by Jason Snell
Apple outpaces global PC growth
Analyst Canalys has updated its worldwide PC market share stats, and while the PC industry actually showed 3.4% growth year-on-year, Apple’s sales grew 6% during that period:
Apple secured the fourth position, shipping 5.5 million units and capturing a 9% market share, marking a 6% increase compared to the same period last year.
Mac market share is now 9% (okay, 8.8%, but who’s counting?) which seems small but historically is a pretty healthy number for Apple. And of course it doesn’t factor in revenue or profit, two areas where Apple generally out does the competition.
Apple has been outpacing the PC market for years now, but with the overall market now growing and the possibility of a sales spurt due to the introduction of Copilot Plus PCs, it’ll be interesting to see how Apple fares overall.
Speaking of figures (since Canalys’s are unofficial, of course), one other Apple-related note: Apple will announce its official results for its most recent quarter on August 1, so get ready for some colorful charts to kick off August.
[Via Ben Lovejoy at 9to5Mac.]