http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:20:53 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/03/mac_sales_projected_to_grow_26_in_2010_outpacing_pc_market/ Apple is predicted to continue its gains on the rest of the PC market in 2010, with Mac sales projected to grow by 26 percent while the industry is forecast to see a 16 percent year-over-year increase... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/03/mac_sales_projected_to_grow_26_in_2010_outpacing_pc_market/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/01/apples_iphone_halo_effect_again_carries_mac_sales_to_new_heights/ Global Mac sales have significantly outpaced the rest of the PC market, which expanded just 2.3 percent year over year -- just more evidence of the iPhone halo effect, according to one analyst. In ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/01/apples_iphone_halo_effect_again_carries_mac_sales_to_new_heights/ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/30/another_take_apples_black_friday_sales_seen_as_strong/ Despite Apple offering modest discounts for Black Friday, huge Mac sales for the year's biggest shopping day have been projected, thanks to third-party resellers. Analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/30/another_take_apples_black_friday_sales_seen_as_strong/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/30/apples_black_friday_mac_sales_forecast_to_decrease/ Checks with Apple stores last week suggest that in-store 2009 Black Friday Mac sales could see a year-over-year decrease, though online sales will likely compensate for losses, according to a new repo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/30/apples_black_friday_mac_sales_forecast_to_decrease/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/18/oct_estimates_suggest_apple_will_sell_2_9m_macs_this_quarter/ Sales figures for the month of October show that Apple is on track to meet Wall Street expectations for its first financial quarter, which includes the busy holiday season. But given that nearly 50... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/18/oct_estimates_suggest_apple_will_sell_2_9m_macs_this_quarter/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/mac_marketshare_grows_in_europe_as_apples_competitors_struggle/ PC sales in the U.K. and Western Europe diminished over the past year while Apple's market share has grown, as higher-priced Macs have found success in the midst of down economy. New European sales... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/mac_marketshare_grows_in_europe_as_apples_competitors_struggle/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/02/apples_2010_capital_expenditures_could_signal_major_investments/ Apple has forecast a 70 percent increase in capital expenditures for the 2010 fiscal year, which one analyst has said could be a sign the Mac maker is investing in "strategic new infrastructure." I... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/02/apples_2010_capital_expenditures_could_signal_major_investments/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/mac_sales_grow_11_8_as_apple_takes_9_4_u_s_market_share/ Mac sales saw double-digit growth in the third quarter of 2009, maintaining Apple's position as the fourth-largest U.S. PC manufacturer, according to new data released Wednesday from IDC. IDC Ov... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/mac_sales_grow_11_8_as_apple_takes_9_4_u_s_market_share/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/13/history_suggests_windows_7_launch_could_boost_mac_sales/ Rather than negatively impacting Mac sales, a new report provides evidence that the impending launch of Windows 7 could actually be a boon for Apple. In a new research note to investors, Brian Mars... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/13/history_suggests_windows_7_launch_could_boost_mac_sales/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/07/big_holiday_season_predicted_to_be_just_the_beginning_for_apple/ Apple is expected to have exceptional sales this holiday season to cap off an excellent 2009, but a new report predicts that 2010 will be even better based on anticipated iPhone sales. In his lates... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/07/big_holiday_season_predicted_to_be_just_the_beginning_for_apple/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/apple_takes_double_digit_home_pc_market_share_study/ An estimated 12 percent of all U.S. homes have an Apple computer, though nearly all Mac owners also have a Windows PC in their home, a new study shows. The NPD Group's 2009 Household Penetration St... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/apple_takes_double_digit_home_pc_market_share_study/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/01/steve_jobs_wealth_shrinks_mac_online_share_grows/ Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is revealed to be the No. 43 wealthiest American with a net worth of $5.1 billion; and since the launch of Snow Leopard, the share of Mac OS X machines online has grown 5 p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/01/steve_jobs_wealth_shrinks_mac_online_share_grows/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/steve_ballmer_safari_a_rounding_error_mac_losing_market_share/ Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer went on the offensive against Apple in a recent interview, stating that Windows has gained market share on OS X, and that the browser Safari is a "rounding error." ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/steve_ballmer_safari_a_rounding_error_mac_losing_market_share/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/23/one_fifth_of_buyers_interested_in_apples_unseen_tablet/ Despite the fact that no one has seen it, a new survey says that 21 percent of buyers are interested in purchasing an Apple tablet device. That demand, along with strong Mac and iPhone sales, is expec... