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Apple forecast: 12% Mac sales growth quarter to quarter

Apple forecast: 12% Mac sales growth quarter to quarterdeclinig"with commercial Mac shipments up 25% [month over month] in May versus market growth of just 1%" if the broad market is up 1% and apple's 25% growth is part of that 1% number, than that means that the windows-pc market is...

Tags: Sales strategy, Blu-ray, Desktops, Notebooks, Mac sales growth quarter, growth quarter, Apple Inc., Mac sale, PC, Apple Macintosh, sales

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

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Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...

Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

updated: Apple said today that Mac computers and iPhones saw strong year-over-year sales jumps in the fourth quarter, allowing the company to once again beat Wall Street's expectations for the quarter and sending the stock surging in after-hours trading. Apple today reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.67...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

PC vs. Mac: It's not zero sum

Or...In 85% of cases the Mac is a secondary PC to a Windows OEM machine.And, of course, that doesn't include the Mac users who use Windows on their Macs rather than a separate Windows box. See, you can cut statistics any way you want.Macs are PC'sA better question would have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Last quarter iPhone revenue quietly eclipsed the iPod

Not long ago, the iPod was the product that dominated Apple's revenue stream. In fact, it is the product primarily responsible for the company's big financial turnaround earlier this decade. However, as FORTUNE's Philip Elmer-DeWitt pointed out on Wednesday, in Apple's Q3 (it's most recent quarter), the...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Sales, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-08-05

The Wintel blue light special

The Wintel blue light specialI just can not stop laughing!! MS trying to win against Apple by being "cheaper". The Vista fiasco continues . . . .And where are those 2.000.000 macs sold this quarter?Lets see..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_desktop_operating_systemsNope, not here. Apple`s market share has remained THE SAME (9 percent at best from...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wintel, laptop computer, Vista fiasco, Compal

Discussion threads 2009-07-26

No surprise: Apple beats for Q3; Jobs "thrilled" over iPhone sales, app store downloads

No surprise: Apple beats for Q3; Jobs "thrilled" over iPhone sales, app store downloadsAre you reading the same story we are?I see the word "dropped" too many time for Apple's liking, so I will do the smart thing and go with IDCMaybe...I bought a Macbook to replace my 2004-Dell, but...

Tags: Smart phones, sales, job, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., International Data Corp., financial report

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Dell, HP even in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple market share slips as Acer surges

Dell, HP even in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple market share slips as Acer surgesWill be fun to see how Mac blogs spin these numbersThe Mac blogs always find a way to spin mediocre number gains into a statistically epic triumph. It will be fun to see how...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., Acer Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against Apple

Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against AppleWow...I was expecting Ballmer to say the ads weren't working at all!Microsoft ads seem backwardThe only part of the Microsoft ads that ever get my attention at all is right at the end, where the screen is almost solid green. For quite...

Tags: Desktops, advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

News to know: Facebook privacy, Windows 7, Kindle, Firefox 3.5

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Facebook's privacy settings: users get more control as wall gets torn down Ed Bott: Microsoft to offer Family Pack...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Privacy, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Apple forecast: 12% Mac sales growth quarter to quarter

Apple will sell 2.5 million Macs in the second calendar quarter, a 12 percent increase and a marked uptick from the 4 percent decline last quarter, according to a new forecast issued by Morgan Stanley's Kathryn Huberty. According to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Sales, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-01

The 'incredible' growth of the Mac

The 'incredible' growth of the MacThurott is an IdiotOn just about everything he writes - Windows, Mac, etc.And you have to consider the source "Windows Supersite" isn't a good place to read about Mac news. (Nor is Apple.com a good place to read about Windows).Not Really ...Check this out:http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/06/08/wwdc-2009-time-for-a-reality-check.aspx35...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Thurott, Mac Unit, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?

Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?Yes, unless M$ shoots itself in the foot ...... by making W7 more expensive than Vista ... in which case Apple will have a field day :-(I can write the ad now.MAC Hello PC ... you're looking sad today.PC Yeh there's a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

iPod touch Web share triples; Windows reaches new low

iPod touch Web share triples; Windows reaches new low"hot piece of device"?Thanks, Borat!It means two thingsFirst, WiFi becomes more widely deployed.Second, cellphone 3G may be the trend.Why ...?Why do iPhone and iPod Touch count separately as "Operating Systems" They arent. They both use the same OS...which is OSX....They should...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Web, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Are netbooks really junky?

Tim Cook, Apple's chief operating officer, stirred up a little firestorm in the PC industry by calling netbooks---essentially the only growth area---"junky" and pointing out a bevy of flaws with them as constructed. Cook's comments, which came following Apple's stellar second quarter financial results Techmeme, are notable for...

Tags: Apple Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Apple Q2 09 financials - Best non-holiday quarter, but signs indicate that recession is starting to bite

Apple Q2 09 financials - Best non-holiday quarter, but signs indicate that recession is starting to biteGood article, Adrian...Apple have had an excellent quarter and it would be foolish to argue that, however market saturation is creeping in - Macs have plateaued, iPods have modest low single digit growth and...

Tags: Sales strategy, Apple PC business, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, recession, Yoy

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Apple Q209 earnings conference call

Apple Q209 earnings conference callI am thinking not too good.I am betting they do not meet street expectations.Where's non zealot???Where's non zealot???Is he in bed with a nasty cold??? Is he in the hospital??? Did he get in an accident???He's usually so quick to troll on these issues...Wasn't he just...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Will a netbook save Apple's Mac business?

Wall Street expects Apple to report poor March quarter Mac sales growth this Wednesday. But has the good ship Mac stalled? Silicon Alley Insider's Dan Frommer notes yesterday that Wall Street expects Apple to report that it shipped 2.1-2.2 million Macs last quarter, a 4 to 9...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-21

News to know: Google; iBotnet; Cisco; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory' Statement: GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Desktops, Strategy, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Yet another "Mac vs. PC" article that misses the point

BusinessWeek has yet another article on the relative costs of Macs vs. PCs, and author Arik Hesseldahl comes down on the Mac side: PC makers in the Windows camp have done everything possible to make their products progressively worse by cutting corners to save pennies per unit and boost...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Desktops, Sales Strategy, Processors, Hardware, Sales, Semiconductors, Components, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-04-16