Gartner marketshare data shows a bushel of Apples
The numbers are preliminary, but Gartner's analysis of the US personal computer market for the 1st quarter of 2008 shows some remarkable market expansion year-over-year for Apple. With a 6.6% share of the US market (behind Dell, HP and Acer), Apple shipped over a million Macs in the quarter and had 32% growth in unit sales, far outpacing the 3% growth of the overall market and blowing past sales leader Dell's otherwise stellar 15% growth.Gartner's report notes that "Apple enjoyed strong retail sales, and there were indications that Apple showed decent growth in the professional market as well." Someone's got to be buying all those machines!
[via MacRumors]
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The numbers are preliminary, but Gartner's analysis of the US personal computer market for the 1st quarter of 2008 shows some remarkable...
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Yea I've just moved recently and I love my Mac Book Pro and iPhone however I do think they are a a lot more expensive than a Windows Vista machine.
Although it just feels quality compared to a Windows machine, everything is much faster and more responsive with no crashes. It's not bloatware.
I finally was able to move my parents (in there mid 60's) from Dell PCs to Macs. They bought two iMac 24" and a MacBook.
I am such a proud son!!!
btw - i got them into computers during my tenure at Microsoft. I have since seen the light... and they as well.
Welcome to the cognoscenti broheim ^_^
April 17 2008 at 2:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was the first person to get a Mac out of my friends, family, and co-workers. Now everyone I know either wants a Mac (and can't quite afford it yet), has purchased one, or has committed to buying one once their current computer is due for an upgrade. Its amazing how MUCH the Mac is catching on everywhere.
April 17 2008 at 1:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMight be that similar spec laptops from Dell were £250 more expensive and look like sh1t. People will always buy quality.
I also suspect the 15% figure from Dell is not right.
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