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The truly astounding statistic to me is that Apple sold 26% more Macs than the same quarter a year ago. This while PC sales for other manufacturers declines or

The truly astounding statistic to me is that Apple sold 26% more Macs than the same quarter a year ago. This while PC sales for other manufacturers declines or remained stagnant. We expect to see increases in the tablet and smartphone markets since those markets overall are increasing. But to increase 26% in a stagnant sector is remarkable.

amartya916 15y ago
Completely agree. Do they release region wise sales? It'd be really interesting to see 'where' this 26% came from. I expect Asia (mainly China) to be the driver in this.
- Steko 15y ago
  From the call: Mac sales outgrew the market in all geographies, especially asia-pacific (58% year over year).
tsewlliw 15y ago
I have seen a huge surge in sales of Apple kit to our customer's development teams via Mac specific support requests.
nazar 15y ago
I expect its due to the iPhone&iPad hype. Here in my country, I didn't know that company such as Apple or something as MacPc and MacOS existed untill age 17. And I was one of the most technology eager students at school and generally considered as "geek". Now the trend you can see (At least in my country), people buying iPhone, then iPad, and then a Macbook as a "accessory". I am not exaggerating, there were several people who approached me saying, "Hey, you know the other blog about iPhone I started to follow after I bought one, I read from there something, apparently there is a different version of 'Windows' of Apple, and the computer itself looks kinda cool, do you think I should buy it?". And then the same person learns about iMac and every iProduct in market. I know lots of such people here owning every piece of iProducts just because they liked the iPhone.
- yequalsx 15y ago
  Your country is Turkmenistan? How long ago were you 17? That's an interesting perspective. I had thought that this effect you are talking about was going to occur in the U.S. 5 years ago. I think now we are fully seeing this realization across markets. I bought my first Mac 6 months ago. I got tired of keeping up with how many gigs of ram I needed. What video card to get etc. I took the plunge and decided to trust that Apple would make good choices for me. I've not been let down. I my last Windows PC was top of the line and it would overheat from playing Netflix. My Macbook Air doesn't and I've never had a problem with it. By the way, I've long wanted to visit your region of the world. Been to the Ukraine and Turkey but just haven't made it that far into Central Asia.
  - nazar 15y ago
    Yea, Turkmenistan. I am currently 22, so about 5 years ago. Believe me or not, I learned about Ubuntu much earlier than MacOS. People here realized about Apple when iPhone was introduced, which is around 2007 (I was 17 by that time). My friend bought MacBook Pro several months ago, and when people coming to his office see it, they still get this "What on earth is this computer, with Apple logo? Is its the same Apple as iPhone Apple one?". Please come visit our region any time, in case anyone happen to come here, email me : nazarmailbox at gmail dot com. I will gladly show you around :)
  - joering1 15y ago
    hmm your top of the line PC was overheating on playing Netflix. So hard to believe in it. could you share some info what specs was this PC, what software you used? I agree with you that Apple make choices for you and usually they are excellent. But they come with price, you know?
- kd1220 15y ago
  This is the case in the U.S. as well. Apple products are considered chic, and people merely buy them for the fad value. Apple marketing has been very good lately - a stark change from "Think different." Their product release cycle and pricing are magnificent as well. While other computer makers are reeling from the crisis and subsequent changes in the market, Apple has created a small ecosystem that is very well designed to pull you in. Once you buy the peanut butter, you also need the jelly, the bread and the butter knife.
SandB0x 15y ago
With the exception of a handful of brands (e.g. ThinkPads), most people I know can't stand their computers and plan to buy a Mac once their machines die or become unusable. I'm surprised that other PC manufacturers manage to sell anything at all. Crapware, poor build quality, bloated and impossible-to-comprehend product lines, it's like HP, Dell and co are actively trying to go out of business.
- yequalsx 15y ago
  What you wrote pretty much sums up why I went with a Macbook Air recently. My first Apple product ever. I used to think in terms of cutting edge video card, processor, etc. But my last Windows laptop would freeze up from getting too hot. Just watching a video on Netflix caused this problem unless I elevated the machine to allow free flow of air. My Macbook Air can compile a video lecture while I'm watching a Netflix video without overheating. I've realized that Apple creates a great computing experience without using cutting edge specs and their experience is much better than other PC manufacturers. And their products look like something you'd want to take care of and appreciate.
- bittermang 15y ago
  I can concur to this anecdote. I'm personally in the IT field, and just got tired of fixing computers all day, to come home and fix my own computer. It was something I loved enough to make a career out of, but yet I grew exasperated at having to maintain my own setup just to keep it in a semi-enjoyable state. Once I had another hardware failure, I scrapped the whole thing for one of the first gen white Intel iMacs, and never looked back. I no longer get in to a domestic dispute with my computer when I come home at the end of the day. My desktop is at peace.
  - dman 15y ago
    I have often wondered what people do to their computer to break it? I have a windows 7 install that is a couple of years old at this point. And my linux install is an unbroken series of debian upgrades going about 7 years.
notatoad 15y ago
i can't find the stats now, but i remember seeing those figures when they came out. apple wasn't the only company to see significant growth in PC sales, asus and lenovo also had similar numbers. the makers of cheap crap all seem to have taken hits, the companies that make quality hardware are all growing. apple isn't alone here.

amartya916 15y ago

Completely agree. Do they release region wise sales? It'd be really interesting to see 'where' this 26% came from. I expect Asia (mainly China) to be the driver in this.

