Apple gained third place in the US PC sale market during the second quarter. A report on this ranking is released by International Data Corp (IDC) and Gartner.
According to IDC, Apple was marginally behind Acer by 2000 units while Apple is ahead of Acer by 65,000 units as per report of Gartner.
Total sale of PC in Q2 is about16.4 million units. It is 4 per cent more than the sale in previous year in Q2.
Dell has recorded first place by total PC sale of 5.25 million for second quarter. This sale is a 31.9 per cent share of market according to reports of Gartner. The sale was estimated between 11 and 12 per cent for second quarter by market experts.
Psystar has been selling computers loaded with Apple’s operating system since April.
Apple Inc has filled a lawsuit against Psyster for selling computers loaded with clones of Apple’s operating system. The suit has been registered under copyright and software licensing violations. Both the involved parties have made no comment on their respective legal positions.
According to a lawyer, Psyster has violated trademark and copyright laws.
Under Apple's shrink wrap license, Apple software can be installed only in Apple branded products.
The customers were so eager to buy the new iPhone launched by Apple Inc at Tokyo that they waited in lines around the city block overnight to get a hold of their own exclusive set.