“We gave Anderson a call this week to get his take on holiday computer sales in the midst of the turbulent economy, and the Mac market since the introduction of the new Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system,” Bishop reports. “We also asked him questions about the iPhone, Microsoft Office for Mac, and Microsoft’s retail stores.”
Here are a few excerpts that caught our attention:
Q: We’re now a year into the economic downturn. How are you doing in terms of Mac sales?
A: We’ve fared very well. We’re up from last year overall. We had a very good Thanksgiving sales weekend, and we’re actually looking forward to a pretty busy Christmas…
Q: You’re not selling $250 netbooks.
A: Right. Thank goodness.
Q: You sell iPods but you obviously don’t sell iPhones.
A: Eventually, we will (sell iPhones). They are working on programs to allow independent resellers such as ourselves the ability to sell it…
There’s much, much more in the full Q&A – recommended – here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “James W.” for the heads up.]
I believe the buzz on the street that Apple will sell more than 3-million Macs this quarter.
Go AAPL!
I like the last question in the article, i.e., “Have you caught a glimpse of Microsoft’s retail stores, online or in the media?”
Has anybody?
@ MDmac
Since there are only two MS stores, it would seem to me that either 1) you already the malls where they are located, 2) you live in the general area and were just curious enough to check them out, or 3) you’re a totally wacked out, sicko MS fanboy and wasted your whole week of vacation traveling cross country [both stores are in the Southwest] so that you could worship at the alter of Ballmer’s sweatiness.
1 & 2, being based on geography, will have limited numbers.
I just hope 3 is a small number – the mere thought that there are hordes of people like that makes my skin crawl.
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This guy is whistling in the dark.
If he thinks the perfect storm of low-cost netbooks, the new Zune HD, the recent releases of Windows 7 and Windows Mobile 6.5 plus the impending dominance of Microsoft Stores doesn’t spell a massive, calamitous disaster for MAC he’s a totally wacked out, sicko MAC retailer. Hey buddy, you can’t use points on I-Pod, but you can with Zune. Only MAC cultists haven’t noticed.
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3.2 million Macs this quarter. give or take a few thousand units. i won’t be surprised if they reported more sold.
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Zune Tang is right.
How the HELL are Apple going to match the Zune HD?
If only our great leader was as SWEATY as their great leader….
I bought my first Mac in 1984 from these guys. They have been selling Macs for 25 years and Apple products for longer. Good guys and good at their business. In Portland their stores are doing quite well even though they are competing with three nearby Apple Stores.
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