The Nasdaq resumed the tech stock rally that began on Halloween helped by news that technology-driven productivity in the US economy remained strong in the third quarter. Apple's stock was the best performer in the computer hardware sector as it continues to rally for the fourth consecutive day. The overall tone of the stock markets has dramatically improved from a week ago.
Observers see continued upside for the rest of the year.
However, the markets may enter a short period of doldrums in the next week ahead on November 7th Presidential elections. If Apple's stock does as well this November it will be for more far-sighted reasons. Windows and Windows NT trail with 41 percent combined. The survey also shows, however, that growth is favoring the various Windows platforms, which got a later start than the Macintosh. The Mac Observer's Dave Hamilton notes that many Mac users if polled on support issues might loathe to vote for a Wintel vendor over their favorite computer maker.