Apple will start selling the new version of Mac OS X--known as Leopard--on Oct. 26. The product will include a simplified method for backing up files to prevent data loss and easier ways to view
the contents of files without opening them, among other features.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs says he expects Leopard will help continue an upward sales trend--Mac sales are growing at more
than twice the pace of PCs-- especially in the consumer market, where Apple puts most of its emphasis. "The question is are we headed for a tipping point," Jobs says.
Apple does a small
fraction of the overall PC business, with a 3% share of new shipments globally during the second quarter, up from 2.5% during the same period a year earlier, according to IDC. Jobs says even
incremental gains are meaningful for the company, with each percentage point in share gain totaling about $1 billion in sales. The company sold 33% more Macs during the most recent quarter than in the
year-earlier.
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