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WebProNews writer Doug Caverly is no doubt a swell guy who likes puppies and bathes the homeless and all that, but he sure has a funny way with numbers. He suggests that the MacBook Air may be in trouble because "by year's end, transactions involving the Air will account for only 16 percent of Mac sales."

Commenters therein beat me to it before I could hasten to my keyboard, so give them "First Post!" credits, but I gotta say it too:

Six Mac models: Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, MacBook, and MacBook Air. The latter is only going to contribute 16% – that's one-sixth – the sales of the full half-dozen, and by application of arcane arithmetic, therefore isn't pulling its weight. Lesson learned from WebProNews: Fractions is hard!

In related news, WebProNews's entertainment editor reveals that Mac'em X's baritone makes only a shameful 25% contribution to the ringing chords of his barbershop quartet (The Core Quad). Don't ditch me, guys, I'll get that up to one-fourth! I promise!