Gartner is says that, while netbook sales were responsible for the vast majority of PC shipment gains third quarter, Apple's defiance of convention didn't seem to have hurt its numbers.
Apple has repeatedly neglected the netbook market, breaking fanboys' hearts again and again for over a year now. Despite claims that it would lose in the long run due to this attitude, Apple doesn't seem to have taken the pain just yet.
One likely explanation for this phenomenon is support by a rabid base of customers, eager to pay premium for new Apple products. In the words of Gartner research analyst Mikako Kitagawa:
That is what they are built for, that is something no other PC vendor can do."
Apple shipments grew year over year by 6.8%, topping off at 1.57 million third quarter. This put it in fourth place behind Dell, HP, and Acer. The overall market grew by 3.5% to total 17.82 million sales.
Acer has been the most star-struck by netbook sales, with shipments growing by an unprecedented 61.4% third quarter.
Via PCWorld.
Posts
