Maybe those Microsoft commercials are right. Those actors may be really buying PCs because they are so cheap. According to a recent survey conducted by NPD in June, 2009. Apple holds 91% of the over $1,000 computer market. In a recent article it also stated that:

Market Share 101
Microsoft and OEMs measure success in unit market share, which for combined Windows PC shipments is over 90 percent, according to Gartner and IDC. In the United States, Mac market share was a paltry 8.7 percent in second quarter, according to Gartner. The bulk of PCs sell for less than $1,000.

According to NPD, in June, average selling prices for all PCs sold at US retail was $701, or $690 for desktops and $703 for notebooks. But the ASPs get more interesting when comparing Macs to Windows PCs. For all Windows PCs, ASP was $515 in June. For Macs: $1,400. Desktop Windows PC ASP: $489. Mac desktops: $1,398. Windows notebook ASP was $520, or $569 when removing all those nasty, margin-sucking netbooks. Mac laptops: $1,400.

I guess that these figures show that Apple computer are more expensive than PC’s. No Duh! Now that Microsoft’s profits have fallen by 30%, maybe we won’t be bored with any more of those silly commercials.

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