A tale of two different companies:
According to MacWorld:
In an ongoing alteration of the consumer PC landscape, Apple laptop sales have surged to a new all-time high over the past 90 days - up from 12 per cent in June to 17 per cent currently. Apple desktop sales (7 per cent; down from 8 per cent) have been solid but unspectacular during that same time period.
But it’s the future that truly represents the change. A total of 28 per cent of respondents who plan to purchase a laptop in the next 90 days say they’ll get a Mac - maintaining the momentum originally observed by ChangeWave’s June survey. An additional 23 per cent say they’ll buy a desktop Mac.
While according to WSJ, over at Dell:
Dell Inc.’s first attempt to rebuild its consumer personal-computer business since founder Michael Dell returned to lead the company is having trouble sticking.
Persistent delays in laptop shipments caused by paint problems and supply constraints have put a crimp in the company’s turnaround efforts. Since late July, it has delayed shipments of some colorful models of its latest notebook computers, the XPS M1330 and its new Inspiron PCs. This latest incident — hitting right in the crucial back-to-school selling season — marks a significant setback in its push to rebuild its brand and business.
Apple is now worth more than Dell… ironically a few years after Michael Dell said Apple was basically better off shutting down.
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