New York Times Reports That 100,000 New iMacs Ordered In First Week
The figure is mentioned in an article in today's paper. You can read the entire article (free registration required) here:
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17APPL.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17APPL.html</a>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17APPL.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17APPL.html</a>
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<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1998/aug/10orders.html" target="_blank">Original Bondi Blue iMac Aug 1998</a>
150,000 preorders in 1 week
<a href="http://apple.com/pr/library/1999/aug/31ibookorders.html" target="_blank">Original iBooks Aug 1999</a>
140,000 preorders in 1 month
Wow, I forgot how big the original iMac introduction was. So it sounds like the 100K figure for the Luxo iMac is in the right ballpark.
<strong>Either that figure was based on info supplied to the writer or he went back to see what the actual orders were for the first Biondi Blue iMac. Apple has stated that orders are equal to that introduction. 100,000 is both good and bad. Quanta only has the ability to manufacture about 100,000 units per month I believe.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Actually, Apple said that preorders for Luxo are the largest since the original Bondi iMac. In Apple-talk, that translates to "less than".
On another note, I wonder what the breakdown is wrt lo-med-hi end models.
One other thing, the original iMac was $1299 so the new iMac at $500 more is getting great response in a much more sluggish marketplace.
Lost in all this is how well the new iBooks are doing.
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In the mean time the Window producers will continue to be befuddled by it all.
Aries 1B
What is that awful high pitched sound I'm hearing? :eek:
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<strong>...and those 100K people will show their iMacs to another 100K people... and it will just grow and grow.
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Hey, if those first 100,000 people could each show their iMac to 100,000 other people, then Apple could sell ten billion iMacs right away. That would be good for market share!
I have a PC friend whom I have known 2 years. He has seen my Snow iMac and OS X and the software and told me its a nice environment etc. but he is still using a PC. After seing iMac2 he wants to migrate to the Mac...
- Snowster