Mon, 11/12/2007 - 23:40 — terry Dunham (not verified)
you've asked an ambiguous question--or, at least, your answers are ambiguous. Assume apple has a 7% share in a given market: by 5% increase, do you mean the new market share would be 7.35%? or 12% Technically, i think the first is the correct interpretation, but given the range of answers you've offered, it seems you might have meant the second.
fwiw, i think apple's u.s. non-business market share will increase about 20% next year--that is, it'll be 20% larger at year's end than at the beginning (NOT 20 percentage points higher)
you've asked an ambiguous
you've asked an ambiguous question--or, at least, your answers are ambiguous. Assume apple has a 7% share in a given market: by 5% increase, do you mean the new market share would be 7.35%? or 12% Technically, i think the first is the correct interpretation, but given the range of answers you've offered, it seems you might have meant the second.
fwiw, i think apple's u.s. non-business market share will increase about 20% next year--that is, it'll be 20% larger at year's end than at the beginning (NOT 20 percentage points higher)