It may be the cruelest month, but for Mac buyers apparently April was hotter than the middle of summer, AppleInsider reports. An analyst note from Lehman Brothers quotes NPD data with a 50% year-over-year boost in Mac sales last month, combined with a 15% bump in iPod unit sales for the same period versus the year-ago data.Granted, in April of last year we didn't yet have Leopard to entice buyers, and the product line was beginning to seem a trifle long in the tooth, but what's impressive to me about this sales surge is that it smiles in the face of economic uncertainty, increased cost of living and general fiscal heebie-jeebies. Do Macs make people feel more secure and happier, or do they just seem like a more stable and dependable choice versus buying a new PC and having to roll forward to Vista?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-20-2008 @ 3:52PM
Allan said...
I'm not sure if it's my annoying corporate proxy or the site... but the AppleInsider link does nothing for me.
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5-20-2008 @ 3:53PM
Allan said...
That is, the content link... not the Read one at the bottom - that's OK. The "cruelest month" link also does nothing on my end.
5-20-2008 @ 3:53PM
K said...
same for me, no go for both
5-20-2008 @ 4:03PM
Michael Rose said...
Oops! Firefox 3 RC1 vs. our content management system... and the loser is me. Links fixed, thanks for the heads-up.
5-20-2008 @ 3:56PM
Luigi193 said...
Yeah... thats a javascript void link:
javascript:void(0);/*1211311269329*/
I don't think that was meant to happen!!!
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5-20-2008 @ 4:01PM
Michael said...
"The "cruelest month" link also does nothing on my end."
It's a quotation from the Wasteland (albeit Eliot spelt the word "cruellest" with two Ls). In fact, it's how the poem begins:
"April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land ..."
http://www.bartleby.com/201/1.html
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5-20-2008 @ 5:13PM
Justin LaPre said...
This sudden spike seems to coincidence nicely with the Economic Stimulus payments don't you think?
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5-20-2008 @ 6:00PM
Nathan said...
Mr. LaPre stole my response.
3 simple words --
Economic. Stimulus. Checks.
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5-20-2008 @ 6:56PM
ZeRo said...
Great leopard sales are up, get a life.
p.s
I bought a macbook today, should be arriving tommorow.. for those curious, i just bought it to see what all the fuss was about.
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5-20-2008 @ 6:59PM
Josh Frasier said...
The "recession" is made up! The economy is as strong as ever! My life is getting better everyday. I think the media is just making the whole thing up. It wouldn't be the first time they embellished a little.
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