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1 posted on 05/03/2009 5:30:28 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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29% of those who plan on buying a notebook computer in the next 90 days plan to buy a Mac... PING!


Mac Notebook purchae projection Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

2 posted on 05/03/2009 5:32:31 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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The first uptick in consumer confidence in 17 months
is good news for Apple Inc.

Well...
It is more of a sign of
less of a downtick

The statistics show severe pessimism
just less so

Rasmussen Consumer Index: Daily Readings
3-May 75.4
At 75.4 the overall levels of economic confidence are significantly lower today than they were in the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

3 posted on 05/03/2009 5:41:19 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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With the profits those jerks rake in, you think they could pay a few dividends. But noooooo....


4 posted on 05/03/2009 5:56:23 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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29% planned to buy an Apple laptop. While that number is down a point from February, it's up two points from January... But netbooks, the smaller, lighter and cheaper laptops that are quickly gaining market share, are the proverbial fly in Apple's ointment, said Carton. Almost one-fourth of the people who said they planned to buy a laptop added that the machine would be a netbook; the 23% who said last month they planned to buy one in the next 90 days was up from February's 18% and January's 14%, a noteworthy surge.
On the one hand, I like the tiny size of the netbooks; on the other hand, I hate the tiny size of the screen and keyboard. But I'm not in the market for a new computer anyway, so...
8 posted on 05/03/2009 8:01:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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