Ah, remember the good ol' days when the Mac had some 2% of the U.S. PC market share?
I remember. It sucked. PC weenies constantly pointing at that number like it was some sort of divine evidence of the Mac's inherent inferiority to the majestic and dominant Windows-powered beige box.
Well, we've come a long way since the days of one-hand market share figures. The Mothership points to preliminary data from market research firm NPD, which shows the Mac's share accounting for 14% of all PC retail sales. AppleInsider sums it up:
The results -- first revealed in an investor note from Pacific Crest Securities analyst Andy Hargreaves on Monday -- represent 60 percent unit growth and 67 percent revenue growth over the same period one year ago. At the same time, overall US PC retail shipments grew just 9 percent on a 5 percent increase in revenues.
According to my own preliminary research data, surveying my friends, people I see at the library and Starbucks, and the imaginary people in the my head, Mac market share is actually a lot higher: 230%, +/- 200%. It's still amazing to see how many people actually own MacBooks/Pros relative to all the other PC notebooks, especially considering the Mac's position in the market a few years ago.
Check the AppleInsider article for more numbers and a cool blue chart, and the Macworld piece for more deets on the Mac's changing place in the market.
[via MacRumors]
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