Apple Gains: 4.5% of US Market
July 18th 2005
Research firm IDC notes Apple has increased both its unit shipments and US market share in the second quarter of 2005, ZDNet reports.
Apple's shipments grew 37% on the year-ago quarter, well above industry growth in shipments worldwide of 16.6%, according to IDC, although Gartner's figures are less optimistic, coming in at 14.8%. Even 'beleaguered' Gateway increased shipments by over 26%. Dell, the # 1 seller, grew at over 23%.
Apple's US market share now stands at 4.5%, significantly up from 3.7% at the same time last year. Apple is currently # 4 PC vendor in the US, behind Gateway, HP and Dell.
Other trends to watch: Lenovo fell, while HP failed to catch Dell. Dell also saw impressive - 50% - growth in Asia.
Overall, US PC shipments grew 11.7%, reflecting generally strong worldwide demand of around 46 million PC units. Analysts argue that the desktop-replacement-by-notebook cycle persists.
Analysis: And iPod and iTMS are clearly driving Apple's Mac unit growth. And has the Intel announcement slowed sales? Not yet.