Apple saw a 16% year-over-year drop in Mac sales compared to February 2008, acording to this article by AppleInsider. It goes on to say that iPod sales also dropped 16%. These numbers are expected to rebound because of the recent refreshes to the iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini, and iPod Shuffle product lines. Apple […]
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Mac Sales Down 16% Year Over Year During February

Mar 16th 2009 by

Apple saw a 16% year-over-year drop in Mac sales compared to February 2008, acording to this article by AppleInsider. It goes on to say that iPod sales also dropped 16%. These numbers are expected to rebound because of the recent refreshes to the iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini, and iPod Shuffle product lines. Apple shipped 2.289 million Macs last March quarter. It is expected to be anywhere from 2 to 2.2 million Macs sold this quarter.

This news comes as no surprise due to the current economic climate. What does come as a surprise is still relativly strong sales of Apple’s products during this fiscal mess. As of now, It appears Apple will weather this mess fairly well.

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