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Actually, Apple is one of leading computer sellers in the world and holds the highest margins. 5% marketshare is actually pretty big as far as hardware goes. In addition, Apple computer buyers tend to buy Apple software and accessories, think iPod.

I would agree that 5% isn't much in the OS world, but that's a completely different as Operating Systems are not a commodity business.