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Leopard Leaps to Record

Operating system becomes Apple's most successful yet

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2007 9:56 PM CST

(Newser) – The NPD market research group says that the lates version of the operating system, Leopard, is Apple's most successful yet, reports Apple Insider. In its first month on the shelves, sales were 20% higher than last year's Tiger release, despite promotion being stepped down a... Read full story »

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