Filed under: Retail, iMac, Apple, Macbook Pro
Apple kicks butt, takes names in October desktop and laptop retail sales
Boo-ya! Apple took the top honors in terms of desktop and laptop retail sales in the U.S. in October, according to market research firm NPD Group. As reported on CNET, the iMac line (refreshed in October) and laptops occupied some of the top slots in the list.During the month of October, the new 21.5-inch iMac was the best-selling desktop computer, with the awe-inspiring 27-inch model in third place. Stephen Baker, who is NPD's vice president of industry analysys, told CNET that Apple was helped by a rather dismal month for Windows desktops, since retailers were pushing existing inventory prior to the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7.
In the laptop list, the 13-inch MacBook Pro model was the number one seller, with three other MacBooks filling the number 8, 9, and 10 spots for October laptop sales.
NPD's numbers are pulled from online and retail store sales figures, but don't account for direct sales from the manufacturer to consumers.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Christian Walters said 5:10PM on 12-05-2009
Wow, this headline needs to read-"After 20 years of trying, an Apple desktop finally places first in NPD ranking for an enitre month!"
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Jordan said 6:12PM on 12-05-2009
Not to mention that this was in a month following Apple releasing new hardware that many people were waiting for. I say wait for the next few months to get the true results.
Darren said 7:16PM on 12-05-2009
Looks like a lot of XP users are electing to go with OS X instead of Windows 7. Smart move, although it's a move people in the know have been making for over 5 years now. Better late than never, I suppose.
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Dorin Brandusa said 9:03PM on 12-06-2009
It couldn't be the fact that the Windows users were waiting until Octobet 22 to buy the Windows 7 preloaded PC. This article is pointless, lets see if the results are the same for November and December, This writer needs a clue...
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