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Problem? Aren't they selling like cake because of how good their MacBooks are? Other companies aren't that good and I imagine they don't sell as many laptops as

Problem? Aren't they selling like cake because of how good their MacBooks are? Other companies aren't that good and I imagine they don't sell as many laptops as Apple does.

soperj 2mo ago
Lenovo still sells over double the amount of laptops. 48.5 million to 23.5 million for Apple.
- tuesdaynight 2mo ago
  Surprised. I thought Apple would sell more, specially in USA, where the price is not that high because of the purchasing power
  - mahboi 2mo ago
    Apple might be the top laptop seller in the US, not sure. There are more people using Windows, even in the US.
  - Theodores 2mo ago
    50% of consumer spending is by the top 10% of consumers, with that 10% generally being Apple ecosystem people. Anyone with ecommmerce stats can confirm this, Apple consumers just shop and consume more, particularly at the high end. This gives the impression that Apple are even bigger than they are.
- throw0101c 2mo ago
  > 48.5 million to 23.5 million for Apple. Curious to know how many of these sales are 'corporate purchases' for fleets versus 'personal purchases'. Given a choice, would most people prefer a Lenovo/PC or an Apple product? How many have Lenovo/PC IT-managed work machines and also (choose to) purchase a PC for personal use versus choosing an Apple?
  - drnick1 2mo ago
    > Given a choice, would most people prefer a Lenovo/PC or an Apple product? I certainly would, because I demand Linux on all my computers. I can't stand the idea of being forced to sacrifice x% of my disk for things like "Apple Intelligence" or other bloatware that Apple decided I can't remove because it is a "system component." That, plus all the privacy and user control issues posed by an operating system effectively remotely controlled by a third party.
    - soperj 2mo ago
      But everyone loves Bono?
  - jack_pp 2mo ago
    I feel apple is huge mostly in the US, rest of the world apple has a reputation for being overpriced so people have mostly never used a Mac and if you have a lifetime of windows usage switching is jarring.. speaking from experience

Problem? Aren't they selling like cake because of how good their MacBooks are? Other companies aren't that good and I imagine they don't sell as many laptops as Apple does.

soperj 2mo ago

Lenovo still sells over double the amount of laptops. 48.5 million to 23.5 million for Apple.

tuesdaynight 2mo ago
Surprised. I thought Apple would sell more, specially in USA, where the price is not that high because of the purchasing power
- mahboi 2mo ago
  Apple might be the top laptop seller in the US, not sure. There are more people using Windows, even in the US.
- Theodores 2mo ago
  50% of consumer spending is by the top 10% of consumers, with that 10% generally being Apple ecosystem people. Anyone with ecommmerce stats can confirm this, Apple consumers just shop and consume more, particularly at the high end. This gives the impression that Apple are even bigger than they are.
throw0101c 2mo ago
> 48.5 million to 23.5 million for Apple. Curious to know how many of these sales are 'corporate purchases' for fleets versus 'personal purchases'. Given a choice, would most people prefer a Lenovo/PC or an Apple product? How many have Lenovo/PC IT-managed work machines and also (choose to) purchase a PC for personal use versus choosing an Apple?
- drnick1 2mo ago
  > Given a choice, would most people prefer a Lenovo/PC or an Apple product? I certainly would, because I demand Linux on all my computers. I can't stand the idea of being forced to sacrifice x% of my disk for things like "Apple Intelligence" or other bloatware that Apple decided I can't remove because it is a "system component." That, plus all the privacy and user control issues posed by an operating system effectively remotely controlled by a third party.
  - soperj 2mo ago
    But everyone loves Bono?
- jack_pp 2mo ago
  I feel apple is huge mostly in the US, rest of the world apple has a reputation for being overpriced so people have mostly never used a Mac and if you have a lifetime of windows usage switching is jarring.. speaking from experience