Unless I suck at reading comprehension, 27 some percent is still less than 100 percent. It gained some share but this just seems like a cheap, no substance article riding on the Apple choo choo going around HN recently.
I think that's a fair use of the word "overtake", I'd use something else for grabbing the entire market. "obliterate" maybe?
I agree that it's kind of low in content and interest for HN, don't expect it to stay on the front page for long. I found it mildly interesting.
Over a 2 week period.
It's pretty rare to see market share over a 2 week period because product launches skew the hell out of these numbers.
"monopolize" works well
There is a huge hole right smack in the middle of their desktop lineup, but that's different from stagnation.
But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space, not Apple's lineup specifically. As in, there's almost no reason to upgrade your 2015 iMac to a 2020 iMac. It'll have nearly the same CPU performance and nearly the same day-to-day experience. See also all the PC gamers who have been holding on to Intel CPUs from half a decade ago because there was just no point to upgrading. A 5 year old 6700K is still basically competitive with a "modern" 10600K.
I agree! (well mostly) That's why I said Apple has a giant hole in the middle of their desktop lineup!
For a machine that has a really good quality 5k display integrated, the iMac is a well priced system. If you don't want that 5k display, you fall into that giant hole I talked about.
IMO the big problem with Apple's lineup for some time isn't the price on the things they sell, it's the fairly big holes in between those products. So you end up
> But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space
Looking back, it does make sense that way.
I expect this will shake things up a bit.
What they mean is: if you take the entire Japanese desktop computer market (not some subset of it, like "low-power desktops", the "entire" desktop market), and you look at which individual computer manufacturer has the highest market share, Apple has just overtaken Lenovo Japan.
How I might've worded it: Apple now has a marketshare plurality in the Japanese desktop computer market after the introduction of their M1 Mac Mini.
> 27 some percent is still less than 100 percent
Of course 100% of the desktop sales are not going to be Apple's. 27% of the desktop sales in a market like Japan sounds very impressive to me.