View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/02/25/apple.1.7.q4.2003.share/ Wednesday, Feb 25, 2004 10:20am Apple's Q4 worldwide market... Apple saw its worldwide market share dip below 2 percent for the first time during the fourth quarter of 2003, according to Merrill Lynch. Apple captured just 1.7 percent of worldwide PC sales for the quarter; HP took the lead with 15.3 percent, while Dell was second with 14.5 percent. Merrill Lynch believes the iPod's success will eventually lead to more Mac purchases, however. Last month, IDC announced that Apple captured 3.2 percent of overall sales in the U.S. for the year.