{"id":25675,"date":"2014-07-28T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T19:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=25675"},"modified":"2014-07-29T10:27:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T15:27:25","slug":"hot-read-analysts-cooking-the-books-for-pc-makers-you-decide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25675-hot-read-analysts-cooking-the-books-for-pc-makers-you-decide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Read: Analysts Cooking the Books for PC Makers? You Decide."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-3945\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/iPad-globe-284x270.png\" alt=\"iPad-globe\" width=\"284\" height=\"270\" \/>There is no shortage of speculation and\u00a0estimates from different market research firms when it comes to Mac\/PC sales. <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\">AppleInsider<\/a> has produced a fantastic featured editorial citing Apple\u2019s quarterly financial report highlighting that, despite analysts\u2019 claims to the contrary, Mac sales actually grew in the U.S. year-over-year in the June quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The article makes the case that analysts may indeed have a conflict of interest. <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/14\/07\/26\/apple-incs-double-digit-us-mac-growth-contradicts-idc-gartner-reports-of-a-mac-sales-slump\">Give the article a read<\/a> and decide for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers and scale make for a very interesting read regardless. Also eye-catching\u00a0is the inclusion and exclusion of different devices from final market share numbers by the analysts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple Inc.&#8217;s double digit U.S. Mac growth\u00a0contradicts IDC &amp; Gartner reports of a\u00a0Mac sales slump <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/14\/07\/26\/apple-incs-double-digit-us-mac-growth-contradicts-idc-gartner-reports-of-a-mac-sales-slump\">appleinsider.com\/articles\/14\/07\/26\/apple-incs-double-digit-us-mac-growth-contradicts-idc-gartner-reports-of-a-mac-sales-slump<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no shortage of speculation and\u00a0estimates from different market research firms when it comes to Mac\/PC sales. AppleInsider has produced a fantastic featured editorial citing Apple\u2019s quarterly financial report highlighting that, despite analysts\u2019 claims to the contrary, Mac sales actually grew in the U.S. year-over-year in the June quarter. 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