http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/08/microsoft-v-apple-whistling-in-the-dark/ WordPress site Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/08/microsoft-v-apple-whistling-in-the-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Bloor Robin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:28:58 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=5417#comment-631 It's quite correct that Apple's dominance is not yet as evident in the UK as it is in the US. I was in the UK recently. But the UK is a laggard and the US leads in these specific technology markets. There are also contextual factors. O2 in the UK has an exclusive iPhone deal that limits iPhone sales, which is about to end. That's also true in the US. However Apple owns the smart phone market without question. It's just a matter of time before its competition collapses - even thought wor;d wide it has only about 7%. The App Store is the deciding factor and only one vendor has an App Store with 90,000 apps. In the US PC market Apple has a 7.5% market share by units, but when it comes to revenue it has a 15%+ share. Its global figures are much lower (at about 2.5%) for the simple reason that there are few Apple Stores outside the US. Wherever it builds an Apple Store its market share goes up in that area. It is gradually building the stores across the world. Apple is not in the netbook market, but there's no evidence yet that the netbook market is damaging Apple sales significantly. However it is damaging the sales of laptop PCs, which are falling away while Apple's laptop sales are still growing. The trends indicate that within about 2 years Apple will have the same revenues as Microsoft. It’s quite correct that Apple’s dominance is not yet as evident in the UK as it is in the US. I was in the UK recently. But the UK is a laggard and the US leads in these specific technology markets. There are also contextual factors. O2 in the UK has an exclusive iPhone deal that limits iPhone sales, which is about to end. That’s also true in the US. However Apple owns the smart phone market without question. It’s just a matter of time before its competition collapses – even thought wor;d wide it has only about 7%. The App Store is the deciding factor and only one vendor has an App Store with 90,000 apps.
In the US PC market Apple has a 7.5% market share by units, but when it comes to revenue it has a 15%+ share. Its global figures are much lower (at about 2.5%) for the simple reason that there are few Apple Stores outside the US. Wherever it builds an Apple Store its market share goes up in that area. It is gradually building the stores across the world.
Apple is not in the netbook market, but there’s no evidence yet that the netbook market is damaging Apple sales significantly. However it is damaging the sales of laptop PCs, which are falling away while Apple’s laptop sales are still growing.
The trends indicate that within about 2 years Apple will have the same revenues as Microsoft.

]]> http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/08/microsoft-v-apple-whistling-in-the-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-630 C T Carter Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:13:48 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=5417#comment-630 This article seems to be at odds with what I see here in the UK. There are a good few iphones in evidence amongst people with enough income, but the vast majority have Nokia's and Sony Ericsson's. Mac are also increasingly prevalent where there is disposeable income, but I see ten times as many netbooks running Windows XP when I travel in to work on the train in the morning. This article seems to be at odds with what I see here in the UK. There are a good few iphones in evidence amongst people with enough income, but the vast majority have Nokia’s and Sony Ericsson’s. Mac are also increasingly prevalent where there is disposeable income, but I see ten times as many netbooks running Windows XP when I travel in to work on the train in the morning.

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