August 28, 2011

FT: Apple overtakes Lenovo in China sales

Apple’s sales in greater China have for the first time overtaken those of Lenovo, the world’s third-biggest personal computer maker by shipment volume, results from the two companies confirm.

Lenovo, which was the PC industry’s fastest-growing company for the seventh consecutive quarter, said on Thursday that its China sales rose 23.4 per cent from a year ago to $2.8bn, enabling it to consolidate its position as the PC market leader in China, said Yang Yuanqing, chief executive.