Why are Mac sales better than IPod?
Monday, May 18, 2009 Mac sales better than feared in April following desktop refresh By Aidan Malley Published: 05:40 PM EST Sales of Apple’s Mac line slipped nearly 2 percent on a year-over-year basis during the month of April while iPod sales fell around 9 percent, though both segments are reportedly as good or better than Wall Street’s consensus estimates for the quarter. NPD data released Monday shows Mac sales for the month of April fell 1.8 percent when compared to April of 2008. Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, had been expecting sales to fall off by approximately 10% and therefore saw the results as a positive given uncertainty as to whether Apple could maintain Mac sales strength after pent-up demand for new desktop systems introduced in March began to wane. Although Munster warned that he’ll need to see another two months of data before making a definitive call on Apple’s June quarter, he still expects the Cupertino-based company to sell anywhere from 2.1 to 2.3 m
