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Apple leapfrogs Acer and Dell in Q3, 2011 with PC shipments

IDC data puts Apple in second place for the first time in any single quarter

For the first time Apple has taken over Acer and Dell to grab second place in the A/NZ PC market, according to IDC data.

For the Q3, 2011 period, Apple took a 15 per cent market share, sitting behind only HP at 22 per cent. Acer was third at 14 per cent, Dell fourth at 13 per cent and Toshiba five with a nine per cent market share.

The overall market was flat; down 8 per cent quarter-on-quarter (1.61 million units total), which is usually expected for the Q3 “season.” IDC did note that it was a relatively good period for PC sales, with aggressive promotions from retailers such as Harvey Norman pushing the market three per cent higher than in the same period last year.

Further, the Rugby World Cup in NZ provided a substantial boost to the nation’s economy and improved overall market sentiment, IDC claimed.

In a release, IDC market analyst, Amy Cheah, said "While most vendors' performance slowed in Q3, HP, in particular, took the strongest hit. There were delays in government project roll outs while HP's channels cut back in stock intake as a precautionary measure in view of market softness.

"The unfortunate 'PSG spin off' debacle also momentarily affected confidence in HP's strategic outlook which opened a window of opportunity for competitors such as Apple to gain share."

Despite the floods in Thailand causing a crippling HDD shortage, IDC is anticipating a 10 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth for the PC market in Q4.

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

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Comments

1

John

Sat 17/12/2011 - 11:55

Crapple is only out selling acer if you count iPads as PC's which they are not. They are not even as good as a netbook so should not be counted just crapple trying to big note them self's.

2

Tony

Mon 19/12/2011 - 15:33

Who's Crapple?

I don't get it.....oh wait I see what you did there with the word Apple and mixing it with crap...ooohh that's hilarious, and so fresh and wity. I wish I could be as clever and original as that....especially the way you link PC sales with Tablet and Netbook sales despite neither being mentioned. Very impressive.

3

Jmarc

Tue 20/12/2011 - 11:34

@John. You're plain wrong. iPads aren't counted as PCs. I know, I use their data.

4

Geoff

Tue 20/12/2011 - 12:56

@John , who really cares about Acer ? if it was based on revenue they would not even make the top 5 as they sell only on 1 thing.......price ! a CHEAP price. ZERO brand value.

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