The Mac keeps growing in shipments while PC shipments are falling

TL;DR

Dramatic Mac growth was the only highlight in the global PC market in the third quarter of this year, according to a new IDC report.Declines continued for the traditional PC market as global shipments totaled 74.3 million units during the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.At a time when all other major brands were contracting, that saw the Cupertino company boost its market share from 8.2% to 13.5%.IDC says that it is still monitoring average selling prices (ASPs) beyond Q1, but it has seen one trend: the ASP increased five quarters in a row to the first quarter of this year.Apple states that the new MacBook Air gets about 18 hours of continuous video playback on battery."

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