Mac education sales have grown in US since iPad debut, weakening Apple cannibalization worries

The Mac's long history of success in the education market hasn't been slowed by the introduction of Apple's more affordable iPad, as Mac sales to schools and students have instead grown since the iPad first launched in 2010.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 30

Apple's holiday Mac shipments outpaced PC growth by largest margin in 5 years

While some pundits speculate that Mac lineup could be on the way out in favor of the iPad, Apple's traditional notebooks and desktops outpaced the overall PC market by nearly 25 percent last quarter, representing the largest margin separating the two in five years.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 50

Apple's average Mac selling price steady at $1300 as iPad eats away at PC sales

As PC sales continue to decline at the hands of tablets like Apple's iPad, the Mac platform is quietly growing its install base while maintaining an average selling price well above the rest of the market.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 23

Apple's domestic Mac sales surge 28.5% as overall PC market shrinks 7.5% [u]

U.S. Mac sales spiked 28.5 percent year over year in the just-concluded fourth quarter of calendar 2013, according to the latest figures from Gartner, giving Apple a 13.7 percent share of its home market while the rest of the industry continues to struggle.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 97

Apple's US Mac sales see strong 29% holiday growth

Domestic Mac sales were up 29 percent in the first two months of the current holiday quarter, benefitting from an iMac shortfall that plagued Apple during the same quarter a year ago.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 17

Mac shipments continue to shrink as Apple loses ground in US PC market

The latest quarterly PC market tracking data from both Gartner and IDC shows that Apple's U.S. Mac shipments shrunk in the third quarter of calendar 2013, as the overall PC market outpaced Mac hardware.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 281

Mac sales on pace to slide 5% in Apple's September quarter

As the larger PC market continues to struggle, Apple, too, has seen its Mac sales decline year over year — a trend that is on pace to continue in the current September quarter.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 68

Windows 8.1, Intel's Haswell not expected to reverse sliding PC sales

The PC market will continue its downward spiral in spite of the debuts of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 update and Intel's latest-generation Haswell processors, a new analysis contends.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 20

Domestic Mac sales flat in April, viewed as slight positive for Apple

The latest data from the NPD Group shows that domestic sales of Mac computers were about even year over year in the month of April, which one analyst interprets as potentially a positive sign for Apple.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 15

PC gross margins expected to decline as sales shrink, Dell goes private

The struggling PC market is forecast to go from bad to worse, as one analyst believes a number of market factors will push gross margins even lower in the already-cutthroat business.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 30

Consolidation in struggling PC market considered 'inevitable' as sales plummet

As the PC market continues to shrink even after the heavily hyped launch of Microsoft's Windows 8, consolidation among hardware makers and an industry-wide shakeup is likely "inevitable" in the coming years, according to a new analysis.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 66

Improved iMac supply propels Apple's Mac sales up 14%

After a disappointing holiday quarter, signs continue to show that Mac sales are on the rebound, with the latest data from the NPD Group revealing a 14% year over year increase in January and February.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 32

After 'astonishingly' poor quarter, Mac sales predicted to rebound

Mac sales outgrew the overall PC market for 26 consecutive quarters until December, but Apple is expected to see sales improve in the current quarter.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 119

US Mac shipments didn't shrink in holiday quarter, they grew 5%, Gartner says

Gartner on Monday contradicted its rival IDC and claimed that domestic Mac shipments actually grew for Apple by 5 percent year over year in the holiday quarter.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 36

Latest PC estimates don't account for Apple's growing international share

Estimated Mac shipments for Apple declined 0.2 percent year over year in the U.S., according to IDC. But those figures don't account for international shipments, where Apple is expected to see more growth.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 22

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