∞ Report: Mac sales up 7% for September quarter, iPods down

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According to new data from market research firm NPD, Apple is on track to increase its Mac sales for its September quarter over the same period last year.

iMacThe data, analyzed by Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster, shows that Mac numbers increased seven percent in July and August, the first two months of Apple’s September quarter.

Munster believes that when September is factored into the equation, Apple will sell between 2.75 million and 2.8 million Macs for the quarter. That will give Apple a 5 percent to seven percent increase over the 2008 September quarter.

However, iPod sales didn’t fare as well. In analyzing the iPod sales data for July and August, Munster says iPod sales are down 16 percent year-over-year. Munster calculated sales of 9.5 million to 10.5 million iPods for the quarter, down 10 percent over last year.


  • kevin

    when they say iPod they are excluding the iPod Touch, correct? THat’s lumped in with iPhone numbers?

  • http://www.thegraphicmac.com Jim

    I would guess that everyone who wants an iPod has one already. Apple really needs to meet expectations if they expect to see some upswings in sales.

    Camera & FM tuner in the iPod Touch. And not just video, a still shot camera. And please spare us the stupid “the Touch is a gaming device” B.S. – we’re not that blindly loyal!

    Fix the freaking iTunes Store. Stop making lame excuses and just let the apps in if they work. Let us decide if it’s worth having.

    And speaking of apps, how about you fix Notes, and then move on to creating some new & useful built-in apps. How about an iChat/Twitter app, for starters. Just a thought.

    Wanna see a HUGE increase in iPhone sales? Get rid of AT&T. At least open it up to other providers such as Verizon or T-Mobile. NO MORE EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS! Competition drives the price of the service down, or did you (Apple) fail “Business 101?”

    • James Gowan

      I always laugh at comments like that (“all those that want an iPod already have one”) — People don’t like to upgrade? I’ve owned about 8 different iPods since 2001… we don’t all just get one and that’s it forever! Personally, right now, I use a 2Gen 2GB Shuffle, a 6Gen 160GB Classic and a 1Gen 16GB iPhone. I use them in different ways. I’m sure many people are like me.

      Also, you don’t just buy for yourself, do you? I hear tell they make great gifts… let me count what I’ve given… I’ve given at least 5-6 iPods as gifts.

      Honestly, I will probably get a NANO because: AT&T doesn’t offer 3G in my area but I want a little video recorder. Getting a dedicate FLIP camera makes no sense because you don’t get everything else that the NANO offers. There are some drawbacks… the video on the Nano isn’t as good, but major plus is that you can just charge the device and don’t have to deal with with Rechargeable batteries or even worse, expensive AAs.

      I would imagine that most people upgrade now every 3 years, some every other year and a few just get the newest and best like they upgrade computers (rich folk)… that’s the beauty of the iPhone — with upgrades being offered every 18 months, upgrading to another new amazing device is so affordable.

  • http://www.van-garde.com Daniel Swanson

    Apple’s statistics are generally up-trending. This means they need to keep doing what is making them go up and they don’t change any of those actions. THAT’S “Business 101″!!

    Sales of the new iPods haven’t had a chance to affect those statistics yet.