“In a report that is guaranteed to make Apple fanboys proud and Apple haters scoff, the market research firm IDC has released a study claiming that Apple has officially become the third-largest computer vendor in the United States,” Don Reisinger blogs for CNET.
“According to the study, Apple shipped 960,000 units in the second quarter of 2007 [in the U.S.], and the Cupertino, Calif.-based company now commands 5.6 percent of the U.S. market–a jump of 0.8 percent from the same time last year,” Reisinger writes.
“Apple is well on its way to dominating the home,” Reisinger writes.
“I understand that 5.6 percent is not too significant, and the nation’s top vendors are releasing Windows systems, but Apple’s rise in market share has been unprecedented. Just one year ago, Apple shipped only 761,000 units in the same quarter. With more than 200,000 additional computers sold this year, think of the extreme revenue benefits that will filter down to other product lines,” Reisinger writes.
“And it is this filtering that will make Apple the most dominant consumer electronics company in the world. Bold predictions? Not if you take an objective view at what is currently happening in this industry,” Reisinger writes.
“Our future homes will be dominated by Apple. And while I’m not convinced that the majority of homes will have Macs, I do believe that many of them will,” Reisinger writes. “It may not happen over night, but trust me, the heyday of Apple hasn’t even begun.”
Much more in the full article, including the prediction that people will begin to hate Apple due to the company’s success, here.
14 iMacs,
347 iPods,
19 iPhones
and a Mini Cooper.
2 Macbooks ICD, IC2D
1 17″ iMac IC2D
1 eMac 1.42 GHz
1 iMac G4 800 MHz
1 iPhone 8GB
2 1G iPod Nanos
1 2G iPod nano
2 1G Shuffles
1 HiFi
Would love a new MacBook Pro, though. Maybe someday….
Nice one, Zune! And “magnificent” ME? That smarts.
I recall that Windows ME lasted two days on my work PC laptop before I wiped it. (Intentional Zune reference there, BTW.)
Since we are listing….
1 Security gateway running Astaro
1 Workstation running SUSE
1 File/Domino server running Fedora
1 20″ G4 iMac
1 500Mhz Pismo
1 233Mhz WallStreet
1 Networked HP printer
(I’m embarrassed about these)
1 IBM Thinkpad T60 running XP
1 XP box from HP for the kids
1 XP box from Gateway for the kids
(Future – as the budget allows)
1 Multi Terabyte G4 PowerMac for a media server
4 Mac mini’s for content distribution
1 Super Fast Mac Pro to speed up my video editing
Lucky I’m the submissive type.
1 MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo
1 Dead iBook G3 (it still looks cool just sitting around doing nothing)
1 Mac Classic
1 iPod 80gig
1 Airport Extreme
hopefully a phone when it comes to Australia
Hate them because of success? People hate Apple now because Apple didn’t die in the 80’s.
Packard-Bell 286 w/ 1mb ram souped up to 2mb running windows 3.1
looking for a used G3 running OS 9
wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zune Tang is the only one who does not do anything with his machines. He needs those only to run the antivirus software that he likes.
2 apple flavoured teabags
1 24inch iMac for MSN application
60 apple headphones
1 mistress drinking only applejuice
2 Beatles CDs
1 entry for Apple expo Paris
6 oranges
2 cats
song Harlem Shuffle (Bob & Earl)
Change the way you look at TV. Apple TV wirelessly syncs the iTunes library on your computer to your widescreen TV.
http://www.appletvconverter.net/dvd-to-apple-tv/
Can’t wait for my home to be dominated by Apple.
It’s been dominated by my wife way too long.
ZuneTang…I have never heard a single PC user ever say anything good about Windows ME. Seems with all your 3rd party conglomeration of parts, you could open up your own electronics store, dude. You’re set! Call it Zunetangtronics! Don’t forget your recycle bin at the front of the store!
I really don’t want to play the “mine’s bigger than yours” game but will say that I can find no reason to use or own any non – Apple/Mac computers. REAL technology used in the REAL world – that REALLY works !!!! Go find a PC site to brag on Pune Tang !!!!
I really don’t want to play the “mine’s bigger than yours” game but will say that I can find no reason to use or own any non – Apple/Mac computers. REAL technology used in the REAL world – that REALLY works !!!! Go find a PC site to brag on Pune Tang !!!!
I really don’t want to play the “mine’s bigger than yours” game but will say that I can find no reason to use or own any non – Apple/Mac computers. REAL technology used in the REAL world – that REALLY works !!!! Go find a PC site to brag on Pune Tang !!!!
I really don’t want to play the “mine’s bigger than yours” game but will say that I can find no reason to use or own any non – Apple/Mac computers. REAL technology used in the REAL world – that REALLY works !!!! Go find a PC site to brag on Pune Tang !!!!
The article goes on to say that it is those in their 20’s that own macs and as they have kid…etc. etc.
Well I was in my 20’s in 1985, when I bought my first Apple product and haven’t look back since. Guess what my kids use?
Apple succeeds because they design superior products. If anyone else cared to design stuff like it, they’d succeed too. However, most companies are just interested in pushing trashware from Asian sweatshops. Now they’re all crying because someone has changed the rules of the game (when rule number one is “screw the customer”). Tough cookies.
All your base are belong to … Apple
Ah just as I thought. ONE (1) guy with a Mac Pro!
Look at all those PowerMacs and only one Mac Pro.
If Apple release a breakout we would fine the Mac Pro to be the worst seller. Barely beating the G4 Cube.
In a world where people strive to reach the dizzying heights of mediocrity, I’ll stick with Apple, thank you.
MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz, 4GB RAM, 200GB x 7200rpm HD
PowerBook G4 1.67 Ghz, 2GB RAM, 100GB x 7200rpm HD
PowerBook G4 Titanium 1 Ghz, 1GB RAM, 60GB x 7200rpm HD
Apple Airport Extreme (the new one)
iSight (the old one)
iPod 5.5G 80GB
iPod nano Red 8GB
Got my first Mac in 1985. It was a 512K Mac w/dual 400K floppy drives! Smokin’!
Careful there, Apple uses those same sweatshops.
1 – Macintosh 512k (working)
1 – Macintosh SE (dual superdrive floopies – working)
1 – Macintosh SE/30 (no video)
1 – Powerbook 180 (won’t load System 7.1.1)
1 – Powerbook 1400c (works great)
1 – iMac G4 700Mhz 15″ (mom uses it)
1 – eMac 1Ghz USB 1.1
1 – iPod 10GB 3G (the battery’s fine)
1 – iPod shuffle 1GB 1G
1 – iPod shuffle 2G
1 – iPhone 8GB
1 – piece of junk Windows laptop that doesn’t turn on (no clue what it is)
Wanted:
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1 – Macintosh LCIII (working)
1 – Powerbook G3 Pismo (working but cheap so I can put a G4 card in it)
1 – Macintosh SE/30 with working video
1 – eMate 300 (with original box, parts, manuals, discs)
1 – iMac Intel (Fall 2008)
1 – MacBook
1 – iPod 6G widescreen
1 – iPod nano 3G 12 GB
MW: I simply couldn’t get enough of Apple, and my budget can’t either.
… should have mentioned that it’s just too bad I’m posting this from work on my Dell running XP. Ick!
MW: I do have a small hope of getting out of here and starting a Mac-based home business.
Humble but loyal:
Apple IIe…mothballed…but it still works!
Mac SE 512k, dual floppy…still purrs like a kitten (or Leopard?)
eMac
iBook G4
MacBook Pro
3 iPod Shuffles