Macs and iDevices outsell all Windows PCs during holiday quarter

Macs might not add up to much in terms of PC market share as Macs make up only 14% of total PCs sold but add in the iPhones and iPads and that number is dramatic. As a company, Apple has surpassed PC market sales with its Macs as well as its iDevices and this means more new users are opting to go with mobile devices than with new PCs. Research from Analyst Benedict Evans points to another observation, "this is a pretty good illustration of the scale of mobile: Apple limits itself only to the high end of the mobile market but still sells more units than the whole PC industry."

Source: AppleInsider

Reuters: Apple is world's highest grossing mobile phone vendor

Reuters has reported  that according to a study done by research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple Inc. has become "the world's largest phone vendor by revenue in January-March, overtaking Nokia."  During their recent second quarter results announcement Apple says it sold 18.65 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 113 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter.

Click to read more ...