Apple Mac Shipments Outpace Other Top Five U.S. PC Vendors |
| InformationWeek - Apr 17, 2008 |
Apple's growth rate in terms of Mac shipments in the first quarter outpaced that of the other top five U.S. PC makers, a research firm said Wednesday.
Apple shipments soared by 32.5% to 1 million units, compared with the 762,000 Macs shipped in the same quarter a year ago, Gartner said. Apple ended the quarter with a 6.6% market share that placed it No. 4 among the top vendors in the U.S.
Gartner rival IDC also released a PC market report on Wednesday that had Apple in the No. 4 spot with 6% of the U.S. market. IDC pegged Apple's growth rate at 25.1%.
"Apple enjoyed strong retail sales, and there were indications that Apple showed decent growth in the professional market as well," Gartner said in a statement.
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- Posted: 2008-04-17 08:48:37
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