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Apple's marketshare is on a huge upswing in the past year, due to the iPod halo and the fact that Macs now use Intel processors. I'm delighted by all the good press, but one thing consistently rankles me: I keep seeing backhanded compliments and jabs at Apple's "low" marketshare. Journalists will write something like, "Apple's marketshare has increased, but..."

Or like this quote from a recent article:

"Macintosh computers have long had proponents among business users, such as those in the art department, for instance. But in terms of pure numbers, Macs barely make the charts."

Arrgh! That kind of dweeby reporting drives me nuts.