8:26 AM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid

The
Mac is unlikely to take Apple Inc to the leader’s board for
PC sales. It is still considered too much of a niche product. And, netbooks, which were until recently the hot sellers among personal computers, were not a sector where Apple had a inexpensive offering.
But, the tablet
PC phenomenon has put Apple into position where it may become a leader in overall computer sales. New data from
Gartner shows the table PC sales will hit almost 20 million this yeas, worldwide. The number is expected to hit 55 million next year and 214 million in 2014
Windows-based PC companies have been slow into the tablet market which Apple continues to dominate. The one sector where they enjoyed some growth is the sector that tablet PC sales will decimate.
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8:22 AM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid
Apple could surpass energy giant Exxon as the most valuable company in terms of market capitalisation.

According to The Associated Press, as soon as the total value of the iPhone maker's shares edges above those of Exxon's, Apple will take over the top spot in the Standard and Poor's 500
The S&P 500 has been widely regarded as the best single gauge of the large cap US equities market since the index was first published in 1957, and is used by most professional money managers. ..
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