> Original formula is incorrect. Yahoo share is 1.48 [or 1.47] times MS
> share, not 148 [or 147] times MS share.
> 
> Simple arithmetic:
>   1,311,504 / 885,567 = ~1.48 = 148% [48% higher]  - correct
> 
> (1,311,504 / 885,567) * 100 = ~148 = 14800% [4800% higher] - incorrect

Not to belabor the point, but I don't know where this is coming from because I 
never used any figures like 14800% or 4800% or "148 times". I said two things, 
both of which were correct:

1. Yahoo's share is 148% of MS's share
2. Yahoo's share is 48% higher than MS's share

The formula I gave was Yahoo/MS*100, which yields the correct result as a 
percentage, i.e., 148%.


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