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The above chart is based on Gartner;s estimate on preliminary PC unit sales for Q2 ( based on Asymco figures) |
Global PC shipments rose 12% year on year in Q2 2012 led by iPads and Galaxy Tab as Tablet sales more than compensated for disappointing sales of Ultrabooks. This is according to Canalys research reported in August,2012
Apple's iPads continued to impact PC sales and had the biggest single impact on growth rates in the quarter,
However Asus and Samsung made progress with their Transformer and Galaxy Tab product lines. Total ipad shipments increased 75% to 24 million units, representing 22% of all PCs.
Apple continued to lead the market with an estimated 19% share of global PC shipments led by more than 21 million iPad shipments in Q2,2012 (this figure also includes desktops and notebooks) in Q2, compared to just over 13 million during the year-ago quarter, representing a massive 59.6-percent year-over-year growth for Apple
HP, which led the way in Q1, has fallen to the second-place spot, with nearly 13.6 million shipments during the quarter ending yesterday, followed by Lenovo with about 13.2 million, Acer with nearly 10.7 million and Dell with roughly 9.7 million .ASUS and Samsung together accounted for 40.6 million devices sold in Q2,2012