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Apple's 3rd Quarter 2006 Financial Results
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macidiot said:What, the analysts weren't even close? I'm shocked.
analysts always assumed too much!!!!!!!!!
No kidding
I've been holding off on .Mac for quite some time. I'd love to use my iWeb as I've got quite a few picture pages I'd like to make but combining the .mac experience with the horrendous price tag I'm stuck uploading to yahoo for free for eternity. PLEASE - no more than $49 for a year, even that is too much IMO but I'll take it...
Side note: AAPL stock up 8.43% in afterhours - within 1 billion of Dell now. *Play Jaws theme song here* :-D (figuring in both stocks after market #'s...)
treblah said:
I've been holding off on .Mac for quite some time. I'd love to use my iWeb as I've got quite a few picture pages I'd like to make but combining the .mac experience with the horrendous price tag I'm stuck uploading to yahoo for free for eternity. PLEASE - no more than $49 for a year, even that is too much IMO but I'll take it...
Side note: AAPL stock up 8.43% in afterhours - within 1 billion of Dell now. *Play Jaws theme song here* :-D (figuring in both stocks after market #'s...)
I dont have a mac yet but...
I dont know for sure but isnt an OS upgrade with apple like $25 a piece in a family pack?
Why dont you get the computer you want now and in 6 months shell out the extra few bucks for Leopard.
Remember they arent Microsoft that charges an arm and a leg for windows.
p.s. This seems obvious. Am I missing something?
paulsecic said:
I dont know for sure but isnt an OS upgrade with apple like $25 a piece in a family pack?
Why dont you get the computer you want now and in 6 months shell out the extra few bucks for Leopard.
Remember they arent Microsoft that charges an arm and a leg for windows.
p.s. This seems obvious. Am I missing something?
Macrumors said:
Apple posted their 3rd Quarter 2006 financial results today.
Apple posted revenue of $4.37 billion and a net quarterly profit of $472 million or $.54 per diluted share. For reference, the year-ago quarter brought in $3.53 billion in revenue, net profit of $320 million or $.37 per diluted share.
Apple shipped 1,327,000 Macintosh computers and 8,111,000 iPods during this quarter which represents a 12% growth in Macs and 32% growth in iPods year-over-year.
- 75% of Macs sold during the quarter used Intel processors.
- 2nd highest quarterly sales and earnings in Apple's history
Live streaming of the results conference call will be broadcast at 5pm EST.
Digg This
The numbers on portables and desktops aren't right (looks like they are Q3 05 numbers). The right numbers are 800k laptops and 527k desktops.
Adobe and Microsoft
I bet at the Developer's conference that Adobe and Microsoft announce Universal Binaries for September.
I bet at the Developer's conference that Adobe and Microsoft announce Universal Binaries for September.
Here are historical Mac sales by quarter.
1Q2000 - 1,377,000
2Q2000 - 1,043,000
3Q2000 - 1,016,000
4Q2000 - 1,122,000
1Q2001 - 659,000
2Q2001 - 751,000
3Q2001 - 827,000
4Q2001 - 850,000
1Q2002 - 659,000
2Q2002 - 813,000
3Q2002 - 808,000
4Q2002 - 734,000
1Q2003 - 743,000
2Q2003 - 711,000
3Q2003 - 771,000
4Q2003 - 787,000
1Q2004 - 743,000
2Q2004 - 749,000
3Q2004 - 771,000
4Q2004 - 787,000
1Q2005 - 1,046,000
2Q2005 - 1,070,000
3Q2005 - 1,182,000
4Q2005 - 1,236,000
1Q2006- 1,254,000
2Q2006- 1,112,000
3Q2006- 1,327,000
1Q2000 - 1,377,000
2Q2000 - 1,043,000
3Q2000 - 1,016,000
4Q2000 - 1,122,000
1Q2001 - 659,000
2Q2001 - 751,000
3Q2001 - 827,000
4Q2001 - 850,000
1Q2002 - 659,000
2Q2002 - 813,000
3Q2002 - 808,000
4Q2002 - 734,000
1Q2003 - 743,000
2Q2003 - 711,000
3Q2003 - 771,000
4Q2003 - 787,000
1Q2004 - 743,000
2Q2004 - 749,000
3Q2004 - 771,000
4Q2004 - 787,000
1Q2005 - 1,046,000
2Q2005 - 1,070,000
3Q2005 - 1,182,000
4Q2005 - 1,236,000
1Q2006- 1,254,000
2Q2006- 1,112,000
3Q2006- 1,327,000
swingerofbirch
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I didn't hear the entire conference call--did anyone ask about the virtual slave labor they've got going on in China?
It's easy to have good numbers when it's someone else's belt your tightening!
It's easy to have good numbers when it's someone else's belt your tightening!
Thats very cool !
I see high chance to even better Results ...
