Apple Apparently Didn’t Get The Memo
Posted on 07 July 2009, at 11:30 am, by Dan Cohen
Apparently Apple didn’t get the memo that we are in the midst of the most challenging recession in a generation.
How else can you explain the fact that the iPhone 3GS gave AT&T its best day EVER? Apple sold more than a million units during its first weekend even though the phone was only released in eight countries!
And as if that weren’t enough there’s this…
According to a post over on Apple Insider the new 13-inch MacBook Pros are off to a quick start, and Apple may be having difficulty keeping them in stock as the back-to-school season approaches.
According to the post,
In a note to clients Tuesday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster pointed out that the Apple online store is currently reflecting lead times of 7 to 10 business days The analyst, which regularly tracks and records lead times for products on the Mac maker’s online store, said he had to look back more than two years into his records to find similar delays, and even then they spanned just 5 to 7 business days.
With the entry-level 15-inch MacBook Pro using the same 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo chip also reflecting such delays, Munster put in a call to 10 Apple retail stores and found that 7 of them were short at least one of the 13-inch models, but not always the speedier model.
“We see this as a sign that demand is outpacing the company’s build expectations, and it may take several weeks to reach a supply demand equilibrium,” he told clients.
The post goes on to say that Munster expects Apple to report 2.2 million Macs sold in the June quarter. Not bad when compared to the almost 2.5 million sold during the same period last year before the meltdown.
What I do know for sure is that Mitchell and I are more than happy to have contributed to whatever shortage is in the offing.
(This post was written on a super-fast 13″ MacBook Pro.)
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July 7th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I saw this and was really surprised; but very pleased. My 13″ MB is the model JUST BEFORE it was declared a MBP. I’m not certain if there’s really any difference between what I have and what you have, Dan (I hope not…).
I love mine. Its truly awesome!
July 7th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Chris, both are awesome machines. Having used both the differences are small but for me significant. An sd slot, slight bump in processor power, sealed battery for more runtime, ability to have 8 GB ram (currently a minimum of $700+ upgrade- ouch!!!!), FireWire 800. Like I said, not game changers but not insignificant either.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
About time that Apple include a SD slot.
One theory I have about this is that people are tired of buying crappy hardware from HP and more. They want to buy something that will not only look cool but last. Apple Hardware is rock solid. Even I would LOVE to buy one now….it may not run Mac OS X on it, but I would buy one nonetheless.
July 7th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Rogers is completely sold out all across the country of the white iPhone 3GS. Meanwhile, I wait for mine to ship.
July 7th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Hey Chris. Did you buy from an Apple store? If so this might be of interest
http://pocketmojo.net/index.ph.....orror_here
Might be of value to know this for future reference. Also, I’m not sure if this policy applies to Apple Australia or if it’s global.
July 7th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
@pocketmojo I really, really wanted to but I wasn’t going to be near anyplace that sells the iPhone for over a month, and the only way to get them online in Canada (within reason imo) is Rogers itself. Thanks for the tip, though!