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PC meaning Personal Computer market, not the Windows/IBM PC.
by jmeller 10y ago
PC meaning Personal Computer market, not the Windows/IBM PC.
- flukus 10y agoAnd how are the dominant in that? They've got about 5% of the market share.
- jmeller 10y agoGreat and valid point. My counter to that is that despite having only 5% of the market share they take home 45% of the profit. [1] They also continue to erode the marketshare of the current leaders even as the overall PC market shrinks. [2] [1] http://fortune.com/2013/04/16/pie-chart-of-the-day-apples-oversize-share-of-pc-profits/ http://fortune.com/2013/04/16/pie-chart-of-the-day-apples-ov... [2] http://www.siliconbeat.com/2015/10/09/report-apple-widens-share-of-pc-market-despite-slowing-mac-sales/ http://www.siliconbeat.com/2015/10/09/report-apple-widens-sh...
- flukus 10y agoThat doesn't make them dominant in any way. That's only a good thing for apple shareholders and bad for their customers.
- jmeller 10y ago> That doesn't make them dominant in any way. That's only a good thing for apple shareholders and bad for their customers. Yes it does. They are the envy of every other device manufacturer, and not just because they make the most money. The reason why Apple gets more profit than its competitors despite lower market share is because customers are willing to pay high prices for a better computer. How do we know this? When surveyed, users have consistently give Apple top marks in customer satisfaction. They've done it 13 years in a row. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/27/apple-tops-pc-customer-sat-13th-year/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/27/apple-tops-pc-customer-s...
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- true_religion 10y agoTrue. Apple makes most if it's money from mobile devices and the app store.
- true_religion 10y agoTrue. Apple makes most if it's money from mobile devices and the app store.