Apple has claimed the global crown for the PC market according to a report by research firm Canalys.
The survey is based upon the ideals of Apple being able to have their sales of desktops, netbooks and notebooks taken into account for the final figure.
During the final quarter of 2011, Apple was able to sell more than 15 million iPads but only five million Macs, meaning Apple have a 17% share of the global market compared to HP’s share of 12.7%.
The PC market meanwhile has relied on the growth of tablets, such as the Apple iPad for the 16% annual growth.
This masks an underlying concern that the PC market is struggling to achieve the sales as without the tablet sector, the PC market has a whole would have shown a 1% reduction.
Suppliers were affected by flooding in South East Asia where a lot of the products are manufactured. The flooding led to delays in work and an inability to mass produce the products, however there are concerns that the knock-on effect could be felt in the first quarter of this year.
HP’s decision to relinquish its role in the forefront of tablet technology with the possible mothballing of the TouchPad project.
Tim Coulling, who is an analyst for Canalys shed some light on the HP strategy.
Mt Coulling said: “Currently, HP is pursuing a Windows strategy for its pad portfolio, producing enterprise-focused products, such as the recently launched Slate 2, until the launch of Windows 8. However, questions remain over Microsoft’s entry into the consumer pad space.”
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