The American economy and market has been suffering for quite some time now. This economic stress has had a direct effect on the worldwide notebook share, decreasing by 6 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Meanwhile, frequently bucking the trend, Apple saw a 60 percent increase year over year, which placed the company in the top ten of computer companies.

A data company called DisplaySearch, placed Apple at 7th place among computer retailers like HP, Dell, and Acer.

Also of particular note were Apple’s 7 percent and Samsung’s 15 percent [quarterly] growth. Apple’s entry-level notebook starts at more than $1,000, while Samsung, at present, only sells notebooks in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and greater China.

While the majors continue to occupy the top ten, it’s encouraging to see Apple move forward. This move may point to investor optimism in this upcoming quarter. Look at one of our recent articles for more details on Apple’s perspective quarterly results.

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In Apple’s WWDC 2008 Keynote speech by Steve Jobs, he mentioned that Apple had sold out of iPhones–selling 6 million total. Immensely successful and potentially another great story for Apple. But there’s a downside for investors.

The downside in all of this iPhone news for investors is the simple fact that Apple hasn’t/won’t be selling the iPhone for close to two months by the time it finally releases iPhone 3G. I’m ready for it and most everybody I know is excited about the new $199 price point for the 8 GB model. But that won’t help investors in the latest quarter.

Apple is set to release this quarter’s earnings on July 21st, 2008. This will allow an initial number of iPhone 3G sales to be mentioned in the quarter. Without a doubt that should be a positive catalyst for Apple stock. But once again, Apple hasn’t been selling the iPhone for about two months by that point.

What does that mean for Apple’s quarter? Will we see record numbers once again? This all seems very uncertain and up in the air as of right now. Not to mention that Jobs’ health has continued to put pressure on Apple stock as of recently.