“Despite a softening in demand for iPods, analysts believe strong Intel Mac sales will fuel solid third quarter results for Apple Computer, which reports next month,” Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider.
Marsal reports, “American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said on Thursday that Apple’s Mac business appears ahead of plan for the quarter while its iPod business is slightly slacking. ‘We are seeing weaker iPod nano shipments offset by strength in video iPods and iPod shuffles,’ Wu wrote in a note to clients. ‘We continue to believe the iPod nano is in need of a refresh and will likely see one in the September quarter.'”
“The analyst, however, believes Apple’s Mac business ‘will essentially offset’ the weaker iPod sales,” Marsal reports. “His model includes 1.3 million Macs (up from 1.2 million) and 8.3 million iPods (down from 8.5).”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Judge Bork” for the heads up.]
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