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- sambapati87, on 04/24/2008, -6/+5150% year over year unit increase in mac sales --- that's HUGE
- EvilAnimator, on 04/24/2008, -22/+62Suck it, Apple haters!
- catachip, on 04/24/2008, -3/+35Wow, 2.3 million Macs sold - a 51% increase over this quarter last year. That kind of growth is incredible. It's nearly 2.5 times the overall computer market growth rate.
- inactive, on 04/24/2008, -9/+36Where is the guy calling me an idiot for saying AAPL was a buy, back when it was $120?
- catachip, on 04/24/2008, -0/+19Apple has said that 50% of it's sales of Macs are to people who have never owned one before. Sorry spin doctor, no dice.
- inactive, on 04/24/2008, -1/+17I told my parents to buy some back when it was $5.
Of course I was a 12 year old idiot so they were smart enough to ignore most of what I said. - Pyehole, on 04/24/2008, -0/+15Shhhh. Don't tell that to the digg crowd, they'll digg you down like you wouldn't believe. I know, I have an Air and I had the audacity to suggest that it's a freakin' brilliant piece of industrial design and engineering.
- Kerrigore, on 04/24/2008, -7/+21You're talking about Microsoft, right?
- catachip, on 04/24/2008, -2/+16Wow, just wow. It's so obvious you are just hiding behind your insecurity and have to be dismissive of what is astounding growth. Did you ever happen to think that, maybe the 50% of growth in Mac sales is due to people actually thinking it's a superior product. That people actually enjoy working with elegant software and hardware. That Apple produces products that they enjoy using and buy in record numbers?
Oh right, I forgot. You're just so against anything that Apple does you refuse to acknowledge any of their massive success over the last 6 years. That's fine. - LargeTrout, on 04/24/2008, -7/+21Macs are selling more mainly because of the Vista fiasco. Consumers are looking for alternatives now, be it Apple or Linux. I was one of them. After 16 years of pulling my hair out over Windows, Vista was the final straw. I paid £200 for an Operating System that made my fairly decent PC feel sluggish and made some of my hardware redundant. Sorry M$, but that was one bitch slap too many.
Yes, Macs are expensive but they're a complete package, which means the hardware and software work with each other perfectly. No driver nightmares, no crashes, no pulling your hair out because you can't figure out wtf is wrong when something won't work. - catachip, on 04/24/2008, -0/+13Well, I am sure a company doesn't usually ship 2.3 milliion computers to sit in some warehouse somewhere. They are being sold, they are keeping up with demand. Even you can spin this one.
- kreatre2007, on 04/24/2008, -3/+14The real "dirty little secret" to idiots like you is that it doesn't matter who is buying Apple's computers. The fact is that Apple shipped over 2 million Macs. Trying to diminish the importance of the "rabid fan base" won't change a thing except make you feel better about being too cheap or too poor to afford a Mac. Apple knows that it has a strong and loyal customer base and they do everything they can to keep us all happy. Does Microsoft do that? They just ***** all over several MSN music customers by taking away their ability to play music that they purchased. You won't see Apple do something like that. The "rabid fan base" grows every time someone buys a new Mac, iPhone, or iPod. Apple makes awesome products. They deserve to have a "rabid fan base". Microsoft makes third rate *****. They deserve to fall straight into the toilet and it looks like that will happen soon. I will be right there to flush them down the drain.
- MacParrot, on 04/24/2008, -2/+13Oh he's being real quiet now, until the next time Apple stock takes a dip allowing for another great buying opportunity. He'll be back then
- postalblowfish7, on 04/24/2008, -1/+11pst - you can install windows on a partition of a mac HD now ;)
- moofer, on 04/24/2008, -0/+10Yeah - all made up. Publicly traded companies love to do that. Did you know your foil hat is 100% recyclable?
- sudowrestler, on 04/24/2008, -1/+11The Air looks fantastic, congrats. I've been amused by the amount of hate it's gotten on Digg. If Apple had set out to design a machine that would infuriate the typical goofball Mac hater, they couldn't have done better than the Air.
- postalblowfish7, on 04/24/2008, -1/+11and they call us smug...
