From CNET: Apple's two latest iPhones may be off to a strong start in terms of sales, but fewer people are buying the company's MacBooks and iMacs.
Analysts aren't in agreement over the rate of the slowdown, with IDC reporting a 3.4 percent decline in Mac units shipped and research firm Gartner reporting slowing growth of 1.5 percent. Both numbers point to the lowest growth rate in two years, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Apple isn't alone in facing slowing growth, as the broader industry grapples with fewer people feeling the need to buy new desktop computers and laptops. The PC market suffered an 11 percent decline, which was worse than previously expected, said IDC.
Apple, based in Cupertino, California, has actually outperformed the rest of the PC market. The company now occupies a larger slice of the PC market overall, rising to 7.5 percent in the third quarter from 6.9 percent in the same period a year ago to fourth place, according to IDC. Lenovo remains the top PC maker with 21 percent of the market, followed by Hewlett-Packard and Dell.
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