Apple saw year-over-year growth of 10.3%, the only PC maker out of the top five globally to return to positive results. Apple's Mac computers now account for 8.6% of the global market share, as the company shipped 5.3 million Mac units in the second quarter alone.
That number is still markedly down relative to the quarter one year ago, which had 4.8 million Mac shipments total. It's a decline mirrored by the broader market, which experienced a total decline of 13.4% in PC shipments year-over-year, from 71.1 million units to 61.6 million units, according to IDC.
Apple's higher priced PCs command loyalty from many users, and the company has continued to iterate on its chipset and functionality since it first began its shift away from Intel's chipsets.