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| Date | 2012-08-18 11:00 -0700 |
|---|---|
| From | Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? |
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Sad. I still prefer desktops over portable devices for their speeds,
powers, customizations (limited with Macs though), etc.
On 8/18/2012 8:16 AM PT, Alan Browne typed:
>
> The trend continues whereby Mac desktop sales are no longer growing.
>
> In the 3 months ended 30 June 2012, Mac desktops were down 13% (units)
> over the prior year, same period. (For the 9 months ending the same
> day, Mac desktop sales were up 9%)
>
> Laptops were up 8% however showing that the power of laptops have now
> made them the first choice of people getting their first Mac or updating
> their system. Portables are up 13% over the 9 month period.
>
> Macs accounted for $4.933B in sales in the quarter - a 3% drop from last
> year's quarter.
>
> And that accounts for 14% of Apple's business in the quarter down from
> nearly 18% a year ago.
>
> Further, at this time last year, Mac's were a $20B+/year business and
> now it is on trend to be less than $20B / year. Apple explain this away
> as 'general weakness in the market'. The next quarters will tell.
>
> Nearly $20B is nothing to sniff at to be sure but it appears that the
> Mac Summer is cooling.
>
> (For comparison, hp's 6 months ending April was $18.325B or
> $9.162B/quarter for notebooks, desktops and workstations).
>
> Of course other segments (iphone and ipad) continue their spectacular
> growth (while iPod continues to plunge). iPad unit sales were up 84%
> for the quarter and 108% for the 9 months. iPhone 28 and 78%
> respectively while iPod has slowed 10 and 17% resp.
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