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Analyst: The Mac isn't done growing yet

by David Quilty (Nov 9th, 2010)

Granted, I probably could have told you this news without hiring a think tank, but now we know for sure; there is still plenty of room for Apple to continue to grow. With Apple's market cap now larger than Walmart's and market research firm IDC reporting that growth continued to expand in 2009, this ...

Apple is the third largest smartphone maker

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 9th, 2010)

Apple is now the world's third largest smartphone producer, coming in behind Nokia and Research in Motion. IDC's latest report from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker cites continued interest in the iPhone and Apple starting to offer the device in China as major driving forces behind the ...

Mac sales growth continues, according to IDC numbers

by Mel Martin (Jan 14th, 2010)

Apple is really defying gravity in this economic slump with impressive numbers. Market research firm IDC reports Apple sold about 5.6 million computers here in the U.S. in 2009, giving it an 8% market share. That's up just a bit from the previous year, when Apple had a 7.9% share, and it makes Apple ...

IDC's crystal ball says Apple tablet, 300,000 App Store apps in 2010

by Steven Sande (Dec 3rd, 2009)

One fun thing about being a tech research firm is that sometimes you can state the obvious and everybody still gets excited. That's what will happen today when technology research company IDC releases their forecast for the next year, and in anticipation of the big news, the New York Times recently ...

Lies, damn lies, and marketshare statistics

by Mat Lu (Oct 18th, 2007)

There are two conflicting reports on US marketshare out from Gartner and IDC. While both agree that Apple has moved solidly into the #3 slot in US marketshare (behind Dell and HP), they disagree about the actual numbers. Gartner gives Apple 8.1% of the US market with an estimate of 1.3 million Macs ...

Apple rockin' up the US marketshare charts

by Mat Lu (Jul 19th, 2007)

Lest we forget in all the iPhone hoopla, Apple does still make computers, and they've been moving them too. According to IDC, In the second quarter Apple moved into a virtual third place tie with Gateway at 5.6% of the US market (though Gateway did ship about 5000 more units). The particularly good ...