Mac sales up 25% in Americas, 76% in Asia While the bulk of attention in Apple's earnings was focused on iPhone sales, Apple also experienced dramatic growth in Macs, despite slow PC sales globally and a shrinking market for PCs in the US. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 32
Apple slipping, but still leads Dell and HP in tech support satisfaction Apple's lead over HP and Dell in customer service satisfaction rankings has narrowed over the last year, but its customers still reported fewer nuisance issues and greater satisfaction by a significant margin. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 38
Apple iPad sales slamming hard drive makers The outlook for hard drive manufacturers is getting jolted by the popularity of Apple's iPad as the market wakes up to the reality that a significant segment of personal computers will no longer user mechanical hard drives. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 39
Apple's Steve Jobs slams Google, RIM, rival tablet makers In a surprise appearance during the company's quarterly earnings call, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs hailed the success of the iPhone and Pod while painting a bleak outlook for RIM's Blackberry smartphones, Google's fragmented Android smartphone platform, and the coming trickle of 7inch tablets. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 180
Apple prefers halo effect over fears of iPad cannibalization of Macs Asked about the potential for iPad sales to cannibalize Mac sales, Apple executives shrugged off the issue as insignificant, then pointed toward the potential of iPads to sell even more Macs and iPhones as part of an overall halo effect. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 18
Verizon corrects Droid X ad error touting 720p screen A Verizon Wireless web promo for its Droid-branded Android phones originally promoted the upcoming Droid X as having a "720p screen," stoking some brief excitement that iPhone 4 and its Retina Display might be eclipsed, at least until the error was corrected. Prince McLean 15 years ago 100
Apple domestic desktop sales strong, iPhone sales slow in China Apple has captured nearly half of all desktop revenue in the United States as iPhone sales in China have lagged. Brian Garner 16 years ago 32
Premium-priced computer market dominated by Apple Macs made up a whopping 91 percent of the $1,000 and up computer market in June, up significantly from early 2008 when Apple's premium market share was 66 percent, according to new data released this week. Sam Oliver 16 years ago 84
Microsoft's latest ad attacks Mac aesthetics, computing power Continuing its advertising campaign which seeks to promote generic PCs running Windows as more attractive than Macs, Microsoft's latest spot plays up specifications over aesthetics as opposed to just suggesting that PCs are simply cheaper as the previous spot did. However, it ends up making the opposite point instead. Prince McLean 17 years ago 520