Steko 15y ago
From the call: Mac sales outgrew the market in all geographies, especially asia-pacific (58% year over year).

tsewlliw 15y ago

I have seen a huge surge in sales of Apple kit to our customer's development teams via Mac specific support requests.

nazar 15y ago

I expect its due to the iPhone&iPad hype. Here in my country, I didn't know that company such as Apple or something as MacPc and MacOS existed untill age 17. And I was one of the most technology eager students at school and generally considered as "geek". Now the trend you can see (At least in my country), people buying iPhone, then iPad, and then a Macbook as a "accessory". I am not exaggerating, there were several people who approached me saying, "Hey, you know the other blog about iPhone I started to follow after I bought one, I read from there something, apparently there is a different version of 'Windows' of Apple, and the computer itself looks kinda cool, do you think I should buy it?". And then the same person learns about iMac and every iProduct in market. I know lots of such people here owning every piece of iProducts just because they liked the iPhone.

yequalsx 15y ago
Your country is Turkmenistan? How long ago were you 17? That's an interesting perspective. I had thought that this effect you are talking about was going to occur in the U.S. 5 years ago. I think now we are fully seeing this realization across markets. I bought my first Mac 6 months ago. I got tired of keeping up with how many gigs of ram I needed. What video card to get etc. I took the plunge and decided to trust that Apple would make good choices for me. I've not been let down. I my last Windows PC was top of the line and it would overheat from playing Netflix. My Macbook Air doesn't and I've never had a problem with it. By the way, I've long wanted to visit your region of the world. Been to the Ukraine and Turkey but just haven't made it that far into Central Asia.
- nazar 15y ago
  Yea, Turkmenistan. I am currently 22, so about 5 years ago. Believe me or not, I learned about Ubuntu much earlier than MacOS. People here realized about Apple when iPhone was introduced, which is around 2007 (I was 17 by that time). My friend bought MacBook Pro several months ago, and when people coming to his office see it, they still get this "What on earth is this computer, with Apple logo? Is its the same Apple as iPhone Apple one?". Please come visit our region any time, in case anyone happen to come here, email me : nazarmailbox at gmail dot com. I will gladly show you around :)
- joering1 15y ago
  hmm your top of the line PC was overheating on playing Netflix. So hard to believe in it. could you share some info what specs was this PC, what software you used? I agree with you that Apple make choices for you and usually they are excellent. But they come with price, you know?
kd1220 15y ago
This is the case in the U.S. as well. Apple products are considered chic, and people merely buy them for the fad value. Apple marketing has been very good lately - a stark change from "Think different." Their product release cycle and pricing are magnificent as well. While other computer makers are reeling from the crisis and subsequent changes in the market, Apple has created a small ecosystem that is very well designed to pull you in. Once you buy the peanut butter, you also need the jelly, the bread and the butter knife.

SandB0x 15y ago

With the exception of a handful of brands (e.g. ThinkPads), most people I know can't stand their computers and plan to buy a Mac once their machines die or become unusable. I'm surprised that other PC manufacturers manage to sell anything at all. Crapware, poor build quality, bloated and impossible-to-comprehend product lines, it's like HP, Dell and co are actively trying to go out of business.

yequalsx 15y ago
What you wrote pretty much sums up why I went with a Macbook Air recently. My first Apple product ever. I used to think in terms of cutting edge video card, processor, etc. But my last Windows laptop would freeze up from getting too hot. Just watching a video on Netflix caused this problem unless I elevated the machine to allow free flow of air. My Macbook Air can compile a video lecture while I'm watching a Netflix video without overheating. I've realized that Apple creates a great computing experience without using cutting edge specs and their experience is much better than other PC manufacturers. And their products look like something you'd want to take care of and appreciate.
bittermang 15y ago
I can concur to this anecdote. I'm personally in the IT field, and just got tired of fixing computers all day, to come home and fix my own computer. It was something I loved enough to make a career out of, but yet I grew exasperated at having to maintain my own setup just to keep it in a semi-enjoyable state. Once I had another hardware failure, I scrapped the whole thing for one of the first gen white Intel iMacs, and never looked back. I no longer get in to a domestic dispute with my computer when I come home at the end of the day. My desktop is at peace.
- dman 15y ago
  I have often wondered what people do to their computer to break it? I have a windows 7 install that is a couple of years old at this point. And my linux install is an unbroken series of debian upgrades going about 7 years.

notatoad 15y ago

i can't find the stats now, but i remember seeing those figures when they came out. apple wasn't the only company to see significant growth in PC sales, asus and lenovo also had similar numbers. the makers of cheap crap all seem to have taken hits, the companies that make quality hardware are all growing. apple isn't alone here.