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When will Apple's share of the US computer market hit 20%?

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Background: Apple's market share of the US computer market is up from 9% in Feb 07 to 14% in Feb 08. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=12&articleId=9069298 When will they hit 20%?

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source in reference to official figures released by Apple Inc or a respected third party market research firm. (Must include retail store sales plus online). All date ranges given are INCLUSIVE of stated dates.

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on or before July 31st 2008

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1st to 31st Jan 2009

1st to 28th Feb 2009

1st to 31st March 2009

1st to 30th April 2009

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Not before 1st June 2009

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Initial likelihoods: on or before July 31st 2008: 5%, 1st Aug to 31st Dec 2008: 10%, 1st to 31st Jan 2009: 10%, 1st to 28th Feb 2009: 15%, 1st to 31st March 2009: 20%, 1st to 30th April 2009: 20%, 1st to 31st May 2009: 10%, Not before 1st June 2009: 10%

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sqlman [Admin]

When will Apple's share of the US computer market hit 20%? Possibly very soon: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary

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posted 25 weeks ago

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