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Apple Reports $1.21 Billion Profit for Q2 2009
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Yes, in the short run, until that PC breaks down in a year or so (less possibly) due to low quality materials to save cost and you have to buy another PC sooner. More $$ down the drain.
Sadly for you my experiences with even the cheapest components in all of my computers have been excellent.
I can say the same for my MacBook with its G.Skill RAM and Western Digital hard drive that I purchased off of NewEgg ages ago.
I understand it varies from user to user. However, my experiences have taught me not to be cheap buy high quality.
Yep, I'm keeping in mind that increased sales helped their profits. Thanks.
Also, my friend bought a Macbook so not sure why their computer sales were down.
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The company also sold 11.01 million Pods during the quarter, representing 3 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Quarterly iPhone unit sales reached 3.79 million, up 123 percent from the year-ago-quarter.
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I think you meant iPods.
The gross margin (36.2%) is obscene, yes (Dell has 18% I believe), but after wages, marketing, R&D and all that stuff, the actual net profit percentage is around 9% (6% for Dell). So Apple blows more of their earnings than the other companies do. OS X development and more R&D would account for some of it, but I also have a feeling that they spend ludicrous amounts on advertising. Those "Hi, I'm a Mac" ads better have excellent entertainment value, because you're paying a lot for them.
Mac and PC Use Same Parts
Mac and PC use the same parts. The only difference is the Shell or case. I dont know why you think PC use inferior parts.
Macs sales are down though. I think apple needs to do something. The profit is up because of iphones and ipods.
Mac and PC use the same parts. The only difference is the Shell or case. I dont know why you think PC use inferior parts.
Macs sales are down though. I think apple needs to do something. The profit is up because of iphones and ipods.
Very impressive (though not surprising in the least) that Apple is able to do so well in this economy. Just goes to show you that when you build quality hardware tied to the best operating system in the world (with the best customer service in the industry), even the apocalypse couldn't keep your company from pulling insane profits.
Apple rules.
Apple rules.
I never said which components. True, outer shell is the main difference. However, there are other differences. Like choice of product and previous experience with it.
Like I said, I speak from personal experience
What I'm wondering is... isn't there usually a huge boost in Mac sales immediately after a product refresh? Because they've recently revamped pretty much all of the computers... new iMac and Minis for the first time in ages, completely new MBs and MBPs (Unibody), refreshed MacBook Air, Nehalem Mac Pro... all within a span of, what, 6 months? So, could it be that the modest 3% decline is actually much worse than it looks?
So are PC sales, at least Apple is making profit of their Macs while PC sales are hardly making money because of cheap netbooks.
Well said, this is your reward when you pay attention and give your customers good satisfaction. Those of us who own stock also get rewarded so we can spend more on Apple goods.
Why do you have a thing for making "factual" statements off of your own assumptions?
I for one am glad Apple spends as much on R&D that they do.
Apple-haters? Don't you mean Mac haters? 'Cause the Mac haters kind of got their wish.
I've never noticed any infestation of iPod or iPhone haters, though.
Why do you have a thing for taking sentences that begin with "I have a FEELING that..." as factual statements? How much more obvious does the disclaimer need to be? Should I use a larger font, just for you, for the part that explicitly states that it's s-p-e-c-u-l-a-t-i-o-n, not facts?
Sales from the Macbook Air boosted up last years quarter, which is the reason for the decline.
John Spartan vs Simon Phoenix
What a silly, but fun, movie to watch.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/ (For those still lost
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