GenDigital took a look at retail trends originating on the West Coast (specifically, Santa Monica), and posted their thoughts:
Without a doubt the most crowded store each night was the Apple store. Teens and twenty somethings were snapping up iPod Touches faster than you could say blueberry pancakes while several people were discussing the new soon to be released version of the iPhone with store staffers. It was a completely different story 50 feet down the street at the Helio outpost.
There’s no denying Apple’s “mind share” among students. It’s prevalent even where I live, in Redmond, WA – Microsoft-town. I see young people with Apple products (signified, mostly, by the white earbuds) everywhere I go.
Is this only a trend, though? Can we chalk up a two-thirds retail sales market share for quality PC’s to trend?