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Apple jumps to no. 3 in US PC market, even without iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jul 14th, 2011)

Gartner and the market intelligence firm IDC have made their quarterly proclamation about PC retail shipments, and things aren't too great for that market: Growth is much slower than expected, picking up only 2.3%, way off from the predictions of 6.7 growth made in the first quarter of this ...

Apple takes a bite out of PC market

by Dana Franklin (Apr 14th, 2011)

For the first time in six quarters, worldwide shipments of personal computers declined during the first three months of 2011, according to reports from Gartner Inc. and International Data Corp. (IDC) released this week. Despite faltering demand for PCs, Apple enjoyed increased sales and market ...

Apple re-working iPad 2 inventory shipments strategy

by Mike Schramm (Mar 16th, 2011)

Apple is apparently trying to slow down the iPad 2 madness. A new report from AppleInsider claims that the company has instituted a new policy with iPad 2 shipments, requiring stores to keep received iPad 2 units in store for up to a day before actually releasing them for sale. That actually ...

Apple expected to have strong Q1 2011 shipments despite Intel's glitch

by Mike Schramm (Feb 16th, 2011)

Intel recently had a kerfuffle with its upcoming chipset lines, finding a defect in the 6 series and causing production of certain models to be delayed by as much as a few months. But if you're waiting to buy a brand new MacBook Pro, don't worry -- because Apple is careful about when it upgrades ...