Yesterday (well, CET in any case), Apple posted its financial results for the second quarter of the 2008 fiscal year (which ended 29 March). While sales of Macintosh laptops and desktops soared to ever greater heights, and while sales of the iPod consolidated itself, the news is not so good for the iPhone. And the dodo will have an Apple TV to play with, soon.
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Member since:2006-01-06
Why is that expected? I think you've embraced a bit too much of Apple's spin. Apple is trying to explain the drop in iPhone sales as some kind of seasonal phenomenon, but that simply doesn't ring true (pun intended). iPhone is a glorified mobile phone. It isn't an electric rotating tie rack. Or a box of holiday fruitcake. People buy mobile phones constantly. Perhaps the most obvious explanation is that they're still too expensive (urban hipsters can certainly spare some of their spare latte coin but, sorry, not Peoria), and the hype doesn't jibe with reality.
Member since:2008-04-25
Are you serious, or are you being intentionally obtuse? I think you are embracing a crack pipe. People buy iPods, computers, and televisions all year long, but mysteriously sales increase around Christmas. Maybe because people give gifts for Christmas. Christmas tree sales plummeted last quarter too. I guess they are going the way of the Dodo.
A more significant financial indicator would be a comparison against same quarter sales last year, but the iPhone was not on sale in Q1 2007.
Here's another theory for you. AT&T pre-announced the release of the 3G iPhone quite some time ago, and the buzz has increased over the last few months. People are waiting for the 3G model, especially in Europe. It is actually impressive how many they sold last quarter considering this.
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2005-11-15
iPhone sales dropped sharply? They may have dropped from the 07 holiday season, but that is to be expected.
From CNET of all places...
"iPhone demand continues to spread around the world, as Apple ran into supply constraints toward the end of the quarter as after it misjudged the pace of demand going into the quarter."
or
From iLounge...
"In total, we sold more than we expected. We expected a sharper seasonal decline than what we experienced."
Edited 2008-04-24 09:43 UTC