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A broken record: Marketshare predictions continue to be dumb

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<p>Look out, Apple! IDC says you're headed for a fall! And they would know because they've been making up future market share numbers for years.</p><p>MarketWatch's Jennifer Booton explains "Why Apple’s iOS will be less dominant in 5 years." (http://www.donotlink.com/fb7i) (Tip o' the antlers to @JonyIveParody (https://twitter.com/JonyIveParody/).)</p><p>Answer: Because someone made a spreadsheet that says so. These numbers don't lie. They're wrong all the time, but they don't lie. There's a difference.</p><p>Actually, no, there's really no difference.</p>

  <p>Apple Inc. is blowing past expectations with the success of its larger-screen iPhone 6 Plus, but it continues to lag Android by a wide margin when it comes to total global domination...</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2927392/a-broken-record-marketshare-predictions-continue-to-be-dumb.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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