Apple is Number One Laptop Supplier in Higher Education

MacRumors · Mar 3, 2008, 08:08 AM

A Computerworld.com blog reports on an interesting comment by Apple COO Tim Cook during last week's Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium. Cook revealed that Apple has edged past Dell and is now the #1 laptop supplier in higher education:

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"We just received word on Monday that Apple surpassed Dell as the number one supplier of portables to US higher education for 2007," Cook claimed. "The ceiling for the Macs is nowhere in sight. Even if the market itself isn't growing, for us, switching Windows users is an enormous opportunity," Cook also added.

This finding corroborates an increasing number of anecdotal reports that Apple's popularity has been booming in Universities settings. Apple's success is even more striking when compared to 2006 numbers. At that time, a survey across 100 college campuses showed that 40% of students were planning on buying a Dell laptop, while only 21% were planning on buying an Apple laptop.

Apple has also started efforts to integrate the iPhone into university settings with pilot programs expected to start shortly.

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p0intblank · Mar 3, 2008, 08:11 AM

This is a very nice accomplishment! And it totally shows... I've been noticing more MacBooks and MacBook Pros more than ever lately here at the college.

elcid · Mar 3, 2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MacRumors

Apple has also started efforts to integrate the iPhone into university settings with pilot programs expected to start shortly.

Just in case anyone is looking and taking suggestions 802.1X please.

Great news on the Macs though, they do seem to be everywhere at my school.

richthomas · Mar 3, 2008, 08:14 AM

go Apple! you know i am seeing more Macs around uni now that i think about it.

iCeFuSiOn · Mar 3, 2008, 08:25 AM

A university in my area (Acadia) have, to the best of my knowledge, added Apple notebooks to the list of approved hardware for this school year (right now the list includes Apple, Toshiba, and Dell), where-as previously they used a specific model of Dell (I believe it was the Latitude D830?)

Good to see that Apple is once again being brought to the forefront and being recognized as a technological leader when it comes to education. I remember way back when Apple's older Macintosh computers were all that were used in schools, but somewhere in the last 8 years or so everything has transitioned over to PCs from what I have seen, it would be great to see those PCs replaced with Apple computers once again.

BongoBanger · Mar 3, 2008, 08:28 AM

Nice, but important to realise that Windows based laptops still dominate overall. Apple's market share in the US education market is probably about 30- 35% (and we need to be clear if they've actually increased substantially or if Dell has just fallen away and been replaced by HP or Acer) which means Windows based machines still account for about two-thirds of sales.

Also, Apple lead the stakes in Europe too but, again, their European overall share is only about 16%.

Important to realise that this is nice but really just spin.

m1stake · Mar 3, 2008, 08:29 AM

Just proves that un-educated people aren't smart enough to buy a Mac

MTrebbin · Mar 3, 2008, 08:30 AM

Nice one! How does it come I deeply understand that

Cleve · Mar 3, 2008, 08:31 AM

Does anyone know where I can see a transcript of the Goldman event? 9to5 is the only on who seems to have caught the Tim Cook tidbit.

http://9to5mac.com/Apple_beats_Dell

fastbite · Mar 3, 2008, 08:35 AM

Good news, now let's go an kick some butt in Europe and the rest of the world!

Digitalclips · Mar 3, 2008, 08:37 AM

This is also good news for Mac sales over the next few years. These folks are going to want to continue to use Macs in their careers.

kuwisdelu · Mar 3, 2008, 08:43 AM

Proud university student MacBook owner

Most of my friends are on Macs, and we've convinced at least one of the two that aren't to make the switch when she can afford it. Her PC fizzled out, and she's on an old Ubuntu machine of mine until she can get a refurb MacBook.

My girlfriend converted her research professor (a Novel prize winning one, at that!) My own research professor is already on a MacBook Pro for his portable with a Scientific Linux-equipped Dell for his desktop.

I'm still working on switching some of my fellow physics majors. They're a stubborn bunch, though. But every day they complain about their Vista laptop's battery after a mere half hour of use, and I respond that I'm on my third or fourth hour. Makes me really realize how much so many of us don't appreciate our Mac notebooks' battery lives when in the Windows world it's often much, much worse. Not to mention, they always have to wait several minutes for their notebooks to come to life while I just pop mine open and am ready to go

I'm hoping they'll soon see the light.

sterlingindigo · Mar 3, 2008, 08:47 AM

No doubt the now ubiquitous iPod has played a role in the increase of University Mac sales.

Hattig · Mar 3, 2008, 08:49 AM

Yeah, I think the Mac + OmniOutliner is a win for students. OneNote is meant to be good on the Windows side of things however, but I haven't tried it.

Have spent a few days looking for a Windows Outliner application that is as intuitive (not even considering how powerful the software is) as OmniOutliner. Failed.

