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heartening news, john
      but no surprise – I would do the same.
      colin t

      Shoppers Pick Mac Laptops
      By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld Nov 26, 2010 12:35 pm

      More than a third of American consumers planning to purchase a laptop in the next 90 days will buy from Apple, a market research company said this week. 

      The surge for Apple is likely being driven by the new MacBook Air, the lightweight notebook that debuted a month ago, said Paul Carton, vice president of research at ChangeWave Research. 

      "Odds are [consumer interest is due to] Apple's refreshed MacBook Air line, featuring a slimmer design, multi-touch glass touchpads and solid-state flash memory," Carton said in an e-mail Wednesday. 

      In a November survey of more than 2800 U.S. consumers, ChangeWave found that of those planning to buy a notebook within 90 days, 36 percent said they would purchase an Apple system. That's an 11-point jump from ChangeWave's October poll and the highest number ever for Apple in a ChangeWave survey, said Carton. 

      In October 2009, only 22 percent of those with plans to purchase a notebook in the next three months said that they would pony up for a MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. 

      The outlook for other major U.S. notebook makers is bleaker
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