Best quarter in Apple's history? Check. Retaking the smartphone crown from Samsung? Check. How about becoming the world's largest PC manufacturer? If you're Canalys and you factor iPads into the equation, then yes, another check. Per the research firm, "client PCs" (which include "desktops, netbooks, notebooks and tabs") grew by 16 percent to hit 120 million in Q4, from which Apple's 20 million units (15 million iPads + 5 million Macs) grabbed the leading 17 percent share. Cupertino's followed by HP, Lenovo, Dell and Acer in that order -- all of whom, save for Lenovo, saw their piece of the PC pie shrink. Not only did their pieces shrink, but the entire PC pie was .4 percent smaller than last year -- meaning that all of the growth in the segment was due to tablets. Not great shakes for those lacking a slate gameplan, as with the category taking nearly a quarter of personal computing sales in Q4, Windows 8 can't come soon enough. Canalys' statistics in PR form, await after the break.
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