Category: Market

Historical coverage of the PC and Apple tech market by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

Apple Tops Samsung in Fourth Quarter Closing Out a Roller Coaster Year In the Smartphone Market – IDC

The holiday quarter of 2016 capped off another positive year of smartphone growth despite concerns about the overall market slowing. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 428.5 million units during the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16), resulting in 6.9% growth when compared to the 400.7 million units shipped in the […]