“If you use a MacBook, iMovie is the best way to do it.”

Couldn’t agree more.

Horace Dediu:

But more importantly the iPad and the Mac both outgrew the PC market. Taken as OS X vs. Windows, the growth rates were 27.7% vs. 2.5%. If iOS is included along OS X, Apple grew its “computer” shipments at a rate of 99%.

Apple has done so much right with its product line over the last decade. Companies think they can just come along and loosely copy an Apple design and ride their coattails to success, but there’s a lot more to it than

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It’s been a busy day for Apple. The company released its next generation operating system, OS X Lion, and new a MacBook Air, Mac mini and Thunderbolt display. I had some time to sit down with Apple executives to talk about the releases.

The average selling price of a Mac increased 5.71% over the last two quarters. If we apply that growth rate to NPD’s data that says the ASP of a PC was $615 in November, then the ASP of a PC today is $650.12. Multiply that number by an 8% profit margin and HP makes $52.00 for every PC they sell.

Apple makes more money from the sale of one Mac than HP does from selling seven PCs.

Numbers like these have to scare the hell out of Apple’s competition.

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If the rubber surface on the bottom of your unibody MacBook is peeling away from the case, good news: Apple has initiated a MacBook Bottom Case Replacement Program. You can either bring it in to an Apple store or service provider, or do it yourself.

If you were wondering how good Apple’s MacBook line of portable computers are, the answer is simple — they are the top computer every category on Consumer Reports.

Apple’s 11-inch MacBook Air scored a 62 out of 100 taking the top spot in the small laptop section. Scoring a 56, Gateway came in second while HP came in third with a 49.

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Apple’s Mac sales are showing an incredible surge for the second fiscal quarter, according to a new report on Monday.

In a note to clients on Monday, financial analyst Gene Munster said U.S. Mac sales are up 27 percent over last year’s second quarter. Munster based his analysis on data provided by market research firm, NPD.

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Overall PC shipments fell in the first quarter of 2011 in the United States, but Apple gained.

In fact, Apple’s market share gains were the highest among the top companies, according to a new report from market research firm, Gartner.

Apple shipped 1.25 million Macs in the first quarter of 2010 and 1.49 million in the first quarter of 2011. The company’s market share grew from 7.3 percent in 2010 to 9.3 percent in 2011.

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Apple is in the process of cutting software titles and some hardware peripherals from its retails stores to make room for other services.

Business owners looking to leverage Apple technology to their best ability now have a new place to turn: Joint Venture. Joint Venture connects businesses with Apple retail stores to buy products, schedule training, book appointments, get tech support and enroll in workshops. Joint Venture is priced starting at $499 when you buy a new Mac, and supports up to five systems.

“In testing conducted by Macworld Lab, the laptops released Thursday turned in Speedmark scores between 13 and 53 percent faster than the systems they replace.”

The benchmarks not only tell you how well the 13-, 15- and 17-inch models do, but how they fare against Apple’s latest iMac models.

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After an extensive public beta test Apple has released its FaceTime application for Macs, available for 99 cents from the Mac App Store. The new app is also included on Apple’s newly shipping MacBook Pro models, also announced Thursday.

Apple’s Mac growth continues to outpace the overall PC market as the latest numbers prove the Macs popularity.

More people were walking out of an Apple store on Black Friday with an iPad than a Mac, according to Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster.

Newer Technology and OWC announced Tuesday NuGuard Keyboard Covers for the unibody MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The silicone covers protect the keyboards of those laptops but enable you to type while using them.

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch lays much of the blame for Flash’s recent woes with the media directly at the feet of Apple.

Embroiled in a patent infringement lawsuit with Apple, HyperMac has announced that it will stop selling its MacBook charging cables and car charger on November 2, 2010.

Did you know your MacBook battery should be recalibrated? I didn’t. Apparently Apple recommends you do it, and now there is an app to help you get it done.

Apple on Thursday added a new option to its online Apple Store called “Compare Macs.”

The times are changing and the news isn’t good for software giant, Microsoft. For Apple, however, the news is great — 47 percent of students plan to buy a MacBook.