Still, for note taking in class (what's wrong with a pen and paper?) the newly emerged generation of small cheap laptops like the EeePC will start getting popular.

iCeFuSiOn · Mar 3, 2008, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hattig

Yeah, I think the Mac + OmniOutliner is a win for students. OneNote is meant to be good on the Windows side of things however, but I haven't tried it.

I find that OneNote is only useful when you're using a Tablet PC, not for all purpose note taking.

LaDirection · Mar 3, 2008, 08:53 AM

Finally, the good guy is beating the villain.

Spanky Deluxe · Mar 3, 2008, 08:54 AM

I've been saying this for a while now. All staff members and about 75% of all students here in my department (Astronomy) have Apple laptops.

shen · Mar 3, 2008, 09:00 AM

and the MBA is sold out, all round the world....

good times. goooood times.

CalmEnvy · Mar 3, 2008, 09:02 AM

Good for Apple, nice to see that there selling great.

bytethese · Mar 3, 2008, 09:05 AM

I just went back to get my BS 2yrs ago. I bought a MBP for school and some work stuff. Single best purchase I've made in the past 5yrs.

~Shard~ · Mar 3, 2008, 09:05 AM

A great accomplishment for Apple - this is excellent news! It appears as though the iPod halo effect is working quite well...

lamina · Mar 3, 2008, 09:07 AM

I can say that in the past year or so, I've often seen more Mac laptops than any other at my school. Maybe it's that they're more noticeable, but standing at the front of a full lecture hall, you can often see Mac laptops far outnumbering others.

johnnyjibbs · Mar 3, 2008, 09:13 AM

Nice to see the US effort is going well. Now they need to start thinking about other education markets - they are still nowhere in UK universities, last time I checked.

Sandfleaz · Mar 3, 2008, 09:14 AM

Bodes well for Apples stock price

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hipsheik · Mar 3, 2008, 09:27 AM

Well, I think there's less incentive to switch people now, that it's happening on it's own. I don't really feel that impetus anymore. People know about Macs now and are willing to buy 'em now.

Mar 3, 2008, 08:14 AM	#4
richthomas macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: /Aussieland/home	go Apple! you know i am seeing more Macs around uni now that i think about it. __________________ ♫Gee Officer Krupke, krup you!♫ 15" MacBook Pro Core Duo 2 GHz, 2 GB, 250 GB 7200.4; 23" Cinema Display; Snow Leopard Core i5 2.66 GHz, 4GB, 1.5 TB, 4870 1GB Nokia E63

Mar 3, 2008, 08:25 AM	#5
iCeFuSiOn macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	A university in my area (Acadia) have, to the best of my knowledge, added Apple notebooks to the list of approved hardware for this school year (right now the list includes Apple, Toshiba, and Dell), where-as previously they used a specific model of Dell (I believe it was the Latitude D830?) Good to see that Apple is once again being brought to the forefront and being recognized as a technological leader when it comes to education. I remember way back when Apple's older Macintosh computers were all that were used in schools, but somewhere in the last 8 years or so everything has transitioned over to PCs from what I have seen, it would be great to see those PCs replaced with Apple computers once again. __________________ iCeFuSiOn Switched to Apple on 01/15/2008! 15" MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz 8 GB iPod touch

Mar 3, 2008, 08:29 AM	#7
m1stake macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philly	Just proves that un-educated people aren't smart enough to buy a Mac __________________ UMBP/2.4/9600GT/4GB/160GB X25-M iPod Touch 2G/32GB

Mar 3, 2008, 08:31 AM	#9
Cleve macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	Transcript of the Golman event Does anyone know where I can see a transcript of the Goldman event? 9to5 is the only on who seems to have caught the Tim Cook tidbit. http://9to5mac.com/Apple_beats_Dell

Mar 3, 2008, 08:35 AM	#10
fastbite macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London	Good news, now let's go an kick some butt in Europe and the rest of the world! __________________ If the movie is a turkey, stuff it! http://www.turkeyornot.com/

Mar 3, 2008, 08:11 AM	#2
p0intblank macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA	This is a very nice accomplishment! And it totally shows... I've been noticing more MacBooks and MacBook Pros more than ever lately here at the college.

Mar 3, 2008, 08:28 AM	#6
BongoBanger macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2008	Nice, but important to realise that Windows based laptops still dominate overall. Apple's market share in the US education market is probably about 30- 35% (and we need to be clear if they've actually increased substantially or if Dell has just fallen away and been replaced by HP or Acer) which means Windows based machines still account for about two-thirds of sales. Also, Apple lead the stakes in Europe too but, again, their European overall share is only about 16%. Important to realise that this is nice but really just spin.

