Apple feels the bite as Mac shipments fall 40.5%
Apple’s regular series of record-setting Mac sales sprees seems to be taking a raincheck. As economic malaise ate a huge chunk of PC sales in the first quarter of 2023, the Mac maker was the worst affected of all, according to preliminary results from IDC.
Apple Mac sales decline 40.5% YoY
In its latest PC market share report, IDC confirmed a significant decline across the global PC industry. “Weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate were all contributing factors for the precipitous drop in shipments of traditional PCs during the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23),” the analysts said.