“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.
1 20″ iMac Intel core 2 duo
1 20″ Lampstand iMac
1 Macbook core 2 duo
1 13″ iBook
1 12″ Power Book
1 400hz G4 Sawtooth (still runs GREAT)
1 2nd gen eMac
3 Airport Express
1 Airport Extreme Base Station
1 Airport (1st gen)
1 Apple TV
4 iPods (60 gig, 15 gig, 5 gig, 4 gig nano)
and my two prides and joy….
1 mac se
1 iPhone
Oh yeah, almost forgot the big boy…
1 mac pro 3 ghz w/8 gigs of ram, 1.5 terrabyte of HD space w/a 20 dell screen
Apple is partnering and forming strategic alliances, this is the thing that has changed most about Apple in the past ten years. This is why it will finally be tremendously successful.
The “go at it alone” attitude has shifted. Jobs finally learned what helped Microsoft become so powerful (forming partnerships), the good news is that Microsoft has learned nothing from Apple.
hehe – I love the lists
Home:
Quad G5 4 gig RAM (2 23″ Cinema Displays)
Macbook Pro 17″
Intel Imac 24″
Intel Imac 20″
Apple TV
Airport Extreme
12 Intel Mac Minis as render farm (works like a charm!)
3 ipods
Work:
4 Xserves (intel 2.0ghz)
3.5 Tb Xserve Raids
(2) Mac Pro (3.0ghz Dual Core Xeon) 8 gig Ram
1 Tb internal storage
(2) 2 23″ Cinemas
(2) 20″ Intel duo core 2 Imacs
(2) 17″ MacBook Pros
I don’t have AT&T so the iPhone is out, at least for another year.
I can’t wait for giant mustachioed QT VR pictures of Jobs staring at me in every room.
That linky is stinky.
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bragging;
imac g3 333mhz
mac mini g4 1.25ghz
power mac g5 dual 1.8 4gb of ram
2×20″ cinema displays
2×13″ macbook (black) both with 2gb of ram
2xiphone
5xipod 1gb shuffle 2nd gen, 2gb nano 1st gen, 30gb 5th gen, and 60gb 5th gen.
Re: Zune Tang
Hang on! Earlier this week Zune Tang said he had a “stable” of Zunes – how do one brown Zune and 2 “dittys” count as a “stable”?
“Lots of people laughed at me. But who is laughing now?”
Trust us SydneyStephen, we’re still laughing at you.
@Zune Tang
Very funny, if a bit lost in the detail
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Good to see you’re working on some new material, though
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Zune Tang needs his own IT department. Call Duke IT, they might might need jobs.
You all know that you have:
347 Different lightsabers
47 Star Trek costumes
1 RealDoll
1 RealHamster.
Why not add them to the list?
the REAL problem is that people are like sheeps, so you can math yourself the proportion of people that think for themselves and people that go to a shop and ask for the most popular product…
I don’t think we’re going well with this display of stupidity, intolerance and disrespect for each other…
Anyway anyone with two inches square of brain and knowing what it’s talking about will tell you that Macs are more beautiful, inspiring, secure, productive and, now with the Intel stuff even cheaper than PCs, above else all just because they don’t come with Windows installed…
“Anyway anyone with two inches square of brain and knowing what it’s talking about will tell you that Macs are more beautiful, inspiring, secure, productive”
You just described somebody who doesnt exist.
While it’s clear that Mac users certainly have a maximum of about two inches square of brain, there are none who know what they’re talking about.
I feel so fortunate to – have a 2 1/4 cubic inch brain, be a Mac user who knows what he’s talking about and I know my units of measure too!
I feel so fortunate to – have a 2 1/4 cubic inch brain, be a Mac user who knows what he’s talking about and I know my units of measure too!
I feel so fortunate to – have a 2 1/4 cubic inch brain, be a Mac user who knows what he’s talking about and I know my units of measure too!
I feel so fortunate to – have a 2 1/4 cubic inch brain, be a Mac user who knows what he’s talking about and I know my units of measure too!