Apple's Mac sales rise 12 percent
Katie MarsalApple Computer, which released its third quarter results on Wednesday, said sales of its Mac computer line rose 12 percent, fueled primarily by the company's new Intel-based product lines.
The results compare to 1,182,000 Macs and 6,155,000 iPods which the company shipped during its third fiscal quarter of 2005.
"We're thrilled with the growth of our Mac business, and especially that over 75 percent of the Macs sold during the quarter used Intel processors. This is the smoothest and most successful transition that any of us have ever experienced," said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs.
Apple's Mac sales were also up sequentially, showing 19 percent growth in both units and revenues from the company's previous fiscal quarter. During the same period, iPod unit sales slowed by 5 percent, accounting for a 13 percent decline in revenues from the previous quarter.
The company's fiscal third-quarter profit of $472 million, or 54 cents a share, represents an increase of 47.5 percent from the $320 million, or 37 cents a share, a year ago.
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48 Comments
How does this compare to the rest of the industry?
How does this compare to the rest of the industry?
Exactly. It would be nice to see some actual journalism from Apple Insider, just once every so often.
I agree with you guys. I visit AppleInsider.com daily because I want information on Apple. I would be thrilled to get more in-depth reports. What else am I going to do while I'm at work?
Last I checked, Apple doesn't compare to the rest of the industry. It owns the MP3 player market and it makes the best hardware and software out there. Can't we just be happy they pulled off another great quarter?
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