“Apple has exceeded average PC market growth in the European markets in the second quarter 2005. The company achieved 48 per cent market growth (year-on-year) in the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) markets. This contrasts with the 23 per cent growth of the PC market as a whole, according to new research from analyst firm, IDC,” Jonny Evans reports for Macworld UK. “Apple’s 48 per cent growth is eclipsed by Acer’s 68.4 per cent, as the latter firm maintains an aggressive grab for market share here.”
“Apple has itself eclipsed the achievement of Europe’s second biggest supplier, Dell, which achieved 32 per cent growth,” Evans reports. “In the quarter, HP led the market, with 2,436,000 units shipped and 20.8 per cent growth. Dell shipped 1,928,000 PCs. Apple shipped 283,000 Macs in EMEA, according to IDC, for 2 per cent market share. While statistically this means Apple remains a junior player in contrast to Dell or HP, its 48 per cent unit sales growth eclipses all others, bar Acer.”
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