I think the largest chunk of it comes from Apple's Performa sales...the Quadras aren't doing so good. And PowerBooks? Hardly anybody uses laptops!!
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Apple's Share of U.S. PC Shipments Rises to 12% in 2Q 2012
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I think its great idea, it de-empowers the tards, who simply sweep through threads and down rank specific people regardless of the content of their post, or just knee jerk at the site of a word like android.
Yeah, thats a reasonably stout gain for other brands. I guess we could make a short list of named brands: Sony, Lenovo, Asus, Compaq, I know from that list Asus has become very popular.
I'll be curious to see what this quarters numbers will be with the new Macbooks factored in. I bought my first Air (first Mac) last month.
1910 x 1000 = 1910000 computers.
That's for one quarter, so more or less 90 days.
1910000 / 90 = 21222 computers per day, or 884 computers per hour, or 14 computers every minute, or about one Mac sold every four seconds.
I'm less interested in Apple's market share than I'm interested in Apple's overall profits. Those I want to continue growing. I don't think Apple's combined market share will have to double for Apple to become a trillion dollar market cap company. I've already seen how major market share alone doesn't really mean anything for the health of a company. If anything major market share can be detrimental to a company in a few ways. If Apple's market cap can reach $700 to $800 billion and stay there for a few years, I think that will be good enough. I'm glad to see Apple gaining a little more market share but I think that is really due to the rest of the computer industry seriously screwing up their products.
I'm kinda surprised with the lack of updates to the iMac and Mac Pro. But then there are the new rMBP's....
As long as the profits don't plummet, market share is irrelevant! They will of course make some mistakes.
For now they have excellent products. Yes, a little more expensive, but their stuff lasts and lasts.
1994 Quicksilver DP still going strong as my desktop got it all the way up to Tiger
2002 G4 Sunflower iMac same on a second desk all the way up to 10.5.8
They still do all I need them to do at work.
stock I wanted to buy at the time?
That's pretty impressive when compared to a decade ago. All in all not the most important of things, but impressive nonetheless.
Now if they would only update the iMac I could help them increase their sales even more
Yeah, it's getting ridiculous.
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Someone really needs to start a company named "Others".
Sure, it would be listed at the end of every chart, but its sales would be incredible
True, and it also means the negative responder would have to explain why they disagree, which seems like a good requirement. Too many people seem to click down-vote for fan or personal reasons.
That awkward moment when the article contradicts itself...
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Apple, please:
Make a 13" retina MacBook Pro that isn't super-thin and super-expensive.
Update the iMacs and Mac Pros already!
Don't get rid of ethernet ports on the PCs.
Bring back Rosetta as an optional (maybe paid) install to get more to upgrade.
Update iWork and iLife, and include iWeb in iLife; I don't understand why it's gone.
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Apple, please:
Make a 13" retina MacBook Pro that isn't super-thin and super-expensive.
Update the iMacs and Mac Pros already!
Don't get rid of ethernet ports on the PCs.
Bring back Rosetta as an optional (maybe paid) install to get more to upgrade.
Update iWork and iLife, and include iWeb in iLife; I don't understand why it's gone.
Someone really needs to start a company named "Others".
Sure, it would be listed at the end of every chart, but its sales would be incredible
ha love it, very clever
Exactly. A lot of people down vote comments out of spite or other frivolous reasons, then do not contribute with a reasonable comment or any comment at all. This serves no purpose as the comment that gets voted down may actually be beneficial for many but the user may be ganged up on by several people for no reason other than they do not like the person or agree with their statement. It also is rather insulting to others and infuriating and discouraging when someone has a valid point but is bullied by regulars who seem to police the threads based on their own personal beliefs. That does not make for a very democratic community.
The last time I saw a statistic like this, it included tablet sales, in which case a 12% rise for Apple is not that surprising.
it's only US market. overall growth rate in the world is still tiny. only dramatically impact is ipad, iphone devices not mac. that's why I don't care apple mac market share in the US. if they can't increase world market share, they won't be survived soon or later. they think that they do fine. but it's not. take a look at the world compter environment. mac is not still friendly or compatible. because you guys only live in US, you have no idea outside of country.
This doesn't. Apple sold way more iPads than the 1910 x 1000 units listed here. This is just Macs.