Comments on: Who You Callin' 'Super-Small-Market Share Guy,' Bill?

By: Jim Hillhouse

Jim Hillhouse — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:15:05 +0000

Sacconaghi’s sentiments that Apple will remain “stuck” because it’s hitting only the high-end market is the same nonsense I’ve heard since Jobs’ return in 1997–Apple can only grow so much because its products are priced too high. Bull!

Apple’s success speaks for itself. For those who have, and continue to predict, Apple’s “struggle” to continue to gain market share, they should reflect that, for the last 10 years, Steve Jobs has been right and they have been wrong…consistently.

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:07:02 +0000

“Apple, as it so often does, is playing in the high-end market here, one without much room for growth.”

1. So, Apple can increase market share by the simple act of lowering some prices whilst DELL. et. al, will have spend big bucks on design and advertising.

2. The average REAL income in the USA has doubled in the last 50 years. So, who captures that growth in income? Wal-Mart with “Always the Low Price. Always” or Target with Michael Graves designs? Lenovo or Apple? We report and you decide.

By: John Paczkowski

John Paczkowski — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:52:02 +0000

Thanks for the catch, Kevin. I’ve updated the item.

By: Kevin Tofel

Kevin Tofel — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:14:04 +0000

No question that Apple’s notebook market share is rising, but it’s not 29% of the U.S. laptop market. It’s 29% of the highest priced quintile of laptops. Makes sense the two base prices of Apple’s notebooks average around $1200 and $2200 respectively. Plenty of folks are buying sub-$1000 notebooks where Apple doesn’t even have a product. Explains why the correct U.S. notebook share for Apple is around 8%.