Apple Mac computer sales was strong during the first quarter of 2007 despite a PC push with the launch of Microsoft Vista. Via MacNN, Gartner Dataquest’s Client Computer Markets Group figures and story:
MacNN | Mac sales growth outpaces industry, HP, Dell:
Sales of Macs largely kept pace with significant growth in overall PC shipments during the first quarter of 2007, two market research firms concur, yielding Apple the title of fastest growing manufacturer with regard to U.S. computer sales. Both Gartner and IDC issued statements today indicating that while the shipment of Microsoft’s Windows Vista was help drive increased PC sales in the first quarter of 2007, Apple was able to match the market with stronger portable sales and an increase in units moved through retail channels
I would expect Mac sales to expand throughout this year spurred on by the recent introduction of Adobe’s CS3 Suites and later (October) by Apples OS X Leopard availability. There are also some indications that some enterprise customers aren’t happy with the path that Microsoft is offering with Vista. This may allow OS X and Linux more opportunities to take over some enterprise functions that once were strictly Windows territory.
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