Comments on: Apple maintains top mobile PC share in Q112 on 162% iPad growth YOY

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:21:07 +0000

Chris,
As you pointed out, I can add and clearly past 5. But if you look at the supplied chart the lowest number is .5M.
So, lets assume that everyone else on this so-called list also shipped .5M or less. That still leaves a minumum 9+ companies shipping something that resembles a iPad or tablet.

I guess I just really wanted to see that list of lossers.

By: dddd

dddd — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:58:27 +0000

only when you count the iPad as a mobile PC can you clearly view the mobile computing industry trends, and understand what just happened to HP and DELL.

By: Tessellator

Tessellator — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:09:56 +0000

Oh.. snap! what a shot
Chris, do you need some ice for that lip

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:41:30 +0000

I think if you read Mr Observer’s comment more carefully, you will see that he asks the question of who makes up the rest of the market beyond the TOP 5 to take 21% of the market.

Reading can be tricky sometimes.

By: ken1w

ken1w — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:39:33 +0000

For the “sold” part, not really… All the Android and RIM junk eventually gets sold, and therefore shipped eventually equals sold. They just get sold at fire sale prices, and therefore at “negative” profit. Some (Kindle Fire) are even sold at a loss, BY DESIGN!

So I agree about the “profit or revenue” part. It is definitely “skewed in Apple’s favor.” For example, Apple makes most of the available profit in the overall mobile phone market, selling a fraction of the overall units. Imagine how it is for profit (or revenue) share, with iPad at 62.8% of UNIT sales.

By: Shock Me

Shock Me — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:34:03 +0000

Well at least one of them has to be Barnes and Noble with their Nook Tablet. (Which I see more often than the Amazon fire.)

By: ken1w

ken1w — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:28:55 +0000

About time someone counted an iPad as a “PC.” It’s the most “personal” computer ever.

By: LloydX

LloydX — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:23:47 +0000

It says that these are shipped… Not sold. If these charts were about sold items the percentages would be even more skewed in Apple’s favor. And if we were talking profit or revenue… Forget about it! Apple would be the only name that mattered.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:51 +0000

Mr Observer…

it’s only the TOP 5! there are more numbers after 5.
good math though

By: BMWTwisty

BMWTwisty — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:29:46 +0000

Apple kicks buttocks. Watch the numbers of the nearest competitors drop. Consistently.

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:28:51 +0000

WTF?

Apple has only 62.8% of the iPad market? Haha

So the top 5 only add to 78.9% . So they are trying to tell us that other then these top 5, there is still 21.1% (or roughly 4.5 million) of the market going to some other companies?

Really??!!………….. Who?