Apple Beats HP to Become Top Computer Seller

It is true that Apple has been within the list of most profit-earning laptop makers over the past few years despite having a coffee market-share (mainly as a result of its high prices).

But it's solely currently that Apple has succeeded during this field too and in keeping with the report by Canalys, Apple has sold additional laptop systems than the other manufacturer within the world.



According to this report, Apple sold twenty one million systems within the second quarter of 2012, up from 13.1 million of identical quarter of 2011 and experienced a fifty nine.6% increase in sales.

Compared to that, HP sold solely thirteen.5 million units, down from fifteen.2 million of identical quarter of last year. Lenovo but, experienced an honest increase in sales by selling thirteen.1 million units during this quarter, up from 10.3 million.

Apple captured nineteen.4% of the market-share in Q2 compared to the twelve.5% and 12.1% of HP and Lenovo respectively. one amongst the most important reasons of this success is that the launching of Retina show Macbook that features a jaw-dropping resolution of 2800 x 1800.

The report conjointly said that the non-public laptop market increased by twelve % however that too is especially as a result of the sales of the New iPad. however it should not be forgotten that every one the figures are just for second quarter of 2012.

Apple already earned huge profits by its Macintosh line of computers as early as 2010 when Apple had hold of solely 11th of September of the market however earned thirty fifth of the market’s profits mainly attributable to the high costs of its product.