Jeff Campbell
02-24-2010, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/22/apple_releases_new_iphone_ads_mac_cracks_top_5_in_france.html' target='_blank'>http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._in_france.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"According to research firm Gartner, Apple shipped 182,000 machines in the fourth quarter of 2009, earning the company a 5.5 percent total market share in France. Apple's emergence in fifth place came as a result of 43.5 percent year-over-year growth in the market."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1263308606.usr105634.jpg" /></p><p>Not only are they succeeding in France, but all over Western Europe with increased shipments during the fourth quarter of 2009. Worldwide, profits for Apple increased 50% on sales of 3.36 million Macs, which was the best quarter ever for Apple. </p>