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01/22/2008, 8:15pm, EST
Tuesday, January 22nd
Apple Q1: iPod sales flat year-over-year
Apple's iPod sales were relatively flat year-over-year, showing 5 percent unit shipment growth but significant 17 percent revenue growth in the fiscal first quarter. 22,121,000 iPods representing $3,997,000,000 were sold in the quarter, compared to 21,066,000 units representing $3,427,000,000 in the year-ago-quarter. The higher revenue is likely due to a richer product mix caused by the sale of more iPod nanos and iPod Touch units and less iPod Shuffles. Other music related services generated $808 million in revenue vs. $601 million in the year-ago quarter. Meanwhile, 2,315,000 iPhones were sold in the quarter, representing $241 million in revenue -- a 107 percent sequential increase in units compared to the the fiscal fourth quarter of 2007.
Software, Service and Other Sales represented $628 million in the quarter, up a whopping 81 percent from the year-ago period, thanks in large part to stunning Leopard sales. Peripherals and other hardware sales represented $382 million, a 29% increase from the year-ago quarter.
Filed under: iPod, iPhone, Apple
Other story tags: iPod touch, first quarter
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There are gonna be 8 billion people on this planet pretty soon, and I don't think they all have an iPod yet. Plenty of iPod sales still to be made out there...
You can do and say anything with statistics, just listen to reporters...
This means that the Mac has to continue growing for Apple to keep growing. The iPod is a steady source or revenue, but not necessarily growth.
I do not see Microsoft selling 22 million Zunes, Creative selling 22 million Rios. ONLY Apple. OH and people are buying even more expensive iPods (Touch, new Nano, etc). So, Apple makes more money than ever and that means its crashing down.
I am sorry to report to all the Microsoft fans out there that actually the opposite is true. Apple is quicking approaching the Home electronic entertainment solution faster and better than anyone else. PS. and it actually works for the average user too. :-)
Anyway. Have a nice day either way. :-)
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