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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders
Date: 3 Nov 2016 23:56:35 GMT
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Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-11-02 20:29, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2016-11-02, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The "pulse" of buying is simply pent up demand.
>> 
>> What evidence do you have to show that?
> 
> Quarterly reports are pretty clear on slower sales over the past 3 
> quarters (though the very last was improved).  

That's not evidence of your assertion. Apple reported the new models are
selling *better* than all other releases that came before. So you've proven
nothing.

> Q1 figures in Jan will tell more...

Your claim is both premature and unproven.

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