>48% of money spent at US retail on desktop PCs was spent on Apple Macs
>“In October, Mac US retail desktop computer revenue share was 47.71, percent up from 33.44 percent a year earlier, according to NPD. It’s a stunning number, given just how many Windows PC companies combined command so much more market share, while competing for the same revenue share,” Joe Wilcox reports for BetaNews. “NPD measures in-store and online sales to compile …
Read More>iPhone : 50% of global mobile data traffic…
>It won’t be long before mobile operators’ data networks become nothing more than iTunes content delivery pipes. Another industry (like music) used to robbing the public blind, soon to be working as Apple’s bitch. Good job. Report Downloadable Here…
Read More>Apple Store generates 3 times the revenue of Harrods.
>Per square foot. It is London’s most profitable store. Margins, margins, margins.
Read More>From the lips of the head of Windows… (another nugget)
>Sinofsky did have some interesting things to say when I asked for his take on competitors like Google and Apple… “You have to take it very seriously,” he said of the competitors. “That’s always, always true in the software world. In the software world it doesn’t take a lot to have a dramatic shift in how people perceive you or …
Read More>Apple now world’s most profitable mobile handset maker…
>Nokia (NYSE:NOK) may still claim the largest global market share, but Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has overtaken it as the world’s most profitable handset vendor in the third quarter of 2009, according to Strategy Analytics. The one-handset wonder pushed Nokia into the no. 2 slot, as Nokia’s margins were hit hard by both the economic downturn and a stagnant presence in the …
Read More>The value of Apple’s Notebook business > HP+Dell
>Based on our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis of the notebook PC businesses of Apple (AAPL), HP (HPQ) and Dell (DELL), we’ve estimated that Apple’s notebook business is more valuable than that of HP and Dell combined. Apple’s higher valuation is driven by three factors: (1) higher average notebook pricing compared to HP and Dell (2) growing market share (3) …
Read More>Watch out Mr. Blackberry… Sir iPhone is after you…
>It’s only a matter of time… “In the horserace among manufacturers, the release of the iPhone 3GS has led to a big jump in smart phone market share for Apple and has placed them within striking distance of Research In Motion — whose slew of models are still number one but have fallen to their lowest level in two years. …
Read More>Windows PC box assemblers squeezed as Apple rakes in stellar profits
>“Apple’s updated $999 MacBook, $1,199-and-up iMac and $599 Mac Mini models may look sharp, and some add such thoughtful features as a wireless mouse that includes the ‘multi-touch’ technology first seen on the iPhone. But Windows-based computers can cost half as much — even before you factor in Apple’s inflated charges for memory and storage upgrades. Since there’s a recession …
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