OS X (leaving the legacy behind, as opposed to Vista) and then to Intel have been instrumental in their recovery.

Not to mention the inevitable slowdown in Windows PC sales in the run up to Vista, something that the February and march figures will rectify.

Ballmer doesn't think so. People see basically flat growth for the general PC market for a while. Meanwhile, Apple continues very good growth far beyond the industry average.