The other day Gartner released some estimates around PC market share for FY08Q1 in both the US and WW markets. It was awesome to see Apple in 4th place with an estimated 6.6% share of the market in the US. It was even more awesome to see Apple having the greatest YoY growth rate at 32.5%. Definitely some positive momentum there.
I was not surprised by the two companies with the largest share: Dell and HP. But Acer being in third place really did surprise me. I don't think I know anybody with an Acer-branded machine, nor have I even seen one in years. I know Acer is huge in Asia, but in the US? Granted they do own some additional brands: eMachines, Gateway, and Packard Bell. But still. Gartner reported Acer to have a -18.3% YoY growth rate and a current market share of 9.1% in the US.
