Slashdot Mirror
Apple Dominates "Premium PC" Market
itwbennett writes "Macs made up a whopping 91 percent of the $1,000-and-up computer market in June. Not so long ago, $1,000 got you an entry-level machine. Today the average computer sells for $701, while the average Windows machine sells for only $515. Still, Macs only make up 8.7% of PC sales. But is that really such a bad position to be in? Consider an Apples to Apples, that is, Macs to iPhones comparison: the iPhone takes only a sliver of the phone market but a much larger share of the profits."
Apple dominates the premium priced market, not the premium PC market.
Ever since Apple switched to Intel processors, they became part of the "PC" market. Of course, Apple made "personal computers" from the beginning, but...
*Citation needed
These numbers only reference brick and mortar retail sales. 3 out of the last 4 machines I've purchased were purchased from the manufacturer's website, and customized to my specs by upgrading components - with only one being under $1000 - but they wouldn't be incorporated in these sorts of specs. This also rules out servers/workstations. By selectively filtering statistics, you can put a positive spin on a statement like 'Macs make up only 8.7% of PC sales' (which is a number that probably has some filters of its own applied, for instance, being personal computers sales ONLY and not business/server/etc).
In related news:
-Solid-state hard drives are common (in netbooks).
-Motorcycles dominate the market of two-wheel vehicle sales with 99.999% marketshare, while Segway sales lag far behind at .001%.
-Barack Obama represents 100% of current U.S. Presidents.
-Ladies, I have the biggest dick you'll ever see (of all males in a ten foot radius/in the next five minutes).
/0 ?
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies? And ... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!
My blog
If that's the case then Win 7 is just Vista Service Pack 3....oh...wait......