Are PCs finally cutting into Apple's domination of the high end?

Microsoft claimed last month that “more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before,” following what the company described as “the disappointment of the new MacBook Pro.” As Microsoft continues to refuse to provide sales or shipment numbers, it’s impossible to fully quantify how well the company’s Surface line is actually doing against Apple’s range of Macs. However, some new sales figures from Apple and statements from Microsoft show that Apple’s usual dominance of the high end may be slipping, despite a long-awaited new MacBook Pro.

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood told Bloomberg last week that Windows PC makers took share from Apple at the high end of the PC market last quarter. Essentially, the claim is that high-priced Windows...

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