Apple still has to present its financial results reports to the world for this last quarter. It is scheduled to be done at the end of this month of October. But for something we have the analysts who are ahead and are usually right almost one hundred percent. Apple is expected to slightly lower its global market share compared to the same period in 2018.
Specialists in the field warn that although there is this minimal drop, On the other hand, shipments of computers from the apple brand have risen slightly.
Worldwide quota drops but Mac shipments increase
It seems somewhat contradictory. That the world market share falls and yet shipments of Mac computers increase in the last quarter recorded.
Overall the number of worldwide PC shipments has increased 4,7%. It is not Apple that ranks first. In fact it is in fourth place, behind Lenovo, HP and Dell. Mostly they have reached this level, by updating Windows to version 10 and for the Japanese market that is preparing for the 2020 Olympics. Apple exceeds 5.300 billion Macs and MacBooks shipped worldwide.
This is mainly due to the fact that shipments are being made to those companies that have acquired the computers and do not want it to reach them, tariffs applied by the United States to Chinese imports. Thus, providers Production orders increase before the December 15 deadline.
Although shipments increase, decreases the market share of Apple computers. One of the causes cited by analysts is fear of Brexit in Europe that has managed to restrict demand. The companies are concerned about long-term investments.
They are not drops that make Apple worried, but if it is a fact to take into account and above all to monitor. Because if the decline is repeated next time, it can become a trend and then if you should start to worry.
