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"Includes all desktops, netbooks, notebooks and pads" Out of the 21 million "PCs" for Apple in this list, 17 million are iPads. So Apple really sold 4 million
by omh 14y ago
"Includes all desktops, netbooks, notebooks and pads"
Out of the 21 million "PCs" for Apple in this list, 17 million are iPads.
So Apple really sold 4 million PCs compared to HP's 13 million.
Definitely an interesting trend but nowhere near the "No. 1 in PC sales", at least according to what most people would think of as a PC.
- btian 14y agoI'd just like to add that Apple makes more profit from an iPad in dollar terms than HP makes from a typical desktop/notebook.
- josteink 14y agoThat's really not interesting for anyone except Apple and its shareholders though. I fail to see why people keep bringing it up as if it was relevant to anything.
- roymabookie 14y agoThey also make more fanboys per sale than any other retailer!
- tallanvor 14y agoYeah, I think the site is being disingenuous by including iPads as PCs. That said, it's going to be hard to define what tablets qualify as PCs very soon. --With Windows 8 I would place ARM tablets in the same category as the iPad, but I would place the Surface Pro in a different category - maybe not PC, but definitely more powerful than a tablet.
- Devilboy 14y agoIf laptops are PCs then iPads should qualify too in my opinion. Traditionally when you say 'PC' you probably mean a desktop machine, not a laptop or notebook, but if you start including laptops then you might as well count netbooks and tablets and while we're at it let's throw in phones too. Are these not all 'Personal Computers'?
- calciphus 14y agoIf iPads are "PCs" then why not iPhones and iPodTouches? They run the same OS - it shouldn't be screen size that determines it, right? This is a way to pump up Apple stock with intentionally misleading information. No one considers an iPad a "PC" unless they're being pedantic or trying to mislead.