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Apple Second Quarter Results

Don't panic said:
time to debunk this myth.

N O B O D Y buys hotcakes.

I can't even think of one single place where they sell them.

sheesh
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hmm..
I think it's supposed to be "cakes that are hot" (as opposed to cold)...
That's why they sell well. Like Krispy Kremes fresh out of the oven!
 
Holy wonderful iPods Batman!

Nice numbers, I agree, the iPod-Switching strategy is beginning now for the next year when the whole line will be G5 ... I hope to start soon the "G6 PB's Next week?" rumor soon! :rolleyes: :p ;) :D


By the way, can anyone tell me how can I buy apple shares from Germany, just want a couple of them ;) ...
 
ramallite said:
The iPods are the only thing that is not a stable product, i.e. it is a "tickle me elmo" whose time may soon be over. iMacs are down 15% YTY, powerbooks are down 5% YTY, and Powermacs are up 12% YT. Need to see better iMac and Powerbook numbers...
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and elmo isn't still a major cash cow? just because a product ceases to be trendy does not mean it disappears. machine sales were up 5%. yes they could be better, but up is up.
 
ramallite said:
The iPods are the only thing that is not a stable product, i.e. it is a "tickle me elmo" whose time may soon be over. iMacs are down 15% YTY, powerbooks are down 5% YTY, and Powermacs are up 12% YT. Need to see better iMac and Powerbook numbers...
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not terribly surprising. it's been a while since Apple has had a strong lineup across the board. it's either strong portables and weak desktops or vice versa or strong consumer and weak pro hardware. if and when apple can finally put all the pieces together (i.e. get new, faster chips into the portables and imacs), we should see some serious growth.
 
autrefois said:
So they are now selling more iPods than CPUs. Is this is a first? (with iPods up by so much, I assume so) I'm not sure I like this development...

--EDIT: Just to be clear, I am very happy Apple is doing so well! I just don't want them to de-emphasize computers. I love my iPod, but in my opinion Apple should be primarily concerned with computers, not with the iPod.--
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Apple should be primarily concerned with what makes money whether it be ipods or powerbook g5's.
 
re: ipods and elmo, don't forget they soon start shipping ipods to HP as mentioned on the call.
 
AmigoMac said:
Nice numbers, I agree, the iPod-Switching strategy is beginning now for the next year when the whole line will be G5 ... I hope to start soon the "G6 PB's Next week?" rumor soon! :rolleyes: :p ;) :D


By the way, can anyone tell me how can I buy apple shares from Germany, just want a couple of them ;) ...
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I don't know if Apple trades in Depositary Receipts on any of the German stock exchanges. If so, they are the equivalent of Apple shares, but would go by a different symbol.

If not, then you would have to open an account with a brokerage in the U.S., deposit money with them, and go from there. But each brokerage (Schwab, E-Trade, Merrill, etc) may have their own rules about foreign residents (like domestic mailing addresses, or minimum deposit amounts, etc.)

Or, on the web, you might be able to find these services that allow you to buy just one or two shares of your favorite companies, from them. But they are the actual owners of the shares. In other words, they buy 100 shares on the stock exchange, and find 100 people who just want one share and divide it up. I don't know much about these services, but I wouldn't use them for real investment.
 
DOACleric said:
Judging by these results, it seems that the main purpose of the iPod was a failure. Sure, on its own, it doing simply amazing, especially for being an expensive "luxury" mp3 player. However, their true purpose was to spur sales of Macs, which doesn't seem to happening at all. A 900% increase in iPods, and only a 5% increase in computer sales is a huge difference. It seems even with the ease of use and desirability of iPods, people still aren't willing to switch to Macs. What WILL it really take?
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Did you really expect people to buy a new computer when they already have one that can use an iPod? Maybe a bit down the road when they're in the market for a new one, but not immediately. Especially not for something like an iPod.
 
re: hotcakes

Don't panic said:
time to debunk this myth.

N O B O D Y buys hotcakes.

I can't even think of one single place where they sell them.

sheesh
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Actually, McDonald's sells hotcakes and rather briskly.
 
autrefois said:
Just to be clear, I am very happy Apple is doing so well! I just don't want them to de-emphasize computers. I love my iPod, but in my opinion Apple should be primarily concerned with computers, not with the iPod.--
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$1.16bn worth of computers versus $0.264bn worth of iPods. Sounds pretty Mac oriented to me.
 
iJon said:
well its a whole lot easier for people to afford a 25-500 dollars mp3 player as apposed to a 799-2999 computer. makes perfect sense to me.

iJon
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It is mostly all sales to NEW PC CUSTOMERS with the iPod range who are customers who would never have considered an puchasing an Apple Product before now.

And for Apple it is all bottom line profit and money in the bank!
 
AmigoMac said:
Nice numbers, I agree, the iPod-Switching strategy is beginning now for the next year when the whole line will be G5 ... I hope to start soon the "G6 PB's Next week?" rumor soon! :rolleyes: :p ;) :D


By the way, can anyone tell me how can I buy apple shares from Germany, just want a couple of them ;) ...
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You can buy ONE share in Apple from the link posted below

http://www.oneshare.com/
 
DOACleric said:
Judging by these results, it seems that the main purpose of the iPod was a failure. Sure, on its own, it doing simply amazing, especially for being an expensive "luxury" mp3 player. However, their true purpose was to spur sales of Macs, which doesn't seem to happening at all. A 900% increase in iPods, and only a 5% increase in computer sales is a huge difference. It seems even with the ease of use and desirability of iPods, people still aren't willing to switch to Macs. What WILL it really take?
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sorry to weigh in, but your logic is tainted
first, existing maccies bought i-pods (safe to assume)
second, windoze users bought i-pods (no need to switch)
so these two groups need no new macs
but then not only did apple keep the number of sales steady with basically no new machines out as everybody at other places in this forum is complaining (i included :p ) but they grew it and there must be some i-podites-switchers - assuming that those in group one have the machines they need and are waiting for new better cooler macs - don't we all ?
do i make myself clear ? it is late here - good night - way to go apple - i love my aapl shares
 
DOACleric said:
Judging by these results, it seems that the main purpose of the iPod was a failure. Sure, on its own, it doing simply amazing, especially for being an expensive "luxury" mp3 player. However, their true purpose was to spur sales of Macs, which doesn't seem to happening at all. A 900% increase in iPods, and only a 5% increase in computer sales is a huge difference. It seems even with the ease of use and desirability of iPods, people still aren't willing to switch to Macs. What WILL it really take?
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I knew this would happen. Apple has positive results and someone finds a reason to complain.

As someone pointed out iPods are much cheaper than a computer, and alot of people allready had a computer, not alot had iPods. As for increasing Mac sales, its not going to happen over night. People aren't going to buy an iPod, look at their still working just fine computer and say well I should got out and spend more money on a computer! CPU sales are up, this is good. But Apple isn't going to get to 20% market share over night folks. PATIENCE.
 
Don't panic said:
time to debunk this myth.

N O B O D Y buys hotcakes.

I can't even think of one single place where they sell them.

sheesh
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mmmmmmmmmmmm............hotcakes.......
 
good job apple... so why dont you use some momentum and release some new computers...

the emac is a good start... but we all know what we're waiting for....
 
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