It seems that the going has never been this good for Apple and Mac. Last month, Apple revealed that for seven consecutive quarters, the revenue was Mac has been going up and up. And now a report by Canalys reveals that Apple has become the number one PC brand in the world.
According to Apple Insider, in Q1 2022, Apple shipped about 22.3 million Mac units and in the process dethroned Lenovo from the number one position. Apple garnered about 18.8% market share in the PC market. Mac shipments have seen 1% growth annually, as per Canalys.
Lenovo, on the other hand, saw its shipments decline by 12% and shipped around 21.1 million devices. Third-placed HP also saw its shipments decline by 18% and shipped 15.9 million units. The overall PC market, meanwhile, declined by 3% year-over-year.
During its quarterly earnings call, Apple revealed that the revenue from Mac in the quarter was up almost 15% and Apple raked in close to $10.4 billion. Last year, Apple had said that it had seen a lot of first-time Mac buyers, which does show that buyers are switching from Windows to Mac.
A recent report by Counterpoint Research also revealed that Apple had a very good previous quarter when it comes to Mac. Sales of Mac were up 8% compared to the previous quarter whereas other Windows PC brands saw their market share plummet. The report by Counterpoint Research stated that Lenovo’s shipments dropped by 10% whereas HP saw a decline of 16% in shipments.
The overall trend does show that more people are buying Mac devices. Apple does have big plans for Mac in 2022. Rumours have suggested that as many as 9 new Mac devices with the next-generation M-series processors are in development.
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