According to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, Apple is well positioned to gain on Hewlett-Packard, Dell and the rest of the Microsoft Windows manufacturers even without the iPad,” Phillip elmer-Dewitt reports for Fortune.
Whitmore writes:
Within the computing market, we see significant opportunity for Apple to take meaningful share in the second half as the Microsoft / PC ecosystem is relatively stagnant, lacking meaningful new offerings. On the other hand, Apple will be competing with an upgraded Mac OS, new MacBook Airs (and other forthcoming Macs) and a new iPad iOS. Within the Tablet market, the iPad remains the Gold Standard as competitors struggle for mindshare and traction (note HP’s price cuts on the TouchPad). Meanwhile, competing PC manufacturers have suggested Ultrabooks won’t ramp in material volumes until 2012 due to challenges driving price points meaningfully below Apple’s Air. As such, Apple appears particularly well positioned for more share gains heading into the back-to- school and holiday selling season.
Read more in the full article, which includes an eye-popping chart, here.