“The two real reasons behind the surprise earnings report are Siri and sales of iPads to corporations,” Nigam Arora reports for Forbes.
“As Siri’s popularity became evident, analysts started ratcheting their estimates and they kept on increasing them all the way to the earnings release,” Arora reports. “Consensus estimate was for 30 million iPhone sales. At the Arora Report, we estimated the whisper number for iPhone sales to be about 33 million units. Apple sold 37.04 millon iPhones in Q1, up 128% from last year. Google Android, Microsoft Windows Phone and RIM BlackBerry were no match for Siri.”
Arora reports, “The second catalyst behind the blowout earnings can be found in sales of iPads to corporations.”
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Apple’s just printing money now. As of November of last year, Apple commanded 52% of all mobile profits, not just for smartphones. What’s that number going to look like now?
The dominos continue to fall, around the planet, through boardrooms and corporate offices, as more and more corporate leaders emerge from the haze of stupefying fumes of the Microsloth opium dens, and shake off the clawing IT moles mumbling their Windows mantra—Leaders who, awakening, no longer fear making their own decisions! No longer deferring to tech shamanism!
The Nineties are over.
Ironic, considering it’s a company that started in the 70’s that’s leading the charge into the future.
Your jargon is quaint, Miss Jane.. but I like it!
You Rock Jane Shepard
The utter SHAME of that shamanism emanating the haze of stupefying fumes of the Microsloth opium dens.