- djelder, on 04/24/2008, -5/+14Yet after hours trading is sending shares down, because of the next year eps consensus. Wait a week and the stock will be rising again, maybe back to 200
- moofer, on 04/24/2008, -0/+9Apple maintains a tight channel inventory of only a couple of days. It's the envy of the industry. Also, retailers (except for Apple retail) pay Apple for their inventory. As soon as it's invoiced, Apple can report it on their earnings.
- inactive, on 04/24/2008, -4/+13I have never been unhappy with an Apple product that I have purchased. Some of us think its worth it to pay for quality.
So while your Kia might be a "deal", I will stick to my Porsche. - fangorious, on 04/24/2008, -0/+8I don't mind talking about it at all, because I don't care about gaming on my PC, because I have a console for that. PC gaming is important for you, so you're less likely to by a Mac. It's not important to me, so it doesn't factor into my decision. So ... meh.
- sudowrestler, on 04/24/2008, -0/+8On a platform with 90% market share, the need to compare Vista to a platform with well under 10% of the market in order to portray it favorably speaks for itself.
- Chirp08, on 04/24/2008, -2/+10I just installed a 120gb 7200rpm drive into a 4 year old powerbook g4, along with some extra memory, it will easily last another 3 years. My sister still uses a titanium powerbook that is pushing over 5 years that works perfectly fine, still gets 2 hours of battery life. Unlike the pc world you don't find yourself upgrading nearly as often, because newer versions of OSX don't run slower then the previous version, regardless of your hardware.
There are plenty of third party venders that allow you to upgrade to every aspect of your mac, just because you don't research it doesn't mean it can't be done. - GregR, on 04/24/2008, -1/+9"in other news the % of stupid people that buys overpriced computers has increaced"
So, you cant' spell or do a price comparison that proves your 'overpriced computers' statement is false and you are calling others stupid? - fribhey, on 04/24/2008, -4/+12says who? you? do you just repeat ***** FUD that you read online 10 years ago or are you just completely ignorant? i have no problem upgrading my macpro, from the processor to the video card to the ram to the hard drive to the optical drives and on and on.
- Urkel, on 04/24/2008, -2/+9Get out of the 90's already. It's 2008 and Apple is a well respected company throughout the industry. People don't hate Apple anymore, they hate the Apple fanatics who can't stop pushing their personal preferences on everyone else.
- eggsovereasy, on 04/24/2008, -1/+8Good news, the 13 inch Macbook is only $1099.
- kreatre2007, on 04/24/2008, -3/+10Agreed!!! I would rather have my MacBook Pro (Porsche) than an ugly ass Dell (Kia). I don't feel the slightest bit duped. My Mac never crashes, never gets viruses, never breaks down and everything I want to use with it works. Everyone knows that Macs are better. It's just that some people resent Mac users for being happy with their computer and not joining the masses who aren't.
- zang74, on 04/24/2008, -0/+7Think for a minute, please.
A user base and sales are not going to grow 50% without new outside users, and I seriously doubt current mac users are going to shell out more cash just to prop up Apple's numbers. It doesn't matter what Apple has said, you don't get those numbers without new people buying your product. - kreatre2007, on 04/24/2008, -1/+8I'm an Apple fanboy but, I haven't been brainwashed. I have been using Macs for over 22 years and Windows since 1993. I know both operating systems extremely well. I know enough to qualify my remarks. People like you come up with terms like "Apple fanboy" to make yourselves feel better. I take that term as a compliment.
- supermanred, on 04/25/2008, -1/+8Why dont all you haters just shut up. 1 year 3 months with my macbook. OS running fine, no antivirus (balls to the wind!) and still running rock solid. Best computer I've ever owned. Took me seven months to finally remove my Vista partition. ***** it, it wasn't being used by then.
- Pyehole, on 04/24/2008, -0/+6Right before they announced it I was already looking at a MacBook so I could try out the OS and decide for myself whether the fanboys were right. When I saw the form factor of the Air I was in love. Now that I've had it for awhile I feel completely satisfied with my purchase and I've decided I like Apple enough to consider replacing my desktop with one when it's time for it to kick the bucket. Now that I do all my gaming on consoles one of the last reasons I had to avoid switching is gone.
- fracai, on 04/24/2008, -0/+6With NEW products you can make that claim because there's no reference to indicate that the product is being bought. With existing products and established product lines claiming that Apple is just packing warehouses just doesn't make sense. With existing products, an increase in shipped units is an indicator of increased demand.
