Comments on: Apple in Q2: Mac Sales Soar, iPod Sales Slow

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Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:32:43 +0000

[...] Wednesday April 23rd APPLE Inc. announced that it beat its earnings estimate and has sold 5.4 million iPhones (worldwide) since launching the [...]

By: Mark Sigal

Mark Sigal — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:06:50 +0000

Hey Om,

For what it's worth, the data point that most grabbed me was the rate of growth of the Mac business relative to the rest of the industry - 51% this year compared to last - a rate of growth 3.5X better than the PC industry.

I see this growth rate as indicative of a halo effect starting to play out that touches so many aspects of Apple's business.

Given that, I took a swag at articulating the strategic pieces at play for Apple in a post lovingly called, 'Holy Shit! Apple’s Halo Effect.'

HERE IS THE URL: http://thenetworkgarden.com/weblog/2008/04/holy-shit-apple.html

Check it out if interested.

Cheers,

Mark

By: tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Mac gains ground on consumers

tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Mac gains ground on consumers — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:33:24 +0000

[...] iPod sales were flat compared to last year with 10.6 million units sold. More financial details on GigaOm or [...]

By: Jose Miguel Cansado

Jose Miguel Cansado — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:46:08 +0000

Mac sales up 51%! Mac is quickly taking market share from Windows. Today iMac is clearly the most stylish computer for home, and MacBook is the most desired laptop for personal use. In any Starbucks one can see the increasing number of MacBooks. Apple was never a threat to Microsoft in the past, but with more and more open standards, and easily portable applications, Apple is quickly gaining ground as the computer for "personal use". Mac is no longer a niche product but a high-end choice for consumer computers.

On the iPod side, apart from reaching market maturity, iPods sales might be stalling due to the wait-for-the-iPhone effect, with people delaying their older iPods renovation, waiting for iPhone to be available in their markets, or simply for the 3G iPhone.

By: msg4u

msg4u — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:57:32 +0000

Maybe you’re right, anyway I hope that in my country will be available in 1Q09…where can I find the countries planned for this year?

By: Dr. Bardou

Dr. Bardou — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:18:33 +0000

I think this is temporary. Possibly linked to the spring. People spend money on other entertainment besides the iPod. ;)

By: Abbi Vakil

Abbi Vakil — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:06:56 +0000

@Petabro Easy- if you review Steve Jobs iPhone introduction speech, you will note that his goal is 10m iPhones by 2008, which means that even if they continue @ their current rate, they will easily make their goal. In fact, it is more likely that they will sell 10m IN 2008 as sales ramp up during the rest of the year to more and more countries…

By: deft touch

deft touch — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:20:59 +0000

petabro - easy pent up demand for 3g

By: petabro

petabro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:05:45 +0000

I am not sure how Apple will reach its goal of 10m units for calendar year 2008 - having shipped 1.7m units in 1Q08