Snow Leopard doubles prior record sales
There is no doubt any more which cat is the best leopard in the land; Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) has more than doubled the previous best by an Apple OS, set by Leopard (OS X 10.5).
There is no doubt any more which cat is the best leopard in the land; Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) has more than doubled the previous best by an Apple OS, set by Leopard (OS X 10.5).
As expected our favorite fruit company has delivered its best ever quarter for Macs and iPhones, resulting in revenues of nearly $10 billion and a $1.67 billion profit. So, even as the recession bites deeply and unemployment rises, the company’s growing legion of customers continue to single out Mac, iPod and iPhone as being the value leaders in every category where Apple competes.
When it comes to legal yet blatant ripoffs, the people selling razor blades and computer printer ink have really got it down pat. In fact, printer ink can cost up to $8,000 per gallon**, and that’s a rather powerful incentive to conserve as much of the stuff as possible.
When Apple Inc. announces earnings today, many financial analysts expect them to beat market expectations on the back of strong iPhone, iPod, and Mac computer sales.
Of course the Windows fan boys will whimper and whinge that one or another aspect of these tests aren’t “fair” or otherwise inaccurate. Nevertheless, this is just the latest in a string of many comparisons, going back over four or five years that show the Mac is just plain faster, better and longer lasting.
The last time I touched on this subject, I was heading out the door for an extended road trip with the hope of getting a quick Apple Store diagnosis and in-store fix. Those hopes dashed and an utter lack of time left me with a scratchy palm rest for a couple more months, but there is a happy end to this story.
One of the latest Apple rumors is that the company is planning to bring FM radio with live pause and iTunes tagging, such as they recently introduced on the iPod Nano, to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
It’s earnings season and evident joy is emanating from 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California. Moreover, the stars and planets are aligning to both humiliate Microsoft on the eve of the Windows 7 launch and deliver another stunning holiday quarter for the Mac, iPod and iPhone maker.
Two large PC industry analyst firms report that the sales of Mac computers is growing quickly towards a double digit share of the personal computer marketplace for the first time in recent memory.
When Apple shipped Snow Leopard, one of the most powerful ways to extend Safari got broken in the mix, taking with it one of my favorite add-on features. It’s taken some time, but required input manager and utility suite itself have all been refreshed, bringing them up-to-date.