In other words, Microsoft had more year over year same quarter sales than the "comptetition."
But if you want to compare numbers in the way you did, you could say that Apple's growth dropped by an infinite %, being that in 2Q6 Apple sold 0 iPhones. So 270,000 div 0 = infinite per centage growth from 06 to 07. Infinity - 270% = Infinity negative growth from 07 to 08. See, you can make the numbers look as good or bad as you want if you want to play with them in certian ways.
Your argument is like saying that a company had 2 billion in profits for one year, and 3 billion for the next year. That is a 50% increase in profits. Another company had 1 million in profits in one year, and 2 million the next year. That is a 100% increase in profits. Would you rather have the 1 billion increase, or the 2 million increase?
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No, the chart does not lie:
Microsoft 2Q8 sales - 2Q7 sales
3873622 - 3212222 = 661400
Apple 2Q8 sales - 2Q7 sales
892503 - 270000 = 622503
In other words, Microsoft had more year over year same quarter sales than the "comptetition."
But if you want to compare numbers in the way you did, you could say that Apple's growth dropped by an infinite %, being that in 2Q6 Apple sold 0 iPhones. So 270,000 div 0 = infinite per centage growth from 06 to 07. Infinity - 270% = Infinity negative growth from 07 to 08. See, you can make the numbers look as good or bad as you want if you want to play with them in certian ways.
Your argument is like saying that a company had 2 billion in profits for one year, and 3 billion for the next year. That is a 50% increase in profits. Another company had 1 million in profits in one year, and 2 million the next year. That is a 100% increase in profits. Would you rather have the 1 billion increase, or the 2 million increase?