Macs down, PCs up
http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/10/technology/mac-pc-sales/
Something unexpected occurred last year during the third quarter of the year. This was the fact that Apple's market share in the PC market had fell 2.3%, with other sources claiming their shipments decreased a whopping 11%. According to the article, the reasoning for Apple's PC market decline is a mystery. They suggested that one reason could be due to the fact that they haven't updated their line of Macbooks since over two years ago. Even one year ago however, their share was at 14.2% while 2013 was 13.4%. Another thing it mentioned was the fact that the third quarter is when PC markets push their "back to school" campaigns. It also mentioned that PC's have recently been in a slump, and the increase in their shipments could give them a fighting chance against tablets and smartphones.
Personally, I prefer PC's over Mac's for a multitude of reasons. But that's not what this article is about. This article represents overall a dying market, and that is PC's in general. There were very few PC manufacturers who did well last year, and a multitude of them had sales decrease. The fact that even Apple is decreasing in market share is concerning. What this article really brings to light is the tablet and phone market. I don't know if the manufacturers of those markets aim to replace PC's as a whole, but I don't think it's good. Let's be real here, the tablet market is relatively new and is in its budding stages. The amount of things you can do on a tablet pales in comparison to what you can do on a PC, yet people still buy into it. I almost feel as though the technology tablets present is recessive in a sense. Sure the tech in them is "new" but is it as useful or powerful as a PC? I may have gone a bit off topic, but that's what I interpreted from this article.
Lately it seems like Apple has been really pushing its mobile devices, especially the iPad. And why shouldn't they? The iPad has been a huge success and the tablet market is growing rapidly, so it make sense for Apple to devote more of its time and resources marketing the iPad instead of Macs. I personally prefer Macs over PCs but they are a bit costly. Perhaps as consumers are buying more and more technology they aren't willing to spend as much on computers as they have so many other devices which can accomplish similar tasks.
ReplyDeleteYou confused me but I say NO to the tablet. I like PCs better. They last longer and can do more. If apple update their Macbooks, I'm sure their sales would go up. People like new things, so they will do better if they update their line.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree David. Why would they push something which isn't their main seller? People have such a thirst for iOS mobile devices (whether that is misplaced is obviously debatable) that it'd be an economically foolish decision to push Macbooks right now. when someone goes, "I want a tablet," they pretty much really mean, "I want an iPad."
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