Mac’s user base closer to 8 percent of market share?

Though there are constant reports that Apple’s global share for new computers (and keep the word “new” in mind) is under 2 percent, Al Fasoldt of the Syracuse Post-Standard writes that his own calculations show Macs account for 8 percent of the personal computers used in homes (leaving out all the computers used in offices and businesses)–while others put the estimate as high as 12 percent.