“If enterprises were flocking to Macs big sales would also have been seen in Q1 2014, when Microsoft ended support of Windows XP and companies rushed to upgrade their PCs.”
“Apple sold 1.5 million Macs that quarter, Gartner said, down almost 4% from the year-prior quarter and accounting for about 10% of the overall PC market.”
Tiger Direct is selling a low-end laptop (Windows 7) for $99 on sale.
Where do you guys come up with these factoids? Your "facts" on the number of Macs sold in the first calendar quarter of 2014—Apple's second fiscal quarter—are from some left field from the twilight zone. Your number is about 2.64 million low. . . and then you claim a reduction year-over-year when there was an actual 5% YoY growth.
"Mac sales grew modestly, from 3.95 million units in the second quarter last year to 4.14 million now (first quarter of 2014). Revenues from the computers were $5.52 billion, up from $5.45 billion. That now represents just 12 percent of Apple’s overall sales. — Source, Macworld April 23, 2014While Apple Mac sales went UP 5% YoY, according to IDC, sales of all PCs—including Apple's increase—fell 4.4% overall in the same quarter!