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1 Million Window Users have Shifted to Macs

November 10, 2005

Around 1 million Window users have shifted to Macs. iPods popularity can be credited for this vast range of switch over from Windows to Macs. iPod halo has transformed Apple into a technology industry. Apple's fast-paced series of innovations have driven its resurgence.

Needham and co-analyst Charles Wolf says, “The momentum generated by these products has translated into financial results that have easily beaten most estimates. Most importantly, Windows users are buying Macs in increasing numbers. We estimate that in the first three quarters of calendar 2005, over one million of them have purchased a Mac compared to our estimate of 500,000 for the entire calendar year.” Windows users are also switching because of the growing epidemic of viruses infecting their PCs.

Wolf also reflects that Apple's competitors have "effectively ceded the download market to Apple," and are fighting back with subscription services.

Source: Computerworld