“Apple Inc.’s refreshed line of iMac desktops provides eager buyers with a new thinner, glass and aluminum design – timed to make an increased push against rival Microsoft Corp.,” Jonathan Ratner reports for The National Post.
Ratner reports, “‘Apple’s iMac update targets the sole of the home and student market, a key battleground for Microsoft switchers, and potential subsequent premium upgraders,’ said Mike Abramsky at RBC Capital Markets.”
“The move also reduces the chance of a sales slowdown at Apple ahead of the expected release of its Tiger [sic] operating system in October, the analyst said in a research note,” Ratner reports.
“Mr. Abramsky expects Apple will sell 2 million Macs in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007,” Ratner reports. “Meanwhile, RBC’s checks at both Apple and AT&T stores in major U.S. cities this week suggest iPhone demand and sales momentum continues to be steady. As a result, Mr. Abramsky reiterated his 18-month iPhone sales outlook of 13.4 million units. He continues to rate Apple at ‘outperform”’ with a US$175 price target.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: Apple shipped 1.764 million Macs in it’s fiscal 2007 third quarter ended June 30, 2007.
That’s close to my estimates of 2.09 Million Macs for the quarter.
“The move also reduces the chance of a sales slowdown at Apple ahead of the expected release of its Tiger [sic] operating system in October, the analyst said in a research note,” Ratner reports.
What a dumb ass, It’s not “Tiger” OS we’re waiting for, it the other big cat
I only estimate 2.0853 million Macs.
Here come those freakin analyst again Blah, Blah, Blah
…timed to make an increased push against rival Microsoft Corp…. — a throwaway phrase if ever I heard one. Why is this article even here?
Nah, not with glossy screens.
Everyone hates those.
Apple ruined the visual experience on an otherwise perfectly good machine. Who wants a glare headache?
“‘Apple’s iMac update targets the sole of the home and student market..”
Sole? heh, heh, heh
Quite a few people (who have come to our store) have commented that they think the new iMacs are ugly.
I’m not too happy with the black Apple logo on the front myself.
However, the specs are pretty impressive.
Back to work, children.
Shame they said ‘sole’ when they meant ‘soul’…
“targets the sole of the home and student market”
The base of the foot or the fish?
(a cheap jibe from a master of the typo)
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My quarterly estimates see Apple making small but significant inroads into business, with street converging on market estimates by nearly 5%!!!
@G4Dualie
“sole”… Ratner must be an elementary school graduate. heh heh!
2 million is a lowball figure, considering the growth, exposure, back to school season, and yes, getting Leopard and iLife for free.
Anyone who hasn’t yet watched the keynote can shaddup.
Watch it, it is more impressive than you might think.
I like glossy screens, and who is going to take their iMac outside of have it near an ambient light window? Use one first, then talk your talk.
Realist
Not everyone hates the glossy screens. I have one on my MBP and love it. The glare is not an issue.
My estimate is 2.0042 million Macs.
“….I like glossy screens, and who is going to take their iMac outside of have it near an ambient light window?”
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okay, let me change my statement. SOME (most) people don’t like glossy screens.
And it is not necessary to take your iMac outside to experience the negative effects of glossy. Overhead lighting will produce the same effect, as will changes in the sun direction through a window in a den or home office.
In a dark room glossy looks nice, unfortunately most people don’t have the option to use their computers without lighting or in a dark room all the time.
I predict that the sun will come up this morning, and that in some parts of the nation, we’ll see rain showers in the afternoon. I stand by my analysis.
And Mr. frickin’ Realist: I’m sure that because you don’t like glossy screens that you have automatically moistened Steve Jobs’ shorts. Do you really think that what you have to say will grind everything to a halt? And do you think that a company like Apple would go to market with glossy screens without having done a lot of advance market research, even to the point to looking at the comparative sales of glossy versus matte screens on their MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops?
I just love how all the self-annointed experts, pundits and half-baked analysts weigh in during the first 24 hours after an Apple product launch. They’re always right, and Steve Jobs is always wrong. Always.
If those know-it-alls ran Apple, the company would have shut down years ago. And that folks, is why the know-it-alls still live at home with their parents. Frigtards.
“okay, let me change my statement. SOME (most) people don’t like glossy screens.”
ok, now how do you arrive at the figure “most”
you have a poll of a statistically relevant number of computer buyers i guess?
i rather like the glossy myself….
The new versions of iLife and iWork will be huge contributors to boosted Mac sales during this back to school quarter. Who in their right mind would buy a craplette infested Windows machine to take to school. Soon the Windows users will be the target of derision amongst their peers for choosing so stupidly. Add in the free iPod and the act of choosing a Windows box instead of an Mac will be considered a disqualification for being thought to posses a human level of intelligence. This is the halo effect on steroids.
@Mr. Frickin know it all
Yes, I feel confident that I know what I prefer for myself more than Steve Jobs does. ….And staring at the glare on a glossy screen for hours at a time is not worth the trade off of watching a movie in a dark room from time to time.. Especially when it would be as easy as Apple offering an OPTION to choose matte or glossy, much like they do with the MBP.
@Shen
My statement is not a statistic, it is based on my experience with people that I know. However, I’d be willing to place a bet with anyone here that if a proper poll was conducted on this site or any other tech site as to whether people preferred matte or glossy for their computer screen. The large majority would choose matte.
Come on MDN, how about it. Place a poll on this page. Matte or glossy. Let’s put this argument to rest and see what users really prefer.
“The move also reduces the chance of a sales slowdown at Apple ahead of the expected release of its Tiger [sic] operating system in October”
Methinks that it is actually Leopard that is to be released in October.
Just found this from ArsTechnica:
“Lenovo recently ran an online poll asking its customers their personal preference, and the results are revealing.”
“An overwhelming 86 percent of respondents preferred the old-school anti-glare matte finish for their laptops, with only 8 percent voting for the glossy reflective finish. Only 5 percent were indifferent. Clearly, non-glossy won by a landslide.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061018-8022.html
@Realist…
That is the point, on a laptop gloss may not be the best. An iMac does not get taken outdoors..does it now?
It’s like saying you don’t want your TV in glossy!
Wakey wakey dozy.
@Macaday,
Did you miss the part where it says:
“However, most of us don’t work on our laptops outdoors, but many people do use them in a work situation, where overhead lighting causes massive glare on glossy screens.
“…It’s like saying you don’t want your TV in glossy!”
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Actually, I don’t want my TV in glossy. That’s why I bought an LCD instead of a plasma.