Apple 2Q 2008 SEC Filing: Strong Laptop, Desktop, Retail Performance

[javierbds]

Thank God no more halo messages

At last, I haven't had to read more about that iPod halo bs ...
I guess this will come back as the iPhone G2 (3G) halo in very little time ...
iMacs are good, specially if your only other choice is a forgotten mini with a crappy intel gpu ... If you really do not give people choice then they´ll buy There is a company in Redmond that knows a lot about this.
But more adventurous (and younger) people are going the DIY route.

 

[TanToday]

I'm surprised with the iMac sales - usually, people don't go for All-In-Ones, except for Macs I guess...

At 58 spending upwards of 12 hrs a day, SQUINTING at an itsy-bitsy leeeetle screen, OR enjoying the HUGE WIDE VISTA of a good 24 inch monitor is a joy to be savored. And IF you guys buy a LOT of Apple stock { APPL 180, UP 40% in two months } the company itself WILL pay for your BIG desktop, AND whatever laptop you want, or ALL of them for that matter.

I adore my MacBook Air, it is better than a Harley, BUT give me an iMac 24 for anything that requires TIME and CONCENTRATION.

 

[kornyboy]

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It is good to see Apple is doing well. Way to go!

 

[Oilbrnr]

For the puppies here, a little HIS-STORY about 1984 and a prediction about 1995, Apple WAS right, the only problem is they sidelined Jobs and it took a little longer than expected.

All you "youn'uns" liss'en up here, and learn y'erself sum'tn.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HhGpU5wjTJ4

Uh, A$$-wee-pay, I bought my first 'fat-mac' in 1984, so spare me the history lesson Gramps.

If you are trying to imply that Apple has made any kind of inroads market share wise to corporate America (or elsewhere) you are delusional.

 

[mongoos150]

It figures that Apples notebooks outsell their desktops. The notebooks use a good mainstream design. By this I means a hinged cover that contains an LCD monitor and the closed cover protects the keyboard.

But look at the slower selling desktop lineup. Just goofy stuff like a "way small" and "all in one" and a "way expensive". Just think how many more desk top computers Apple could sell if they had even just one "not-goofy" machine.

Is this entire post a joke?

 

[BongoBanger]

Strong Mac sales were shown to be based on both portable and desktop sales. 856,000 desktops and 1,433,000 laptops were sold representing 37% and 61% unit growth, respectively.

This is the bit that interests me. How many of the laptop sales were Airs and, of that number, how many people already own a Mac?

My worry is that the growth figure looks great but is it inflated by a new product's launch and, as such, is it sustainable?

Time will tell.

 

[mongoos150]

This is the bit that interests me. How many of the laptop sales were Airs and, of that number, how many people already own a Mac?

My worry is that the growth figure looks great but is it inflated by a new product's launch and, as such, is it sustainable?

Time will tell.

Apple launches a new/revised machine every 6 months. I wouldn't loose any sleep over it.

 

[BongoBanger]

Apple launches a new/revised machine every 6 months. I wouldn't loose any sleep over it.

This is a new product line though, not a revision of an existing one. Still, we'll see.