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Interesting that even after these good results, Apple can still only claim an 11% market share in the US.

by zak_mc_kracken 15y ago

2muchcoffeeman 15y ago
Remember that they are only 1 manufacturer. The other 89% is split up amongst the other PC manufactures. Toshiba, Sony, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Dell, Acer, Samsung + rolling your own and all the minor retailers. So on average the other manufacturers have about the same market share.
- LeuCeaMia 15y ago
  I wouldn't call those companies manufacturers though as most of the work is outsourced to ODMs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manufacturers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manuf...
archangel_one 15y ago
The last thing I heard, they were taking a third of the profit (probably more now) despite the smaller market share. I assume they're not so bothered about overall market share as long as those numbers are headed in the right direction.
nknight 15y ago
But what's their profit share? It was well over 30% a few years ago, I bet it's even higher now. And for anything over $1000, it's almost all going to Apple. And what about installed base? People don't toss Macs nearly as fast as they do PCs. I'm relatively wealthy compared to the typical American, and I only pull the trigger on an upgrade about every 3 years. Judging by my observations of people using cheap Dell or HP laptops, I'd probably be going through them twice as fast, inflating the number of units.
mcritz 15y ago
* only claim 11% market share 1. Ha! Don’t you wish you had an 11% market share in your industry? 2. Since when did market share affect how well Apple is doing? I imagine they have a silo full of money somewhere where employees can swim in gold coins like Scrooge McDuck. (High-five to all my 90s’ afternoon cartoon fans. I am pondering what you are pondering.)

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Interesting that even after these good results, Apple can still only claim an 11% market share in the US.

by zak_mc_kracken 15y ago

Interesting that even after these good results, Apple can still only claim an 11% market share in the US.

2muchcoffeeman 15y ago
Remember that they are only 1 manufacturer. The other 89% is split up amongst the other PC manufactures. Toshiba, Sony, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Dell, Acer, Samsung + rolling your own and all the minor retailers. So on average the other manufacturers have about the same market share.
- LeuCeaMia 15y ago
  I wouldn't call those companies manufacturers though as most of the work is outsourced to ODMs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manufacturers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manuf...
archangel_one 15y ago
The last thing I heard, they were taking a third of the profit (probably more now) despite the smaller market share. I assume they're not so bothered about overall market share as long as those numbers are headed in the right direction.
nknight 15y ago
But what's their profit share? It was well over 30% a few years ago, I bet it's even higher now. And for anything over $1000, it's almost all going to Apple. And what about installed base? People don't toss Macs nearly as fast as they do PCs. I'm relatively wealthy compared to the typical American, and I only pull the trigger on an upgrade about every 3 years. Judging by my observations of people using cheap Dell or HP laptops, I'd probably be going through them twice as fast, inflating the number of units.
mcritz 15y ago
* only claim 11% market share 1. Ha! Don’t you wish you had an 11% market share in your industry? 2. Since when did market share affect how well Apple is doing? I imagine they have a silo full of money somewhere where employees can swim in gold coins like Scrooge McDuck. (High-five to all my 90s’ afternoon cartoon fans. I am pondering what you are pondering.)