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> Mac shipments are estimated to have grown from 1.7M in the first quarter of 2023 to 2.1M in the same quarter this year. That represents year-on-year growth of
by jncfhnb 2y ago
> Mac shipments are estimated to have grown from 1.7M in the first quarter of 2023 to 2.1M in the same quarter this year. That represents year-on-year growth of 22%, giving Apple a 14.2% share of the US PC market.
Author does not understand what market share means
- choilive 2y ago2.1M/14.8M = 14.2% marketshare. Marketshare is the percentage of new shipments, which is the way its always been measured for this space and others (such as smartphones), the author got it right.
- jncfhnb 2y agoAnd… where is 14.2M coming from and where is 22% market share growth coming from? Seems awfully likely they conflated 22% sales growth with market share growth
- floundy 2y agoWhat do you propose to measure it more accurately? Should we add questions about computer OS usage to the US Census?
- jncfhnb 2y agoI propose recognizing that 22% greater sales does not mean 22% greater market share
- choilive 2y agoI typo'd the number - it was 14.8M. But per the article it came from a company called Canalys.