Mar 3, 2008, 08:30 AM	#8
MTrebbin macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	Nice one! How does it come I deeply understand that

Mar 3, 2008, 08:37 AM	#11
Digitalclips macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sarasota, Florida	This is also good news for Mac sales over the next few years. These folks are going to want to continue to use Macs in their careers.

Mar 3, 2008, 08:43 AM	#12
kuwisdelu macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008	Proud university student MacBook owner Most of my friends are on Macs, and we've convinced at least one of the two that aren't to make the switch when she can afford it. Her PC fizzled out, and she's on an old Ubuntu machine of mine until she can get a refurb MacBook. My girlfriend converted her research professor (a Novel prize winning one, at that!) My own research professor is already on a MacBook Pro for his portable with a Scientific Linux-equipped Dell for his desktop. I'm still working on switching some of my fellow physics majors. They're a stubborn bunch, though. But every day they complain about their Vista laptop's battery after a mere half hour of use, and I respond that I'm on my third or fourth hour. Makes me really realize how much so many of us don't appreciate our Mac notebooks' battery lives when in the Windows world it's often much, much worse. Not to mention, they always have to wait several minutes for their notebooks to come to life while I just pop mine open and am ready to go I'm hoping they'll soon see the light. __________________ 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook 4GB RAM 32GB iPod Touch 2nd Gen

Mar 3, 2008, 08:47 AM	#13
sterlingindigo macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Lansing	No doubt the now ubiquitous iPod has played a role in the increase of University Mac sales. __________________ Drink healthy water http://www.factorydirecthealth.com

Mar 3, 2008, 08:49 AM	#14
Hattig macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003	Yeah, I think the Mac + OmniOutliner is a win for students. OneNote is meant to be good on the Windows side of things however, but I haven't tried it. Have spent a few days looking for a Windows Outliner application that is as intuitive (not even considering how powerful the software is) as OmniOutliner. Failed. Still, for note taking in class (what's wrong with a pen and paper?) the newly emerged generation of small cheap laptops like the EeePC will start getting popular. __________________ iBook — 12" 1.33GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB, Combodrive, 200GB Firewire Hard Drive :: iPod — 8GB Black G3 iPod nano

Mar 3, 2008, 08:53 AM	#16
LaDirection macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006	Finally, the good guy is beating the villain.

Mar 3, 2008, 08:54 AM	#17
Spanky Deluxe macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London, UK	I've been saying this for a while now. All staff members and about 75% of all students here in my department (Astronomy) have Apple laptops. __________________ "No, I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space."

Mar 3, 2008, 09:00 AM	#18
shen macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003	yes indeed and the MBA is sold out, all round the world.... good times. goooood times. __________________ OS X, cause making unix user friendly is easier than debugging Windows.....

Mar 3, 2008, 09:02 AM	#19
CalmEnvy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008	Good for Apple, nice to see that there selling great. __________________ Al. MacBook 2.0GHz, 500GB HD, 4GB Ram; 16GB iPod touch 1G

Mar 3, 2008, 09:05 AM	#20
bytethese macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York, NY	I just went back to get my BS 2yrs ago. I bought a MBP for school and some work stuff. Single best purchase I've made in the past 5yrs.

Mar 3, 2008, 09:05 AM	#21
~Shard~ macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1123.6536.5321	A great accomplishment for Apple - this is excellent news! It appears as though the iPod halo effect is working quite well... __________________ My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - J. Brotherton

Mar 3, 2008, 09:07 AM	#22
lamina macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: From Canada, living in Seoul	I can say that in the past year or so, I've often seen more Mac laptops than any other at my school. Maybe it's that they're more noticeable, but standing at the front of a full lecture hall, you can often see Mac laptops far outnumbering others. __________________ Black MacBook 2.4GHz, 250GB HDD, 4GB 1st Rev iMac 17" 16GB iPhone that doesn't bloody work in Korea Nikon D50 My experience as a teacher in Korea

Mar 3, 2008, 09:13 AM	#23
johnnyjibbs macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK	Nice to see the US effort is going well. Now they need to start thinking about other education markets - they are still nowhere in UK universities, last time I checked. __________________ johngriffithsapps.com - Get It Done! \| Grocery Checkout 15" MBP, iPhone 3G, 12" PB, iPod 4G, iPod shuffle

Mar 3, 2008, 09:14 AM	#24
Sandfleaz macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2007	Bodes well for Apples stock price . __________________ Funniest T-Shirts & Stuff on the net http://www.cafepress.com/shirtspot

Mar 3, 2008, 09:27 AM	#25
hipsheik macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	Well, I think there's less incentive to switch people now, that it's happening on it's own. I don't really feel that impetus anymore. People know about Macs now and are willing to buy 'em now.

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