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IDC PC shipment figures confirm Apple’s ascendancy

by Scott Bicheno on 14 October 2010, 15:29

Tags: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), IDC

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Halo effect

Hot on the heels of Gartner, rival market researcher IDC has also released its Q3 global PC market figures.

Growth was also lower than forecast, but there is some variation from the Gartner ones - especially regarding Acer - so we thought we'd give you the opportunity to compare and contrast. One thing they both agree on is that Apple has grabbed a big chunk of market share in the US.

"Despite a sluggish start, the quarter ended with a good rally in September which could be a good prelude for what is ahead," said Jay Chou, research analyst at IDC. "Lower PC component costs, budding excitement around new media-centric form factors and continued business buying should still make for a competitive holiday season."

"Apple's influence on the PC market continues to grow, particularly in the U.S., as the company's iPad has had some negative impact on the mininotebook market. But, the halo effect of the device also helped propel Mac sales and moved the company into the number three position in the U.S. market," said Bob O'Donnell, IDC VP for clients and displays.


Top 6 Vendors, Worldwide PC Shipments, Third Quarter 2010 (Preliminary) (Units Shipments are in thousands)

Rank

Vendor

3Q10

Shipments

Market

Share

3Q09

Shipments

Market

Share

3Q10/3Q09

Growth








1

HP

15,766

17.6%

15,799

19.6%

-0.1%

2

Acer Group

11,648

13.0%

10,885

13.5%

7.0%

3

Dell

11,136

12.4%

10,154

12.6%

9.7%

4

Lenovo

9,213

10.3%

6,931

8.6%

32.9%

5

ASUS

4,793

5.3%

3,674

4.5%

30.5%

6

Toshiba

4,659

5.2%

4,066

5.0%

14.6%









Others

32,456

36.2%

29,284

36.2%

10.8%









Total

89,683

100.0%

80,793

100.0%

11.0%

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, October 13, 2010


Top 5 Vendors, United States PC Shipments, Third Quarter 2010 (Preliminary) (Units Shipments are in thousands)

Rank

Vendor

3Q10

Shipments

Market

Share

3Q09

Shipments

Market

Share

3Q10/3Q09

Growth








1

HP

4,591

24.3%

4,469

24.6%

2.7%

2

Dell

4,352

23.1%

4,578

25.2%

-4.9%

3

Apple

1,999

10.6%

1,611

8.9%

24.1%

4

Acer Group

1,949

10.3%

1,946

10.7%

0.1%

5

Toshiba

1,592

8.4%

1,426

7.8%

11.6%









Others

4,387

23.3%

4,151

22.8%

5.7%









Total

18,869

100.0%

18,181

100.0%

3.8%

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, October 13, 2010

 



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