“Mac maker Apple Inc. saw retail sales of Mac units grow a solid 62 percent year-over-year for the month of April, which included a 94 percent spike in notebook sales thanks to solid MacBook and MacBook Pro momentum, as well as increased distribution,” Katie Marsal and Kasper Jade report for AppleInsider.
“According to NPD data cited by UBS Investment Research analyst Ben Reitzes on Wednesday, U.S. PC unit growth for the month of April grew 14 percent overall, include a 19 percent rise in retail sales and a 30 percent surge in notebook sales,” Marsal and Jade report.
Full article here.
That would be 93.986395741% to be exact!
Now, if Alan Greenspan will just keep his withered mouth shut, AAPL and the American markets as a whole will continue to expand . . . perhaps through the summer, even. (Gawd, but it’s hard for some “used-to-was’s” to give up the spotlight and go gentle in that good night of irrelevancy.)
Solid 62%? 94% Spike? That compared to solid 14% and 30% spike. Not bad
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So, at what percentage increase of sales over last year does Apple need to acheive before “solid” becomes “blistering”?
62% (> 3X the average) is “solid”?
Just asking….
Report released 01 Apr 2007.
I hope that idiot Dvroak is hitting his head on his Dell laptop now.
@Radian
Does that include ex-presidents of the U.S.?
It’s starting.
Anyone’s guess where this will finish…
Tipping Point®!!!!
enough with this china crash theory – thats the best he comes up??
just talking up his positions at Pimco.
And if you wants to sell your old Mac, take a look on how much you should sell it :
Mac2Sell
Jeb Bush for president!
Oh… that was a different site. Back to the topic…
Apple should increase the manufacturing efforts. I am not happy if we can´t see solid 162% increase and 944% spikes. Micro$oft has to come down more quickly.
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I think it includes the sitting president.
Let’s break it down for you trolls. Presidents speak. Ex-presidents avoid commentary on current presidents, because it is the respectful and gentlemanly thing to do.
You will find only the ill-mannered and self-important have a problem with the above. Draw your own conclusions.
Consider that most Mac savvy notebook fans are waiting were waiting for new Macbook and Macbook Pro’s to appear in April.
(Think how high the numbers might have been if people weren’t waiting for new products!)
Busting, As you have always been among the least mannered and most self-important on this forum (excepting trolls), I’d think you’d recognize Jimmy C. as family … but he isn’t. Gerry F. went to his death bed with canned criticisms of W. waiting for that moment and Bill C., he nearly lost his job over not kissing and telling.
Back on Topic: these are good numbers. Solid enough to make a statement (Mac is BACK) but not so solid that Apple need rush into bringing more facilities on-line.
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Randian,
Alan Greenspan retired in January.