The Battle for Market Share
Apple's share of the worldwide desktop market in 2000 was just over 6 percent and in the portable market, just below 10 percent. HP/Compaq is the most established player in the industry. Before the acquisition, Compaq commanded over 10 percent of the portable market and nearly 15 percent of the desktop market, while HP was also major player. Dell and Gateway occupy the direct marketing channel. Dell alone captured over 10 percent of the market for both desktops and portable computers in 2000. The most alarming fact is that between 1995and 2000, Apple's share of the market for both products decreased by half (see Exhibit 1)