Apple is Number One Laptop Supplier in Higher Education
A Computerworld.com blog reports on an interesting comment by Apple COO Tim Cook during last week's Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium. Cook revealed that Apple has edged past Dell and is now the #1 laptop supplier in higher education:
This finding corroborates an increasing number of anecdotal reports that Apple's popularity has been booming in Universities settings. Apple's success is even more striking when compared to 2006 numbers. At that time, a survey across 100 college campuses showed that 40% of students were planning on buying a Dell laptop, while only 21% were planning on buying an Apple laptop.
Apple has also started efforts to integrate the iPhone into university settings with pilot programs expected to start shortly.
"We just received word on Monday that Apple surpassed Dell as the number one supplier of portables to US higher education for 2007," Cook claimed. "The ceiling for the Macs is nowhere in sight. Even if the market itself isn't growing, for us, switching Windows users is an enormous opportunity," Cook also added.
This finding corroborates an increasing number of anecdotal reports that Apple's popularity has been booming in Universities settings. Apple's success is even more striking when compared to 2006 numbers. At that time, a survey across 100 college campuses showed that 40% of students were planning on buying a Dell laptop, while only 21% were planning on buying an Apple laptop.
Apple has also started efforts to integrate the iPhone into university settings with pilot programs expected to start shortly.
Top Rated Comments
(View all)
52 months ago
This is a very nice accomplishment! And it totally shows... I've been noticing more MacBooks and MacBook Pros more than ever lately here at the college.
52 months ago
go Apple! you know i am seeing more Macs around uni now that i think about it.
52 months ago
A university in my area (Acadia) have, to the best of my knowledge, added Apple notebooks to the list of approved hardware for this school year (right now the list includes Apple, Toshiba, and Dell), where-as previously they used a specific model of Dell (I believe it was the Latitude D830?)
Good to see that Apple is once again being brought to the forefront and being recognized as a technological leader when it comes to education. I remember way back when Apple's older Macintosh computers were all that were used in schools, but somewhere in the last 8 years or so everything has transitioned over to PCs from what I have seen, it would be great to see those PCs replaced with Apple computers once again.
Good to see that Apple is once again being brought to the forefront and being recognized as a technological leader when it comes to education. I remember way back when Apple's older Macintosh computers were all that were used in schools, but somewhere in the last 8 years or so everything has transitioned over to PCs from what I have seen, it would be great to see those PCs replaced with Apple computers once again.
52 months ago
Nice, but important to realise that Windows based laptops still dominate overall. Apple's market share in the US education market is probably about 30- 35% (and we need to be clear if they've actually increased substantially or if Dell has just fallen away and been replaced by HP or Acer) which means Windows based machines still account for about two-thirds of sales.
Also, Apple lead the stakes in Europe too but, again, their European overall share is only about 16%.
Important to realise that this is nice but really just spin.
Also, Apple lead the stakes in Europe too but, again, their European overall share is only about 16%.
Important to realise that this is nice but really just spin.
52 months ago
Does anyone know where I can see a transcript of the Goldman event? 9to5 is the only on who seems to have caught the Tim Cook tidbit.
http://9to5mac.com/Apple_beats_Dell
http://9to5mac.com/Apple_beats_Dell
52 months ago
Good news, now let's go an kick some butt in Europe and the rest of the world!
52 months ago
This is also good news for Mac sales over the next few years. These folks are going to want to continue to use Macs in their careers.
[ Read All Comments ]
One of the most frequent reasons for an iPhone to go on a trip to the Apple Store's Genius Bar is because of water damage. Typically, a water damaged iPhone can be replaced for a flat $199...
TheVerge's Joshua Topolsky summarizes the iPad 3 casing findings reported earlier today, but also adds his own sources regarding some details of the iPad 3.
Image from RepairLabs
As...
Last July, Apple discontinued the white MacBook from its consumer lineup, pushing consumers toward the company's popular MacBook Air line or the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The company didn't kill...
Popular iPhone Twitter client Tweetbot has finally arrived on the iPad, with a user interface instantly familiar to any current Tweetbot user. Designed for the Twitter power-user, Tweetbot packs a...
Last month, we noted that Apple had signed a pair of leases for over 300,000 square feet of space in Sunnyvale, the company's first venture into the city next door to its home in Cupertino,...
