Although we still do not have official data on PC sales for Q2 2019, the analysis companies make their estimates. Two of the most relevant companies have presented the results of their analysis: Gartner and IDC. For this report, the department stores are consulted on the level of sales made by each of the brands.
With this information we know an estimate of the interest of users for computers, both Mac and PC. But we also know the evolution of brands. This time the results are somewhat contradictory because their conclusions are contradicted if we can the two reports on the table.
We must remember that this is only about this, estimates. But if we read Gartner's conclusions the PC sales plus Macs have increased by 1,5% on the same results of the 2nd quarter of last year. The sector leader is Lenovo, increasing its share to a not inconsiderable 25%. It is followed by HP with 22,2% and Dell is in third place. At a great distance, in 4th place is Apple, with 5,9%. It so happens that Apple drops significantly in market share, from 6%.
The conclusion is common. Who has a Mac is a small collective, more or less faithful. Global sales increase and this causes Apple to significantly lower its share. On the other hand, being unusual, the conclusions of IDC they are somewhat opposite. For this analytics company, the sale of PCs and Macs increased by 4,7% compared to the same quarter last year. But the Mac grew 10%.
The report indicates in its conclusions that the output of new Macs especially the MacBook Pro increases the sales of Apple computers. In addition, the estimates of new models make large stores acquire more old Macs to serve users who appreciate buying a model that is already a few months old but at a discount, compared to the latest Apple novelty, at a higher price .
