Apple's Q1 2005 Financial Results Webcast

[hob]

Yep. Looking at the Mac Mini for example. It costs $499 and $599 in the USA. Dollar is really weak when compared to Euro (one euro buys over 1.3 dollars), so you could assume that the price in euros would be at least 1:1 to the dollar-price (things usually cost more here). But no! The Mac Mini costs 519e and 619e! That's like $680 and $810! I mean, really?!?!?!?

I'm still going to get one, though .

I often feel thoroughly annoyed at the $:£ conversion that Apple do... but this time I'm pleasantly surprised. The Mac Mini is at £330+£399... so starting at about £110 more than the low-end 4G iPod... and the same price as a high-end iPod photo. Perfect Price Placement!

Hob

 

[hob]

No trailers either.

I am in Oregon. Comcast cable internet. I don't think I have a firewall or anything that would block the connection.

hmmm... this IS puzzling, I can't get it to work - STILL! The only thing we seem to have in common is that we get cabled internet... but that's not gonna be the source of the problem!!

Hob

 

[rogo]

While Digitimes can be wrong, I give you this -- which doesn't seem at all wrong:

"In addition, Asustek will also start shipping iBook G5 notebooks to Apple in the second quarter of this year. Shipments of the current iBook notebooks totaled about 110,000-120,000 units a month in the fourth quarter last year, the sources noted.

Taiwan contract manufacturers for Apple

(These are the four lines for each of the items below -- rogo)
Product
Contract maker
Estimated shipment volumes for 2005
Delivery date

iBook/iBook G5
Asustek
1.3-1.5 million/year (combined shipments of the two series)
iBook G5 to start shipping in 2Q 2005

PowerBook G5
Quanta Computer
30k-50k/month
2Q 2005

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You be the judge, but it seems like Tim Cook and Co. have solved "the mother of all thermal challenges".

 

[littlecorgi]

Excuse me if I missed this.....but did Apple mention how much money they earn from their iTunes music store?