Michael Bryan Bell wrote: > Ties into the above, but none of apple's products are doing that great right > now. Xserve hasn't met expectations (4000 sold, not as much as they > thought), the educational market is extremely weak for a lot of reasons, the > iMacs aren't selling that well and tower sales are way, way down.
Uhh, ain't NOBODY in the tech market that's all that happy right now. We're sliding right on into another dip of recession as the bills in the WoT come due, on top of the general investor malaise fed by the general perception that the whole game's been rigged. Tower sales are lagging because everyone I know is waiting on a tower that uses Xserve technology and faster processors. There's a pent-up demand for new machines, but a whole *lot* of folks are looking at their IT budgets, chainsaw in hand. All the pundits in DC are saying otherwise, but the economy ain't on the way up, not by a long shot. I expect we've got at *least* one, maybe two more quarters of bad times ahead. Then again, Apple hit their earnings estimate right on and were savaged by the market...Intel *missed* theirs, and they're the savior of the market today. Go figure. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
