“As we approach the end of Apple’s fourth quarter and fiscal year (September 30), analysts are predicting record Mac and iPhone sales that significantly exceed previous Wall Street estimates. The current consensus is that Apple could sell 5 million iPhone 3Gs and 3 million Macs marks during the quarter,” Wolfgang Gruener reports for TG Daily.
“The company has grown from a niche player into what seems to be an unstoppable gorilla. Industry-giants like Microsoft now consider Apple as one of its key rivals, trying to figure out how to compete with Apple’s unique vertical product integration. Apple’s portfolio is probably the most leveled and balanced in the industry, while its above-$1000 target market and 30% or higher profit margins are the envy of its competitors,” Gruener reports.
“The latest market data from IDC and Gartner rank Apple as the third-largest computer vendor in the U.S., following HP and Dell. On Wall Street, Apple’s market cap is close to Google’s market cap,” Gruener reports.
“Student Monitor polled 1200 participants and found that 84% full-time four-year undergraduates in the U.S. plan to buy a notebook in the next 12 months – 43% are aiming for a Mac, nearly twice the value of Apple’s closet competition (Dell: 22%, Sony: 8%, HP: 6%, Gateway: 3%),” Gruener reports.
“The iPhone 3G is exceeding Wall Street expectations by an even larger margin than the Mac… Assuming that the iPhone browser share growth trend continues to rise, analyst Andy Hargreaves increased his previous estimate of 3.5 million units by an additional 1.5 million units. ‘iPhone’s share of Internet browsing is now four times that of Windows Mobile and nearly 40% of Linux’ share,’ Hargreaves said. ‘Over the long term, we expect iPhone’s advantages to drive strong hardware revenue growth, while providing new opportunities to monetize the user base through value-added services,'” Gruener reports.
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not 3 not 5
they are using the “3” to call a miss 5 same
get ready to buy the dip created by wall street every damn time
the real number are still trending the right way
Anyone want to make a bet despite these numbers that AAPL will drop like a rock after the conference call?
Peace.
People always say that AAPL drop after earnings and it’s not true. It has recently because of conservative guidance, but it doesn’t ALWAYS drop.
Did anyone see that dude fling his body forward into a dive in order to get the bronze in the 400 meters last night. Man, that guy is my new hero and Apple should endorse him for giving his absolute everything. Curad should endorse him for his abrasions. Costas should have jumped all over that and NBC wouldn’t touch it. That was the event of the games. What an effort!!! Yes, I’m on the wrong forum.
Hey, did you see what the ISS team has done today? It’s really awesome.
Also, I missed Garrett Reisman on the Colbert Report. Anyone catch it?
There’s nothing like a non-sequitur that frog orange showboat Cruex billboard on Interstate 5.
RIM has like 10 different BlackBerries scattered all over the world including the ultra-cheap Pearl and Apple will have sold as many of the lone iPhone 3G as they did for the quarter. And there’s no CDMA iPhone. No iPhone in China or Russia. It’s amazing.
Imagine what happens with an expanded lineup? Imagine the, as MDN loves to call it, bloodbath when we’re firmly established all over the globe like the rest of them.
Very soon the iPhone installed base will exceed that of the BlackBerry subscriber base. Who knew we could say such a thing only a year and a half after Steve Jobs pulled that touchscreen doohickey out of his pocket on January 9, 2007?
@R2
“Imagine what happens with an expanded lineup? Imagine the, as MDN loves to call it, bloodbath when we’re firmly established all over the globe like the rest of them.”
What do you mean by “we’re”, you mean Apple right?
What? You’re saying Apple’s success is not my personal success? I do buy their products and I think that makes it so.
“We’re” as in iPhone users such as myself. The installed base I mentioned earlier that breeds more iPhone purchases.
The first guy who responded isn’t me but that’s what I get for not logging in.
Ignore the fake R2.
Every time Apple sells more product I feel personally validated. It’s like getting the love my parents never gave me.
If anything I think my parents love me a little TOO much, you cock smoker.
Ignore the fake R2.
My parents once dropped me on my head as a child.
And it was only my daddy who ever loved me TOO much, and not in an appropriate way.
But that made me the man I am today. Fake R2 you’re bringing up bad memories for me. Please Apple release a new product soon!
Fake R2 you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Child molestation is nothing to joke about.
“Monetize the user base”…
Hey, that’s me! Yippee!
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Is a very simple phrase at the end of this article which allows us to understand much more of what is what – all the positives and negatives, twists and turns – in our Economy, Nation, World, Digital Age, etc
“Over the long term”
BC
5 million iPhones would put Apple at 7.5 million for the year 2008 with holiday season to go.
If that comes true, I’d bet Apple has 12, maybe 13 million in sales for CY 2008, beating their estimate by enough to impress Wall Street, etc.
Real R2 you should be proud of your cock smoking. That Fake R2 seems like he hand it out but not take it (except from behind from his daddy).
Easy all! Just spark up that bowl and watch it all happen – no need to get excited! Yessss!