RBC analyst Mike Abramsky predicts "massive" September quarter Mac sales, anticipating Apple could shift an unprecedented 3.04 million Macs in the quarter.
The analyst attributes some of these sales to the back to school market; but points out that the iPhone and iPod halos are also playing their part.
To achieve 3.04 million Mac sales would represent growth of 41 per cent, year-in-year, and 22 per cent sequentially.
Abramsky expects Apple's global marketshare to hit 4.2 per cent in 2009, up from 2.9 per cent in 2007.
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Mick said on Fri, 22 Aug 2008
This is a very tainted view. Most PC users will upgrade a machine in the current financial climate. When was the last time a iMac had a video card, cpu or sound ground upgraded? It's nice to see them selling but it is not a level playing field they are reporting on.
James said on Fri, 22 Aug 2008
No one mentioned PC's did they? This is just saying how many Macs are being sold, not in relation to PC sales just in relation to previous mac sales.
Steve said on Fri, 22 Aug 2008
Why were you looking on a Mac site, Mick.. Thinking of buying a Mac!!?
Jan Verbeke said on Fri, 22 Aug 2008
Go go go, Apple !!! Love it.
Mick said on Fri, 22 Aug 2008
I have three, MacBook Pro, Mini & the best one - a PC Hackintosh.
Jim said on Fri, 22 Aug 2008
In the "current financial climate" i don't think many people will be bothered about upgrading their CPU, sound or graphics card (let alone know how to do it)!
Timmy!!! said on Sat, 23 Aug 2008
I have 2006 24" Intel I-mac, I love it and I DON'T feel the need to upgrade. My friend on the other has a win vista machine top of the range machine and he's considering in upgrading??? Am I missing somert lol.
Mick said on Sat, 23 Aug 2008
No - don't buy Vista when Xp is far faster on the same machine and is the best selling OS in history for that reason.
When Snow Leopard comes out Apple will be forcing people to upgrade to the Intel (or maybe an Intel hybrid)so what is the difference?
Richard said on Sun, 24 Aug 2008
It's word of mouth. People are so happy with Macs that they recommend them with enthusiasm to other people.
Call it a religion, a cult, or whatever you want to call it. That is the reason.
If Apple decides to offer OS-X by itself to PC users then that would be the END of Windows.
Mick said on Sun, 24 Aug 2008
I agree - but Apple like the monopoly. The Hackintosh market is massive but I guess that is why Apple have purchased a chip maker, make a hybrid chip and try to stop hacks.
DJ said on Sun, 24 Aug 2008
Nice that word of mouth (plus AppleStores) are boosting sales. My 2005 iMac workhorse still trundles on nicely, though I tend to upgrade systems when I buy new machines, a rule I broke with the MBPro for the sake of Time Machine.
QED said on Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Mick.
Repeat after me:
Apple is primarily a hardware company.
Apple is not primarily a software company.
Apple uses it's software to sell its hardware. For this reason when you buy a PC and run Hackintosh Apple (and by extension Apple customers) are harmed because they are denied that revenue.
Furthermore, Apple has no monopoly, as that entails preventing competition. You agree to their conditions (ie. no hacks) when running OS X. If you don't like it, don't run OS X.
If you owned a product that paid your wages, wouldn't you try to protect it?
Someone said on Mon, 25 Aug 2008
I just got a mac. I was on PC for a looong time. I wished i moved earlier. No problems at all and it has been about over 2 months. Now all of my friends and family are buying macs. Explains why mac sales are going up.
Oh and my sons school are replacing PCs with Macs aswell, dont know why but they are. Library already got macs are soon each classroom will have one. (for some reason the library is always packed)
Mick said on Tue, 26 Aug 2008
They get my revenue (boy they charge enough) so I have no worries running a supper fast PC that makes the Pro look like a slug and I can upgrade it without a mortgage.
Jonboy said on Tue, 26 Aug 2008
XP? Don't make me laugh!
An unreliable seven year old operating system that was out of date before it was launched! If that's what most PC users have had to suffer for the best part of the last decade I'm not surprised they're switching to Macs! Get real! As for upgrading… You gets what you pays for. It might cost you a bit more initially but I've got a 1st gen imac here that has been hammered daily for the last 10 years and is running OS 10.3.9 - It still knocks spots off my 6 month old Toshiba laptop (XP) and is 100 times more reliable. That's value for money!
Jonboy said on Tue, 26 Aug 2008
XP? Don't make me laugh!
An unreliable seven year old operating system that was out of date before it was launched! If that's what most PC users have had to suffer for the best part of the last decade I'm not surprised they're switching to Macs! Get real! As for upgrading… You gets what you pays for. It might cost you a bit more initially but I've got a 1st gen imac here that has been hammered daily for the last 10 years and is running OS 10.3.9 - It still knocks spots off my 6 month old Toshiba laptop (XP) and is 100 times more reliable. That's value for money!
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