Apple's 3rd calendar quarter of 2016 computer sales, in context
Figures are for worldwide computer sales (in thousands):
Q3 2016 Q3 2016 Market Q3 2015 Market ShpGrowth ShpGrowth Rank Vendor Shipments Share Shipments Share 2016/2015 2016/2005 ------- --------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- --------- 1 Lenovo 14,511 21.34% 14,990 21.19% -3.20% 310.50% 2 Hewlett-Packard 14,392 21.17% 13,926 19.69% 3.35% 98.48% 3 Dell 10,751 15.81% 10,120 14.31% 6.24% 13.37% 4 Apple 4,886 7.19% 5,709 8.07% -14.42% 295.31% 5 ASUS 4,693 6.90% 4,460 6.31% 5.22% N/A All Vendors 67,999 100.0% 70,737 100.0% -3.87% 28.76% 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 (11 Oct 2016)
Note the last column comparing shipment growth against the same quarter that I posted here eleven years ago; this really shows your long-term winners in a way even year/year comparisons can't. |