Jan 24
According to market researcher NPD, Apple’s iWork has suddenly emerged as the primary competitor to Microsoft Office, taking the No. 2 spot in office suite sales during the 2005 calendar year. The firm said Apple grabbed a 2.7% unit share, while Corel took only 1.6% share with its WordPerfect Office suite, reports CNet News.com. Meanwhile, Microsoft maintained its dominance with nearly 95% of unit sales. “Apple’s share is particularly impressive considering that iWork runs only on Macs, which account for a small fraction of computers, said NPD analyst Chris Swenson. “Apple’s success for iWork has been pretty surprising.”