- kreatre2007, on 04/24/2008, -3/+9Never underestimate the stupidity of the mindless idiot sheep who still use Windows and make fun of the rest of us because we want computers that we can actually use with confidence and satisfaction. Underperforming? Where in the ***** have you been? Macs run Windows faster than most PCs. Apple builds only the best. As for Wozniak's comments, I really wish he would shut the hell up and go away. His designs were brilliant during Apple's infancy but, Wozniak is no longer relevant. It was Steve Jobs who made Apple into the powerhouse that it has become. Without him, there would never have been an Apple Inc. There would be no Apple at all. No iPods, No iPhones, No Macs... Nothing.
- reallydigginit, on 04/24/2008, -0/+6Actually, macs are not more expensive. that's a common myth.
http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2007/11/07/mac_ ...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?art ...
http://www.macworld.com/article/52381/2006/08/macp ... - ByteGuerilla, on 04/24/2008, -0/+5Goes to show, with a bit of blind ignorance, you can make assumptions about anything.
- TheRealToma, on 04/24/2008, -2/+7Supported by Vista!
Now thats something worthy to put that sticker on. - Pyehole, on 04/24/2008, -4/+9I'm curious what the breakdown on Macs is, particularly how many MacBook Airs they've sold.
- keozen, on 04/24/2008, -2/+7"but do not feel like shelling out 2 grand for one or 1500 for a 13 inch screen
Then don't :) Problem solved" - vulapine, on 04/24/2008, -0/+5I got my macbook for under a grand. To be fair, I did shell out an extra $100 to upgrade to 4G of RAM, and I spent about $75 on iWork.
- sudowrestler, on 04/24/2008, -1/+6Microsoft fans often seem very smug about that company's 90% market share. Ever notice that?
- Altotus, on 04/24/2008, -2/+7It doesn't really matter. Either they've a "rabid fan base" that updates their computers at an astonishing rate and has the assets to do so, or they have a lot of new clients. In the "rabid fan base" scenario, they're demonstrating that they are a company that's got consumer satisfaction out the proverbial wazoo, and in the expanding user base scenario they're demonstrating an expansive market appeal. Either is very positive for the company, and the total number of units sold is the only figure that's ultimately important. They've got a product that they sell lots of, and that number's increasing, consistently, at a large rate (2.5x that of the rest of the industry).
You simply can't dismiss it from a financial standpoint or from the standpoint of industry. All the other vendors out there want 50% year-over-year growth and they aren't getting it. The observant executive will ask himself, Apple's seeing this huge growth, why aren't we? What are they going to do? Same as last year? Nope, they are going hold meeting after meeting trying to pick apart what Apple's secret is and, based on whatever the conclusion is, emulate that to the best of their ability. They already do this. Both Dell and HP have said as much in the past few months. Apple, while still relatively small, is becoming the de facto industry leader. - MonkeyFarts, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4That's "increased," with an S. Tricky, I know.
- zang74, on 04/24/2008, -1/+5Apple has *the* fastest turnaround of stock in the computer market. They're cheered for being able to keep the inventory as low as possible, while keeping product flowing as fast as possible. Apple stores do not have huge warehouses to store large amounts of product, and 3rd party retailers aren't likely to buy large amounts of product to have it sit unsold.
- cthellis, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4Hey, some guy on the internet make a completely moronic strawman argument, so I should pay attention to him, right?
- Kerrigore, on 04/24/2008, -4/+8Right, because it's not like Apple has given statistics in the past of anything about how many buyers are new. It's not like Apple stores are packed with new users. And of course, it's not like a mere replacement rate wouldn't cause massive increases... and it's not like any Macs are upgradeable... oh, wait...
- kreatre2007, on 04/24/2008, -3/+7Over 2 million Macs!!! Mac sales still drive over 50% of Apple's revenue.
- eggsovereasy, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4In all fairness, the Mac Pro is the only desktop thats really upgradable. I upgraded the ram and hd in my Macbook which is about all your can upgrade in any other notebook so I'm happy, but the Mini and iMac not much you can do to those without a lot of effort.
- MurphyMac, on 04/24/2008, -4/+8If you're not in you'd be crazy not to buy during the inevitable post earnings dip. You'll have a pile of cash in return by Christmas.
- timusca, on 04/24/2008, -1/+5Right, because that's why companies are in business... not to make money, right? How much of your paycheck do you donate to humanity?
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