Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) looks at the newly redesigned MacBook Air laptop during WWDC22 at Apple Park on June 06, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicks off the annual WWDC22 Developer Conference.
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Apple The new laptops announced on Monday, which include the iPhone maker’s next-generation in-house chips, pose new challenges Microsoft Profitable Windows Business.
Since Apple began selling Macs powered by its domestic M1 processors in late 2020, the company’s computer business has been accelerating. Earlier this week, Apple unveiled the M2, the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
The new chip will have 25% more transistors and 50% more bandwidth than the M1.
Mikako Kitakawa, a researcher at Gartner, a technology research firm, said Apple could continue its market share with the M2 architecture. Gardner estimates that by 2021, Apple will hold 7.9% of global PC exports through the operating system, with Windows controlling 81.8%. The company expects Apple’s share to rise to 10.7% by 2026 as Windows’ share declines to 80.5%.
Kitakawa said an updated forecast that Apple’s performance would be strong over the next few weeks was coming.
Apple’s Mac business has been revived with new devices Intel. The first MacBook Air was released last year, followed by upgraded models of iMac, Mac Mini and MacBook Pro laptops, and a newer model for power users called Mac Studio.
Apple’s newer devices have longer battery life than their older Intel based counterparts and have ample processing power.
Sales are skyrocketing. Apple’s Mac business grew 23% in fiscal year 2021 to reach over $ 35 billion in sales. In March Quarterly, Mac sales are up more than 14%, which is growing faster than other Apple hardware types. Apple CEO Tim Cook In April, analysts said, “Incredible customer response to our M1-powered Macs has led to a 15% year-over-year increase in revenue despite distribution restrictions.”
This is not big news for Microsoft.
Most of Microsoft’s Windows revenue comes from the licenses it sells Dell, HP, Lenovo and other device makers. This is 7.5% of Microsoft’s total revenue and nearly 11% of gross profit, Morgan Stanley analysts led by Keith Weiss wrote in a note this week.
Brad Brooks, CEO of cybersecurity start-up, said that “Microsoft is losing market share because of a lot of price control.” Survey And Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Windows Consumer Business.
Most of the revenue for device makers from Windows licenses comes from business customers. Brooks learned that Apple has been making progress among consumers, and that in his nine years at Microsoft, there has been a positive correlation between consumer usage and what’s happening at work.
“Once they start using different products in their home environment, they are more likely to emulate that environment in their professional systems,” Brooks said, referring to corporate leaders who make technology-purchasing decisions.
Brooks said he switched to the Mac as his flagship computer in 2017 and wants an M2 engine in the future. His company’s approximately 150 employees all use Macs as their primary computers, he said.
Businesses have been slow to accept Apple’s M1 PCs due to concerns that key applications may not be compatible. But AdobeKitakawa said Microsoft and other developers have gradually come up with their own versions of the software for their devices, and now expect corporate adoption to grow.
Patrick Moorehead, CEO of Moore Intelligence and Strategy, an industrial research firm, said that Windows PCs may eventually have battery life and performance compatible with Apple’s latest Macs. Among the chipmakers they use, Moorehead said, “It’s closer now between Apple and AMD than it was between Apple and Intel.”
Apple has other levers to pull, however, it can provide cheaper computers. Moorehead imagines a MacBook SE that will cost $ 800 or $ 900 compared to its starting price of $ 1,199. Apple’s upcoming M2 MacBook Air. The iPhone SE will be the same as Apple did with the budget iPhone Lack Some new smartphone upgrades from the company.
“The MacBook SE at a very low price would greatly disrupt Windows,” Moorehead said.
Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment.
– CNBC’s Kif Leswing contributed to this report.
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