John Paczkowski in News on November 18, 2011 at 3:17 am PT
Buoyed by increasing sales in enterprise and explosive growth in the Asia Pacific, the company’s share of the global PC market passed the 5 percent mark last quarter, for the first time in 15 years.
John Paczkowski in News on August 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm PT
No surprises here: The Mac continues to kick ass. And it’s kicking a lot of it in Asia.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 8, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
Competing against Apple’s iPad has been a fruitless endeavor for most who have tried, and sadly for the company’s rivals, that’s not going to change any time soon.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 21, 2011 at 4:31 am PT
If the debut of the iPhone on Verizon didn’t trigger quite the mass exodus of Android users some had expected, it could be because the carrier is more of a stronghold for Google’s mobile OS than anyone expected. But there might be another reason, as well.
John Paczkowski in News on May 23, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
There’s really no other way to say this: The Mac is kicking ass. Not only is its growth outpacing that of the broader market, it’s doing it in virtually every segment from government to enterprise.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 7, 2011 at 3:45 am PT
There’s little doubt that Apple’s share of the smartphone market–particularly in emerging countries–would benefit from a less expensive version of the iPhone–an “iPhone Lite.” But can the company even build one?
John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 29, 2011 at 11:26 am PT
With iPad 2 hopefuls still queuing outside Apple stores each morning, more than two weeks after the device’s U.S. launch, and international demand causing widespread stock-outs abroad, analysts who follow Apple are scrambling to adjust their iPad sales and earnings-per-share estimates. The latest to do so is Needham’s Charlie Wolf, who today raised his 2011 iPad sales forecast to 30 million units from 20 million.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 17, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
The Mac has been on a growth tear for a few years now, outperforming the broader PC market in most every sector. Indeed, December 2010 marked the 19th straight quarter that it did so.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 18, 2011 at 3:15 am PT
It’s been said that Steve Jobs is Apple’s greatest asset and its greatest risk. And there’s no better illustration of that dictum than recent history. The last time Jobs went on medical leave in January of 2009, Apple shares tanked, falling some eight percent to $78.50. But in the months that followed, they rose more than 50 percent, despite continued concerns over his health.
