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09/21/2007, 2:00pm, EDT
Friday, September 21stfrom: www.electronista.com
Report: Mac surge, subnotebook next quarter
Surging Mac sales are expected to beat Wall Street expectations by nearly 400,000 units, Apple is readying a new 10-inch to 12-inch subnotebook for next quarter, and Apple's total worth is twice that of rival computer maker Dell, according to TheStreet.com. Apple is expected to sell 2.35 million iMacs and MacBooks this quarter, fueled by back-to-school shopping as well as a recently refreshed iMac. Sources cited by TheStreet.com say APple is planning to unveil a widely rumored subnotebook with sleek round edges that weighs less than 2-pounds. The subnotebook is expected to debut next quarter in time for the busy holiday shopping season, and Apple is reportedly telling employees to cancel vacation plans between Thanksgiving and Christmas to prepare for a year-end sales push.
Apple in mid-August filed for a patent on retractable notebook ports that may well find their way into a smaller, slimmer model in the near future. The retractable ports would allow users to fold each port not currently in use into the base of the laptop, leaving exposed only those ports in use. The fold-in ports would also reduce the required size of a potential notebook, and would allow for a slick tapered edge around the base of the device when all ports were retracted.
Apple also patented a low-profile memory slot in early September that could find its way into the tiny notebook.
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Unfortunately, for every winner, there is a loser - you can't grow forever. Just ask those in the real estate market.
"What's with the beancounters and their obsession with market share, anyway? I wish Apple hadn't sold out to PC users."
Sold out to PC users? What are you talking about?
Making the Mac more attractive to consumers and more popular in the marketplace has tremendous advantages to the entire platform (and to the computing world as a whole).
I'm so sick of Window's users in and out of the corporate world who claim (without Mac experience) that their way is THE only way and Macs are "just toys" or "Macs are great for graphics but nothing else", etc., etc.
This past 12 months has been dramatic for the MAc market. I have noticed MANY of my co-workers, family members and friends showing a growing interest in the Mac.
This will surge in Mac interest is due to a number of factors. The Intel processors used in Macs now are a good part of that reasoning. iPod and iPhone is another good reason. iLife is another reason.
This surge in Macs will help Mac software developers, which will spur more Mac software. The surge in Macs will also help with the acceptance and use of Macs in the corporate world.
Apple didn't sell out... They've been thinking smart for a number of years now and it's paying off.
They should, in all seriousness, consider firing Michael Dell, closing the doors and returning the money to the stockholders.
Or at least bar Mr. Dell from making asinine, arrogant statements that put a fire in their competitors' bellies. :)
Capitalism needs to be shown that success is found in many ways and that value is given and taken away - not manufactured.