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Does it really means that much? I think that numbers will always favor Apple when there so much choice on the other side, the diversity will make the sales numb

Does it really means that much? I think that numbers will always favor Apple when there so much choice on the other side, the diversity will make the sales number for a specific product be on the low side compared to a single product (with different variations of it, counted together). Just like when there are headlines saying "iPhone X beats the [make][model] in sales", if you pool together all Android flagships from different makes that get released that same year then those numbers could vary significantly against Apple.

simonh 10y ago
It's useful to know when combined with an awareness of how Apple also dominates profit margin. Strong sales on a unit basis indicate they will continue to do well in profit share as well. Which turns out to be about 60% of the profits of the entire desktop/laptop market, and according to recent figures 104% of profits in the smartphone market.
eastWestMath 10y ago
From the article: >Just five days in, the MacBook Pro models had already hit almost 80% of combined 2015 and 2016 MacBook sales – and look set to exceed 18 months of sales in the first week. So Apple is having incredible sales numbers for Apple, not compared to some smaller manufacturers.
- creshal 10y ago
  > not compared to some smaller manufacturers. Apple has a 10% market share.
  - robotresearcher 10y ago
    Table of market shares below. HP has the most at 20%ish. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-2015-notebook-market-share/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-2015-notebook-m...