Apple achieved its largest slice this century of the worldwide notebook market in 2003's second quarter, analyst firm IDC has exclusively told Macworld UK. The company took 4.1 per cent of the world's notebook market in the quarter – up from 3.5 per cent in the previous quarter, and 3.7 per cent year-on-year. Apple is the number-nine notebook vendor worldwide. Apple also took 7.0 per cent of the US notebook market in the quarter. IDC said worldwide notebook sales rose 22.4 per cent year-on-year in the quarter, while US shipments grew 18 per cent year-on-year.
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