The iWork program is a relative newcomer to the Office scene, having debuted in January, 2005. WordPerfect Office program as well, while Microsoft is due to release a significant update, Office 12, later this year. "I think Corel has their work cut out for them," Swenson said. Swenson said his sense is that the products aren't getting much advertising inside retail stores. "Apple's iWork didn't overtake Microsoft Office, but I think taking almost a fifth of the Mac Office Suite market away from an entrenched competitor such as Microsoft is quite an accomplishment," Swenson said.Ĭorel, meanwhile did see its unit sales of WordPerfect Office grow 6.1 percent year over year, but its dollar revenue from those products dropped by 0.7 percent, Swenson said.
Looking at the Mac platform alone, iWork accounted for 17.4 percent, compared to about 82 percent for Microsoft. "Apple's success for iWork has been pretty surprising," he said. Microsoft maintained its dominance with nearly 95 percent of unit sales.Īpple'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. 2 spot in 2005 to a somewhat unlikely competitor: Apple Computer's iWork.Īccording to market researcher NPD, Apple grabbed a 2.7 percent unit share, while Corel had a 1.6 percent share.
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