Story first appeared in the Sacrament Business Journal.
Apple Inc.'s share of the personal computer market is at its highest in 15 years and is likely to pass Hewlett-Packard Co. as No. 1 in the world in 2012, according to an analyst report, the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports.
The Palo Alto firm of Canalys said that, counting iPads into the mix, Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) share of the market has grown to 15 percent from 9 percent in the past four quarters.
“HP and Apple will fight for top position in Q4, but Apple may have to wait for the release of iPad 3 before it passes HP,” said Canalys analyst Tim Coulling. The report didn't give a specific projected market share for HP (Nasdaq: HPQ).
Both Apple and HP have employees in the Sacramento region.
