Apple's 1st calendar quarter of 2015 computer sales, in context
Figures are for worldwide computer sales (in thousands):
Q1 2015 Q1 2015 Market Q1 2014 Market ShpGrowth ShpGrowth Rank Vendor Shipments Share Shipments Share 2015/2014 2015/2006 ------- --------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- --------- 1 Lenovo 13,392 19.55% 12,949 17.65% 3.42% 291.24% 2 Hewlett-Packard 12,992 18.97% 12,579 17.14% 3.28% 49.30% 3 Dell 9,236 13.49% 9,856 13.43% -6.29% -4.21% 4 Acer Group 4,839 7.07% 5,205 7.09% -7.56% 66.87% 5 ASUS 4,801 7 01% 4,600 6.27% 4.37% N/A Apple 4,563 6.66% 4,136 5.64% 10.32% 310.34% All Vendors 68,485 100.0% 73,378 100.0% -6.67% 28.71% Notes:
1. Figures for Apple are actual unit shipments for the periods, obtained from investor.apple.com 2. Figures for all other manufacturers are "preliminary estimates" from IDC (09 Apr 2015)
Note the last column comparing shipment growth against the same quarter that I posted here nine years ago; this really shows your long-term winners in a way even year/year comparisons can't. |