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MacBook Air This tag is associated with 16 posts

March 1, 2010

PC vs. Mac: What’s the right computer for you?

Technologizer founder Harry McCracken posted an interesting article on choosing the right computer. I’m often asked about my decision to use a Mac instead of a Windows PC — the answer is that it works better and has a superior user experience. However, I always tell people to buy the computer that best fits their [...]

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February 1, 2010

Nine out of 10 computers sold over $1,000 in the U.S. are Macs

Apple is increasing its unit share of computers sold in the United States quite dramatically, according to a new report by Betanews’ Joe Wilcox.

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January 25, 2010

Apple reports $3.38 billion profit for first quarter 2010

Apple on Monday reported a first quarter 2010 profit of $3.38 billion on $15.68 billion of revenue.

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January 7, 2010

Apple ranks highest among Greenpeace’s top tech companies

The back and forth battle between Greenpeace and Apple has been going on for years, but in its new report, Greenpeace ranked Apple as its No. 1 company.

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November 30, 2009

Apple launches Monday-only sale on accessories

Apple on Monday launched a sale on select Mac, iPhone, and iPod accessories on its online store.

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Munster: Apple’s Black Friday sales down from 2008

Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, on Monday said his team’s checks of Mac sales on Black Friday show Apple was down from the same day in 2008.

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November 25, 2009

Apple grabs almost half of retail money spent on desktops

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The news surrounding Apple’s devices and computers just keeps getting better. Not only is the company’s iPhone flying high, but it seems the desktops are as well.

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October 27, 2009

Schiller: Apple’s holiday line-up is set

If you were waiting to purchase a new Mac in hopes Apple would release one more thing before the holidays, you can stop waiting.

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October 19, 2009

Apple posts $1.67 billion fourth quarter profit

Apple on Monday reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings, posting a profit of $1.67 billion on $9.87 billion in revenue. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and profit of $1.14 billion in the year-ago quarter.

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October 15, 2009

Analyst predicts better than expected Mac, iPhone sales

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Strong demand for the Mac and iPhone are expected to push Apple beyond what Wall Street predicts the company will report for its September quarter next week.

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October 14, 2009

Apple releases Performance Update 1.0

Apple on Wednesday released Performance Update 1.0 for users of Mac OS X Leopard and a separate file for Snow Leopard users.

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Apple increases U.S. computer market share, at 8.8 percent

Apple grew its U.S. computer market share, finishing the third-quarter of 2009 with 8.8 percent share.

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Mac
October 5, 2009

Report: 12% of all U.S. households own a Mac

According to a new study from market research firm NPD, 12 percent of all U.S. households own a Mac. That’s a pretty big increase for Apple, moving up 3 percent from the 9 percent of U.S. households reported for Apple in 2008.

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September 14, 2009

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.

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August 17, 2009

Analyst: Macs trending up, iPods down for the September quarter

Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, is maintaining his Overweight rating of Apple’s shares after analyzing the most recent data on Apple’s sales.

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July 23, 2009

Apple captures 91% of market for computers over $1000

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In case you didn’t read that correctly the first time, Apple is ruling the computer high-end computer market.

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