HP regains spot as No. 1 PC maker worldwide

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I?ve said it before and will say it again: the interesting ?share? number for Apple?s computer business isn?t their share of the total units sold; it?s their share of the total profits in the PC hardware industry. For example, Apple trails Gateway by three-tenths of a percent in U.S. market share, but Gateway reported a loss of nearly $8 million in net income for its most recent quarter. Apple just reported a quarterly net profit of $546 million....

...Or look at Gartner?s beloved Dell. Their PC market share is at least five times higher than Apple?s. And their most recent net income? $502 million. Five times the market share, but less profit.

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