Take iOS devices out along with the small amount of Windows phone sales and compare Mac sales to Windows pc sales.
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Apple Sold More Macs and iDevices Than All Windows PCs Sold in Holiday Quarter
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Take iOS devices out along with the small amount of Windows phone sales and compare Mac sales to Windows pc sales.
That 1984 "Welcome IBM" Mac commercial was a waste of money.
IBM ended up not staying in the business long term!I thought it WAS saying what it is.....
Ok so they are comparing ALL of their computer and iDevice sales to only computer sales on the other side...... Yeah OK.
Ok so they are comparing ALL of their computer and iDevice sales to only computer sales on the other side...... Yeah OK.
It's called the post PC era
Cool. So why are macs also on the list? By the way, a Mac is, by definition, also a PC, ironically.
Not to mention there are still more computers in the world running Windows today than every single Apple device ever sold.
There are just too many variables. How can u tell who is repairing or building a PC?
Well, I guess now is as good a time to sell out as any. Sorry, computer. I gotta buy a Mac now.
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Who cares? A sale is a sale.
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Who cares? A sale is a sale.
I don't know how you could get accurate information on new builds. There are a lot of good computer forums out there and lots of people do build their own, but overall the numbers are probably a very small percentage. But Newegg and others have a lot of parts for sale and there are thousands of reviews. Amazon too.
So just count motherboards ??Well, I guess now is as good a time to sell out as any. Sorry, computer. I gotta buy a Mac now.
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Who cares? A sale is a sale.
Even that might be for a repair. Really, it's not something worth worrying about, because...
...you're right. As far as the massive low and mid end consumer market goes, we're in the post-pc era. Laptops are very quickly becoming mid-high end niche items, end cheap laptops are quickly being replaced by smartphones, iPads and Android tablets.
From here on out, laptops will never sell as much as mobile devices. This is true. There's no denying it. But that doesn't mean the form factor itself is dying. Far from it. It's just being moved to another usage tier. They'll never sell a million billion trillion every quarter ever again, but people will still need laptops, and they'll continue to make money for people making them.
So really, the whole argument is pointless.
Must be a slow news day, or this is a new Macrumors low point.
Interesting. All on page 1 alone. MR, the people have spoken...
As a Windows PC user the last time and the only time I bought a name brand PC was back in the fall of 1993 right after I graduated from high school. It was the biggest mistake I ever made. For the last 20 years I have no regrets building my own computers. If you look at my current rig every part has a different age from 8 years to 3 months. My case alone has been home to 4 complete builds.
But upgrading my computer is few and far between because I no longer play games and my 2 year old cpu is holding up well for what I do. But to add together Macs and iDevices is just not smart reporting.
But upgrading my computer is few and far between because I no longer play games and my 2 year old cpu is holding up well for what I do. But to add together Macs and iDevices is just not smart reporting.
So why does Apple sale a $3000 plus computer if all you have to do is buy a $500 tablet? There must be a line drawn and a statement like that foolish. I'm not saying that the iPad is not a PC. I'm saying that you can't pretend that a iPad can replace every computer around the world. A smartwatch is a PC but it will never replace a Smartphone or an iPad.
Oh dear. It seems so many people are missing the point of Benedict Evan's article. Here's his response to a comment on his site where the original work was posted. Hopefully it clarifies things.
Exactly! This represents a growing population of people buying smartphones and tablets INSTEAD of traditional computers, and the majority of those portable computing devices are coming from ONE company - Apple!
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The term "PC" has primarily been used to refer a "Windows-based PC", or more generally any non-Apple computer. Yes, it also stands for "Personal Computer", of which Macs are, but that's not the point. The computer is Apple vs. everyone else selling comparable products.
Not really a fair comparison. Different markets and revenue streams. GameBoys, PS4s, Blackberries, and Google glasses are all computers. But what if we showed the total global sales for all Android devices? Suddenly not fair? Come on MacRumors. Quit pullin' strings!
What's the manufacturers share like? Obviously a "best selling" OS isn't worth much when you see how HTC are struggling even though they are "market leader" with Android ;-) ...
I'm just going to leave ya'll with this. iDevices are like microwaves in the world of ovens. Gets the job done, but not for 'real work'. It's still incredible nonetheless.
But we need to hope that Apple does not have the "Nintendo/Apple" problem of staying in the blue ocean too long before it becomes red. Even if one goes to another blue ocean, it could end up being a pond. Hopefully those cash reserves are being but to good use.
But we need to hope that Apple does not have the "Nintendo/Apple" problem of staying in the blue ocean too long before it becomes red. Even if one goes to another blue ocean, it could end up being a pond. Hopefully those cash reserves are being but to good use.