Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 1st Jun 2006 21:33 UTC
The popularity of Apple Computer's iPod digital music players is helping it sell more Macs, but so far it hasn't been enough to spark a rise in the company's share of the personal computer market. According to research firm Gartner, worldwide PC shipments totaled 57 million units in the first quarter of 2006, representing a 13.1 percent increase over the same period last year. But in that time, Apple's share of the worldwide market slipped from 2.2 percent to a mere 2.0 percent. 
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2006-01-08
U.S. Mac Market Share
1Q 2005: 3.8%
4Q 2005 (AI): 3.5%
1Q 2006 (ZDNet): 3.5%
1Q 2006 (AI): 3.6%
Worldwide Mac Market Share
1Q 2005: 2.2%
1Q 2006 (ZDNet): 2.3%
1Q 2006 (AI): 2.0%
Seems the increase in worldwide PC market share came from overseas, perhaps not as wealthy areas wheres Apple likes to target itself. After all Apple really doesn't "play" in the low margin computing market.
I don't think Apple or even most Mac users want to see their beloved platform become as common as Dell and Windows anyway.
We are unique, different, unusual and fun. We are our own niche in the flood of Microsoft conformity. Much like Linux is for computer geeks.
Diversity is good.
Dell is beginning to lose some ground to rival HP. HP's worldwide market share increased 1.1%, while Dell lost 0.4% according to the report. Similar trends were also present for the companies' respective U.S. market shares.
HP supposedly has excellent customer support, the best in the world or so I've read. Perhaps this is what is causing Dell's decline.