Apple Now 3rd Largest Computer Vendor in U.S.
Market research firm Garner reported a few weeks ago that Apple is now the third largest computer vendor in the United States, having now passed Acer. Dell and HP are still the leaders, but Mac sales rose more than 38 percent to nearly 1.4 million units in the US during the three-month period ending in June.
Source: "Apple Passes Acer to Become Third Largest U.S. PC Vendor" posted at AppleInsider.
My mom and brother both just bought macs, they really do rock! Evan with HP prices being so low, I can't imagine why people buy those peaces of garbage!
If you go into an Apple Store, this will come as no surprise. Very few merchandisers create the kind of excitement Apple does about its products. In fact no other retailer comes close.
In 2007 Apple Stores averaged $4032 in sales per square foot. This beat the diamonds off its closest competitor Tiffany & Co ($2,666). Best Buy came in at $935/sq. ft. Sell that much stuff and your market share is going to rise.
Here is a link to the Fortune article describing how Apple did it: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402321/
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