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/23/one_fifth_of_buyers_interested_in_apples_unseen_tablet/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/mac_sales_grow_7_as_apple_projected_to_sell_2_8m_in_quarter/ Based on new sales figures from NPD Market Research, Apple is expected to slightly exceed Wall Street's consensus on Mac sales for the September quarter. In a new note to investors, Gene Munster, s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/mac_sales_grow_7_as_apple_projected_to_sell_2_8m_in_quarter/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/11/apples_mindshare_in_asia_far_outweighs_marketshare/ With just a sliver of phone and computer sales in the world's most populous region, Apple still managed to top all other companies to become the region's most admired in a new ranking. Apple took t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/11/apples_mindshare_in_asia_far_outweighs_marketshare/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/08/dont_expect_apple_tv_as_cable_set_top_box_apple_exec_says/ Though rumors have persisted for years that the Apple TV might transition from a media streaming solution into a cable box competitor, a new report said an Apple executive "killed that concept." In... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/08/dont_expect_apple_tv_as_cable_set_top_box_apple_exec_says/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/02/microsofts_fight_against_apple_ads_seen_as_waste_of_money/ With Apple's Mac home market share tripling in the past five years, Microsoft has fought back with its own advertising campaigns attacking Apple for the first time, a move one analyst sees as a mistak... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/02/microsofts_fight_against_apple_ads_seen_as_waste_of_money/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/26/apples_mac_leads_sales_growth_as_pc_market_begins_to_recover/ The worldwide PC market began a slow rebound from the recession last quarter with overall home sales surging, and strong Mac sales with business buyers. In a note to investors, Charlie Wolf of Need... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/26/apples_mac_leads_sales_growth_as_pc_market_begins_to_recover/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/18/school_shoppers_choose_netbooks_over_apple_for_now/ A new study suggests students prefer low-cost netbooks over Apple's MacBook, but some believe the Mac-maker's long-rumored tablet could take a large portion of low-end laptop sales. In a survey of ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/18/school_shoppers_choose_netbooks_over_apple_for_now/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/15/single_digit_growth_boosts_apples_share_of_us_pc_market_to_8_7/ Apple's share of the U.S. computer market grew 2.5 percent in the second quarter while the PC industry as a whole saw shipments slide 1.2 percent, according to new figures released Wednesday by market... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/15/single_digit_growth_boosts_apples_share_of_us_pc_market_to_8_7/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/15/apples_share_of_u_s_pc_market_slips_to_7_4_as_sales_decline/ Apple's share of the U.S. computer market fell to 7.4 percent during the first calendar quarter of 2009 from 8.0 percent during the fourth quarter of 2008, market research firm Gartner said Wendesday.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/15/apples_share_of_u_s_pc_market_slips_to_7_4_as_sales_decline/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/01/mac_web_share_hits_record_9_9_percent_in_january/ Even as the economy has continued to falter, Apple's share of web users has climbed up to a landmark 9.93 percent in the first month of 2009 while Windows' own share continues to slide downwards. W... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/01/mac_web_share_hits_record_9_9_percent_in_january/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/14/apples_share_of_us_pc_market_slips_to_8_at_hands_of_acer/ Apple's share of the US computer market fell to 8 percent during the fourth calendar quarter of 2008 from 9.5 percent in the third as the Mac maker surrendered its third place ranking to surging netbo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/14/apples_share_of_us_pc_market_slips_to_8_at_hands_of_acer/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/14/apple_snags_nearly_10_of_us_pc_market_in_third_quarter/ With just days to go before Apple announces the results of its fourth fiscal quarter, new data from market research firm Gartner has the Mac maker snagging a near 10 percent share of the US PC market ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/14/apple_snags_nearly_10_of_us_pc_market_in_third_quarter/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/01/apples_us_retail_notebook_share_up_to_20_percent/ One in five notebooks purchased at US retail outlets during the recent back-to-school buying season were Macs, according to a new report. Citing data from market research firm NPD, the Register no... