Vincent Ferrari
12-17-2008, 10:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/12/mac_sales_down.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_byteoftheapple' target='_blank'>http://www.businessweek.com/technol..._byteoftheapple</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Today's Wall Street Journal focuses on how according to the latest NPD figures, Mac sales in November as compared to November of last year are down by 1%, and thus rushes to ring the alarm bells: Apple is being dragged down by the recession."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com//at/auto/1229482616.usr18053.gif" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>The article presents an interesting perspective. We'll have to see how it plays out, but one thing's for sure... Entering the low-profit netbook market isn't going to make that big a dent in their sales. The answer? I don't know it and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I think the upcoming Macworld San Francisco ought to set the tone for the next few months and give us a better idea of Apple's direction because right now, everyone's guessing and the theories range from plausible to ridiculous.</p>