1. Look for People which wait for the Mac Pro (its me and at least 3-4 of my friends, 2 of them Switchers)
2. iPod no major new features (New model will boost Sales)
3. More Stores ---> more People who learn about Macs and try them out (50% new to mac in stores) ----> Here is much Space in Europe ecspecially in Germany !!! Every 11 or 12 PC user knows Mac or OS X, some know Apple cause of the iPod ....
4. The Good old guys which wait for Revision 2 of a Mac
bye
I see high chance to even better Results ...
1. Look for People which wait for the Mac Pro (its me and at least 3-4 of my friends, 2 of them Switchers)
2. iPod no major new features (New model will boost Sales)
3. More Stores ---> more People who learn about Macs and try them out (50% new to mac in stores) ----> Here is much Space in Europe ecspecially in Germany !!! Every 11 or 12 PC user knows Mac or OS X, some know Apple cause of the iPod ....
4. The Good old guys which wait for Revision 2 of a Mac
bye
As a recent "switcher", I feel personally responsible for these numbers. An iMac 20" intel, a Black Book, a Nano and a shuffle in the last 3 months! ( Of course, I'm totally broke now, and the kids are going hungry, but it's nice to see Apple doing well!)
Ahhh, as a loyal user, and stockholder this is what i like to hear. And i agree it is nice to personally be able to say that you've helped!
So here are the plans for the future that I passed on to Apple that will make market share GO THROUGH THE ROOF
First priority: Update Xcode to cross compile -- MacsWin.
P2: Make a hands free iPod, voice control, voice feedback, a big screen for podcast video, communications integration or support. Demonstrate secure servers for podcasts.
The MILITARY will eat this up, and THAT will give Apple and Macs credibility with corporations.
P3: Invent wireless disposable earphones, that is a permanent battery that lasts about a year, Bluetooth, a wire between the two ears with a small box in the middle that clips to your collar which contains a micro phone. Make them standard for Macs, iPods, phones. Offer a return bonus, and make them locatable/beep via BT secure access if lost.
P4: Make an Apple phone that supports messaging of all types interchangeably as text and voice. This means servers or the phone listens to people as they talk and uses that as training to later convert stored text to voice on the fly. Support voice mail with Email. Thus voice and text will be truly interchangeable for frequent callers and VOIP can be enhanced, sound clearer plus all sorts of features based and voice/text prompts and control. Like tell your Mac to control your house or reboot or run an Applescript.
P5: Merge Disney and Apple and create the hardware that will allow for truly interactive movies in theaters. Laser tracking for each audience member for a gesture and body language interface, for movies with audience controlled scenarios. This professional movie and game interface will be the basis for a future family game platform.
Although this merger is very dependent upon a greatly improved Xcode that can support LARGE groups and is VERY easy to program with, we have a good start but we need MORE !!!
First priority: Update Xcode to cross compile -- MacsWin.
P2: Make a hands free iPod, voice control, voice feedback, a big screen for podcast video, communications integration or support. Demonstrate secure servers for podcasts.
The MILITARY will eat this up, and THAT will give Apple and Macs credibility with corporations.
P3: Invent wireless disposable earphones, that is a permanent battery that lasts about a year, Bluetooth, a wire between the two ears with a small box in the middle that clips to your collar which contains a micro phone. Make them standard for Macs, iPods, phones. Offer a return bonus, and make them locatable/beep via BT secure access if lost.
P4: Make an Apple phone that supports messaging of all types interchangeably as text and voice. This means servers or the phone listens to people as they talk and uses that as training to later convert stored text to voice on the fly. Support voice mail with Email. Thus voice and text will be truly interchangeable for frequent callers and VOIP can be enhanced, sound clearer plus all sorts of features based and voice/text prompts and control. Like tell your Mac to control your house or reboot or run an Applescript.
P5: Merge Disney and Apple and create the hardware that will allow for truly interactive movies in theaters. Laser tracking for each audience member for a gesture and body language interface, for movies with audience controlled scenarios. This professional movie and game interface will be the basis for a future family game platform.
Although this merger is very dependent upon a greatly improved Xcode that can support LARGE groups and is VERY easy to program with, we have a good start but we need MORE !!!
Apple Corps said:
"-- 50% of buyers are new to Mac."
The way to compare is not from one quarter to the next, but 3rd quarter with 3rd quarter (Very seasonal buying by education scews all comp companies number this way.) -- SO THEY HAVE HAD A HUGE JUMP
But we will have to wait to see exactly how much.
Told you so.
All this fear that iPod and MAcs are in a down turn. Apple will blow them away real soon. They don't sleep on their Laurel unless they don't have a choice.
Wonder what will happen to the stock tomorrow?
Too bad im broke and could not buy any.
All this fear that iPod and MAcs are in a down turn. Apple will blow them away real soon. They don't sleep on their Laurel unless they don't have a choice.
Wonder what will happen to the stock tomorrow?
Too bad im broke and could not buy any.
dongmin said:
Ah, those were the days.
A one page web-site, drooling capital venurists, a silly name like "BoxOfRox.com", and the day of your IPO your stock was $100 a share. Set for life I tell ya.