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> Research firm NPD Group says Apple's April Mac shipments were down 1.8% year-over-year. Isn't that well within the bound of random chance? 1.8% is not a trem

> Research firm NPD Group says Apple's April Mac shipments were down 1.8% year-over-year. Isn't that well within the bound of random chance? 1.8% is not a tremendous difference, particularly considering the general economic slowdown. I see other numbers are about some polling/brand perception thing, but sales are probably a more concrete measurement.

mmc 17y ago
This AP article [1] (tech.yahoo.com seems to be having problems just now) says that the overall market fell by either 7.1% or 6.5% worldwide, depending on if you ask IDC or Gartner. US shipments were either down 3.1% (IDC) or <1% (Gartner). Also, the article mentions that Apple's market share increased, but doesn't have an estimate of its shipments. So without knowing how NPD Group is counting, this 1.8% number is not very useful. If it's global, it makes Apple look pretty good. If it's US shipments, it's harder to say. [1]: http://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:tw4QpCy8JFoJ:tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090415/ap_on_hi_te/tec_pc_shipments+npd+group+pc+shipments&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari http://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:tw4QpCy8JFoJ:tech.yahoo....