Apple’s computer business has been growing over the last couple of years and in fact Mac is one of the only growing brands in the PC space. While iPad sales have shrunk, Cupertino is building a solid base of Mac users in a market that is said to be moving away from such products. New IDC numbers have today revealed that Mac is doing very well and has ensured Apple now sits in the top 5 for global PC vendors.
Market research giant the International Data Corporation (IDC) sent out the list today revealing Apple has secured 6.3% of the market share with 4.9 million units sold through the latest quarter. Cupertino’s market share has grown 9% year on year as the company’s success in this market continues.
Chinese brand Lenovo still occupies top spot with 20% of the market, an 11.2% growth off 15.7 million units sold through the period. HP, after recently announcing it is annexing its PC business took second place with 13.3%, a 5.1% growth off 14.7 million units. The top five as a whole reflects that the PC market rebounded through the last quarter with Dell in third place with a 9.7% growth and Acer in fourth with an 11.4% bump.
In the United States Apple did even better on home soil. The company moved up into third place domestically with a 13% share of the market and sales of 2.26 million units. US rivals Dell and HP remained in control of that particular market, with number one global vendor Lenovo coming in fourth place.
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