News of the HP TouchSmart tx2 swept blogs, news sites, and social networks alike this week, and, as imagined, this touch screen laptop was instantly pointed out as a direct victory over Apple. For example, BusinessWeek even wrote, “Apple watchers assumed Jobs & Co. would be the first to offer a multitouch laptop, but Hewlett-Packard more »

In a recent survey by the NPD Group, some interesting new things have happened regarding market shares, specifically for laptops. Although Hewlett Packard and Dell continue to dominate with 20.8% and 15.1% market shares respectively, Apple is approaching fast. With Sony and their VAIO slipping to a distant 9th place (from 6th), Apple finally dug more »

Apple’s third quarter profits must’ve impressed a number of people; AAPL stock price rose by 7 percent on Wednesday, putting the market value ahead of Hewlett Packard’s. Apple’s market value currently stands at a hefty $127 billion, surpassing HP’s equally impressive $124 billion. Apple seems to be on a roll here; the company surged pass more »