Apple’s Mac shipments 17.5% down this quarter

Analysts can't agree whether market is marginally up or down

Q3 PC shipments of  62.9 million were down 1.3% y-o-y decline from the third quarter of 2023 after three consecutive quarters of y-o-y  growth.

Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs during the third quarter of 2024 dropped by 2.4 per cent year-on-year to 68.8 million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Traditional PCs include desktops, notebooks and workstations, but not tablets or x86 servers.  In the third quarter of... Read More

Global PC shipments decline in Q3 2024, AI PCs fail to boost demand, Windows 10 support end affects market.

Practically every major PC hardware and software player is high on the AI movement, but so far, it hasn't resulted in ballooning PC sales.

JP Morgan forecasts AI PCs to boost 2025 PC market growth. Apple's M4 Macs expected to compete in this emerging segment despite slowdown.

JP Morgan reports underwhelming PC and Mac shipments in the third quarter of 2024, but demand for so-called AI PCs like Apple's upcoming M4 Macs could drive a recovery in 2025.

Apple's Mac sales drop 17.5% in Q3 2024 amid overall PC market growth. Lenovo leads, while Apple maintains top-five position despite decline.

Apple's M4 iPad Pro models with OLED displays are reportedly facing weaker-than-expected demand since their debut in the second quarter,...