Apple seen selling 4.63M Macs, 12M iPads in record quarter

With Apple's fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 drawing to a close, it is expected in a matter of weeks to report record sales of both its Mac and iPad product lineups.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 20

Apple continues 'unstoppable' winning streak in customer satisfaction

Apple has once again topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index for PC makers, making it eight years in a row that consumers have been most satisfied with the Mac maker.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 68

Back-to-school Mac sales outpace PCs even without white MacBook, free iPod touch

Back-to-school Mac sales once again easily outgrew Windows PCs this year, even though Apple did not offer a free iPod touch and discontinued its education-focused white MacBook this summer.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 31

Mac OS X install base grows to over 6% worldwide, 13% in the US

The release of Mac OS X Lion has helped Apple grow its share of the PC install base to nearly 13.5% in the U.S. and more than 6% worldwide, according to new statistics.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 123

Apple has seen 'significant' slowdown in Mac sales, report claims

A new, disputed report from one Wall Street analyst claims Apple's Mac sales have slowed significantly since the fourth week in July, suggesting its back-to-school promotion is not boosting sales as much as expected.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 110

Back-to-school Mac, iPad sales strong as non-Apple tablets struggle

Back-to-school sales have been particularly strong for Apple this year, with both the Mac and iPad proving popular, while non-Apple tablets have failed to gain traction with education buyers.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 7

Apple's Mac lineup seen taking 4.5% of PC sales in 2011, 5.2% in 2015

Apple's line of Mac computers are seen making further market share gains in the coming years, growing to 4.5 percent of sales in 2011, and 5.2 percent of new PCs sold in 2015.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 18

'Stagnant' 2011 PC ecosystem viewed as opportunity for Apple to make gains

Both Apple's Mac and iPad lineup are poised to make significant gains in the second half of 2011, as the Windows-based PC market remains "relatively stagnant" and is predicted to see 4 percent growth, according to a new analysis.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 55

NPD data suggests Apple sold record 4.2M Macs in June quarter

The latest domestic sales figures from the NPD Group suggest Apple may have sold as many as 4.2 million Macs in the June quarter, a sum that would represent the company's best quarter ever.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 9

Apple's share of U.S. PC market rises to nearly 11% on strong growth

Apple's share of the U.S. personal computer market rose to nearly 11 percent during the second quarter of 2011, with the Mac maker representing the only major PC manufacturer to report double-digit growth in a market that contracted by more than 4 percent.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 50

Microsoft CEO pans Apple's Mac sales, admits 'very small' Windows Phone sales

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer this week boasted that sales of Windows PCs continue to vastly outperform the Mac, but also conceded that his company's mobile phone business has not done much to improve its market share.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 169

iPad sales will help Apple top HP, become largest mobile PC vendor in 2012

Apple is expected to dethrone market leader HP in terms of global notebook shipments next year, if the iPad is categorized as a portable computer.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 37

HP exec: TouchPad not aimed at dethroning Apple's iPad

An HP executive said Thursday that the TouchPad tablet is not meant to take the market away from the iPad and is instead aimed at the enterprise, while a new report claims Apple is set to overtake HP next year as the world's leading portable PC vendor, if iPads are taken into account.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 55

Needham sees Apple shipping 30M iPads, 17M Macs in 2011

Needham & Company increased its revenue and earnings per share estimates for Apple on Tuesday, with new figures that reflect higher estimated shipments of 30 million iPads and 17 million Macs in 2011.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 19

Apple's US Mac sales grow 15% in April & May; stronger June sales expected

Through the first two months of Apple's third quarter of fiscal 2011, U.S. Mac sales are up 15 percent year-over-year, but that number is expected to rise in June when Apple faces a more favorable 2010 comparison.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 9

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