A new report released by Gartner says that worldwide PC shipments totaled 67.2 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a decline of 6.5 percent.
We are seeing some evidence of channel inventory restocking, particularly in the U.S.,” said George Shiffler, research director at Gartner. “This restocking should not be interpreted as a recovery in PC end-user demand; it’s still unclear if the global PC market has hit the bottom.
According to the report Apple's U.S. market share dropped from 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 7.4 percent.
Preliminary United States PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 1Q09 (Thousands of Units)
| Company | 1Q09 Shipments | 1Q09 Market Share (%) | 1Q08 Shipments | 1Q08 Market Share (%) | 1Q09-1Q08 Growth (%) |
| Hewlett-Packard | 4,228 | 27.7 | 3,804 | 24.8 | 11.1 |
| Dell Inc. | 3,996 | 26.2 | 4,775 | 31.2 | -16.3 |
| Acer | 2,076 | 13.6 | 1,389 | 9.1 | 49.4 |
| Apple Computer | 1,135 | 7.4 | 1,148 | 7.5 | -1.1 |
| Toshiba | 1,005 | 6.6 | 840 | 5.5 | 19.6 |
| Others | 2,837 | 18.6 | 3,371 | 22.0 | -15.8 |
| Total | 15,276 | 100.0 | 15,327 | 100.0 | -0.3 |
Analysts think that Apple’s relatively higher ASP created challenges for it in the tough economy, but that its deft control of inventories limited its shipment decline.
Tip: MacRumors