Thursday, April 19, 2007

Apple Corners 5% of U.S. PC Market

Fueled by a 30 percent year-over-year growth rate, Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) shipments hit 741,000 units in the first quarter, up from 570,000 units from a year ago.

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And according to Gartner, that tally equates to 5 percent market share in the U.S. PC market, up a percentage point from this time a year ago.

As far as growth goes, Apple grew the fastest of the U.S. PC makers in shipments with a 30 percent growth rate (Techmeme). Toshiba grew at a 26.8 percent clip in shipments with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News) delivering growth of 25.8 percent. Toshiba and Apple, however, are working off of much smaller bases.

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