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/01/apples_us_retail_notebook_share_up_to_20_percent/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/01/mac_presence_on_web_up_nearly_5_percent_in_september/ More and more consumers are choosing Apple computers to access their favorite online content, with the presence of Macs on the Web growing more than 4.7 percent last month, according to the latest mar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/01/mac_presence_on_web_up_nearly_5_percent_in_september/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/17/apples_north_american_notebook_share_jumps_60_percent/ Brisk sales of Apple's MacBook product lines have seen the company's share of the North American notebook market surge more than 60 percent on a yearly basis through the second quarter of the year, ac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/17/apples_north_american_notebook_share_jumps_60_percent/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/25/report_mac_adoption_expanding_in_the_enterprise/ Despite the lack of any clear and obvious enterprise strategy at Apple, analyst Benjamin Gray of Forrester Research reported an incremental gain in enterprise Mac use among the 2,500 organizations the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/25/report_mac_adoption_expanding_in_the_enterprise/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/21/apple_may_report_unprecedented_3_million_mac_quarter/ The investment banking division of the Royal Bank of Canada said Thursday that Apple's back-to-school promotion is showing signs that it will drive the company to a record-smashing quarter in which sa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/21/apple_may_report_unprecedented_3_million_mac_quarter/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/12/iphone_reception_australian_mac_sales_boom_30_off_office_2008/ AT&T is investigating reports from iPhone 3G users who claim their new phones can't maintain a solid 3G signal. Meanwhile, new figures show a huge jump in Apple's share of the Australian PC market. An... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/12/iphone_reception_australian_mac_sales_boom_30_off_office_2008/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apple_may_have_shipped_record_2_54_million_macs_in_third_quarter/ Based on an analysis of Gartner Group's recently published estimates on domestic Macintosh sales, AppleInsider contributing analyst Andy Zaky estimates Apple to have shipped 2.54 million Macs during i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apple_may_have_shipped_record_2_54_million_macs_in_third_quarter/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/16/apple_passes_acer_to_become_third_largest_u_s_pc_vendor/ Macs garnered an 8.5 percent share of the U.S. PC market during the second quarter of the year, pushing Apple past Acer in the national rankings and into third place overall, according to preliminary ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/16/apple_passes_acer_to_become_third_largest_u_s_pc_vendor/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/08/apple_may_have_shipped_2_5_million_macs_in_spring_thanks_to_vista/ The poor reception of Windows Vista, along with a strong Mac OS X, will help Apple continue to ship Macs at three times the industry average by the end of the spring, according to BMO Capital Markets... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/08/apple_may_have_shipped_2_5_million_macs_in_spring_thanks_to_vista/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/02/jobsco_sued_again_mac_web_share_up_itunes_k_12_launches/ Some of Apple's top executives, including Steve Jobs, have once again been accused of bad faith in backdating company shares. Simultaneously, Mac web share is nearing eight percent in one report, K-1... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/02/jobsco_sued_again_mac_web_share_up_itunes_k_12_launches/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/13/apples_worldwide_notebook_share_approaching_5_percent/ The worldwide market for notebook computers shrank 6 percent during the first quarter of 2008, but the effects of the squeeze were nowhere to be found at Mac maker Apple Inc., which saw sales rise 7 p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/13/apples_worldwide_notebook_share_approaching_5_percent/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/02/apple_os_share_rises_iphone_official_for_spain_3g_iphone_shoot/ Apple's share of the operating system market was up again for the month of May, while Microsoft's share continued to fall. Meanwhile, iPhone is now officially on its way to Spain. And a new "behind th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/02/apple_os_share_rises_iphone_official_for_spain_3g_iphone_shoot/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/20/apples_mac_sales_up_50_percent_in_april/ The blistering success of Apple's personal computer business continues to turn heads, with Mac unit sales growing 50 percent year-over-year for the month of April compared to just 17 percent growth by... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/20/apples_mac_sales_up_50_percent_in_april/ Tue, 20 May 2008 15:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/19/iphone_for_spain_pa_semi_mac_share_mobile_phone_sales_fall/ Apple has reportedly reached an agreement to bring the iPhone to Spain through Telefonica Movistar. Meanwhile, it's also reported that Apple will support PA Semi's existing chips for the military; the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/19/iphone_for_spain_pa_semi_mac_share_mobile_phone_sales_fall/ Mon, 19 May 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/01/piper_jaffray_addresses_15_more_unanswered_apple_questions/ Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Thursday issued a report to clients that analytically addresses 16 more unanswered questions surrounding the Apple story, including some pertaining to the company... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/01/piper_jaffray_addresses_15_more_unanswered_apple_questions/ Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT