Apple sells 125,000 iPods. Is that good?
According to the Time Canada article Apple will sell $50,000,000 worth of iPods. Divide by $400 and that 125,000 units. Jobs says people are buying Macs just to use the iPod. Is 125,000 units a lot in one quarter? Considering it costs a lot it is certainly not a flop as it could have been. Lower it to $299 and they'ed be selling twice as many, or a million a year. The margins on iPod must by good so this might be like selling 50,000 more iMacs.
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<strong>According to the Time Canada article Apple will sell $50,000,000 worth of iPods. Divide by $400 and that 125,000 units. Jobs says people are buying Macs just to use the iPod. Is 125,000 units a lot in one quarter? Considering it costs a lot it is certainly not a flop as it could have been. Lower it to $299 and they'ed be selling twice as many, or a million a year. The margins on iPod must by good so this might be like selling 50,000 more iMacs.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That is a good point, although if XPlay works well.... that would mean more people buying it an not getting a amc. if it was garunteed to be mac only, then it would be a good idea. but it is easily ported, so no SIGNIFIGaNT price drop... (sorry for the typos)
the drive costs to much and they certainly didn't cut corners on anything else
$25.000.000 / 400 (through apple store)
$25.000.000 / 300 (through partners and retail chain)
I think 300 is probably a low figure though. Could be up to 330 I think.
[quote]Jobs says Apple is on track to break analysts' best estimates and sell $50 million worth in the last quarter of 2001 alone <hr></blockquote>
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50000000 = 50 Million
Counting 101
<strong>According to the Time Canada article Apple will sell $50,000,000 worth of iPods. Divide by $400 and that 125,000 units. Is 125,000 units a lot in one quarter?</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's pretty good, but the news is better than you think: iPod debuted in stores on what, Nov. 10? From then to the end of the year is 50 days(not counting xmas).
125,000 in 50 days amounts to 228,000/quarter, or close to 1,000,000 units per year.
I'd wait until the second quarter's results are in before making judgements.