Me thinks that these "analists" have to go back to school. For me 16,121 is not 8% less than 15,582.
Otherwise they'll have to explain better how they arrive that the 8% since the figures in the charts makes no sense. Wafflers!
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Me thinks that these "analists" have to go back to school. For me 16,121 is not 8% less than 15,582.
Otherwise they'll have to explain better how they arrive that the 8% since the figures in the charts makes no sense. Wafflers!
My thoughts too. I am far from a power user. If I could only have one item it would definitely be my Mac. Love the iDevices but need a computer even for my simple tasks.
That trend line shows how absolutely clueless tech financial writers are, IMHO. That trend line is killer and you can bet its the only thing Apple cares about, its non value added to discuss qtr vs qtr events when model roll outs and seasonality cause near term variabilities.
Thanks for that chart, amazing!
The drop was due to them not updating their laptops...
I know I was willing to buy a rMBP back in June but yet they're still not here.
Every single one of you are wrong.
HP and Dell are heavily sold on QVC virtually every week along with the Big Box stores so they will always have the upper hand. QVC has so many lemmings stupid enough to buy those crap HP and Dells and QVC knows how to reel them in.
Apple's MacBooks have been on QVC but possibly once every 6 or so months.
The number of products shipped means nothing. I want to know how many products were sold. Microsoft shipped a lot of Surface tablets last quarter, for example, but they also had to write off almost a billion in losses. If Apple lost a penny Wall Street would FREAK!
I'm surprised people still write or type. These days, all you have to do is bring your preferred computing device into class, prop it up, aim it, then set it to record. There you go. Instant notes.
And they do that every year, the only thing that changes was that they were more successful, or Apple was less successful. Perhaps because their laptops are all so outdated and overpriced. Especially for the college crowd that very much believes in sharing DVD's still.
Question, what campus statement does having a Apple product instead of a PC / Android device? There any class or academic tract distinction?
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My guess is that October 22nd event featuring the iPad has the new Mac Pro and it's pricing as the "One more thing ..." towards the end of it.
I still say we'll see an entry level Mac Pro system for $1999 with the average price around $2750.
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My guess is that October 22nd event featuring the iPad has the new Mac Pro and it's pricing as the "One more thing ..." towards the end of it.
I still say we'll see an entry level Mac Pro system for $1999 with the average price around $2750.
Price I won't argue about but being outdated? By who's standards? Be real about it, the only people that know anything about Retina, CPU's GPU's, Fusion Drives or even SSD's are techies and geeks and they don't represent even 10% of Apple's customer base. Most people just go into the store and buy what's available.
Try and keep in mind what you're not well-versed in or don't keep up with. Some people are culinary geniuses and will go into a kitchenwares store and pick up what they think is the best blender or cookware. A week later everything they just bought was upgraded to a new model. It happens to everyone.
Never underestimate the American middle class to sacrifice their personal time and welfare to upkeep a cheap product line to avoid paying less up front.
Sad... IMO it has to do with the delay of the latest laptops. Not just that but the competition is actually creating really great products for Windows. Things like high resolution screens, latest tech, and good designs.
In top of that, some buyers want some kind of upgradability in their laptops. Preventing the customer from upgrading Ram and HDD/SSD is a mistake IMO. I'm sure Apple could find a way to provide upgradability without affecting the laptop design much.
Hope that Apple has made some nice changes in their Retina laptops.
In top of that, some buyers want some kind of upgradability in their laptops. Preventing the customer from upgrading Ram and HDD/SSD is a mistake IMO. I'm sure Apple could find a way to provide upgradability without affecting the laptop design much.
Hope that Apple has made some nice changes in their Retina laptops.
I logged in to post the same comment....most vendors (except Apple) fudge their numbers by counting sales "into the channel" - in other words not really sold. Thus, Microsoft could quote those huge shipment numbers and then took a $900M write-off because most of their RT's got shipped back.
Reasons for this
Most students don't have 1k to drop on a laptop.
Most students don't need anymore than the very minimum (ram, hdd, cpu) so they can get away with a cheap 300-400 laptop that will do everything they need.
The world works with Microsoft (while students could use apple programs that fill the need of office its just easier to use what all their classrooms use).
Unless you are hipster/rich/special needs for a mac then mac laptop doesn't make sense sorry.
Most students don't have 1k to drop on a laptop.
Most students don't need anymore than the very minimum (ram, hdd, cpu) so they can get away with a cheap 300-400 laptop that will do everything they need.
The world works with Microsoft (while students could use apple programs that fill the need of office its just easier to use what all their classrooms use).
Unless you are hipster/rich/special needs for a mac then mac laptop doesn't make sense sorry.
So when Apple talks about sales of iPad and iPhones, it is pointless too?
Also, they didn't write off losses. A write down is not about losses.
Your company buys laptops for $200 to $250 each? I am glad I don't have to use that kind of crap, and I am glad Apple doesn't sell it.
something tells me that, as the most profitable PC maker in the biz, apple knows more about its business than you do. just a hunch.
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people who track annual refreshes to rMBP lines, chipsets, read this site, etc, are tech enthusiasts -- not normal consumers. apple's products are largely geared for normal consumers. my coworker has no idea what Haswell is, he just knew he wanted the new spiffy MBP. guess that was a year ago (?) but its still new to him.
This is not a comparison of equals. When we consider that Apple sells only high end computers and view this against sales of $500 PCs, it's not a fair or meaningful comparison. Price adjusted, Apple is still stomping any close competitor in the PC market. Not everyone can afford a $3k MacBook Pro these days and with PCs being given away, their numbers are hardly surprising. Note: I did not say, "This is not comparing Apples to apples".