http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/21/appleshare/index.phpAccording to NPD, Apple’s U.S. retail notebook market share for June 2007 was 17.6 percent, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the same period last year when Apple posted a 15.4 percent market share.
As good as the notebooks are doing, Apple’s overall standing among computer makers is up too.
According to data from research firm IDC, Apple’s continued rise in computer sales puts it in third place overall among all computer makers in the U.S. This is the first time since 1996 that Apple finds itself this high on the list of top selling manufacturers.
Dell took the top spot with HP coming in second place of total unit sales. With Apple taking the number three spot, Gateway and Acer round out the top five.
The good news continues for Apple — with increased notebook sales pushing it forward, the company now has an overall market share of 5.9 percent, up 1.1 percentage points from the 4.8 percent it posted this time last year.
So if Apple has 5.9% of the US market and Linux has to be counted in too its Quite possible that in the US, MSFT has finally dipped below 90% market share
