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Apple US sales drop 6% in January 2009
SlashGear —
... for 2008 was held up by many as a shining example of quality products blazing through the financial downturn. That celebration may have been premature, however; the Wall Street Journal are reporting that Apple’s sales of computers dropped by 6-percent in January 2009, compared to the same month last year, the company’s first monthly loss in three years. ...
Apple’s sales drop, the world gasps
CrunchGear —
... in 17 years, and now, Apple’s US computer sales fell six percent over last January. The company probably isn’t hurting though thanks to the hefty premium pricing, or as we like to call it, the Apple Tax. Apple’s global sales however are doing just fine and grew nine percent during the same time frame that us Americans were loosing our homes and couldn’t afford a $2,700 Mac Pro. ...
Shocker: we aren't buying as many expensive Macs
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... through U.S. retail channels fell 6% in January from the same month in 2008, the first monthly decline in three years, according to market-research firm NPD Group.
The data suggest that Apple's premium pricing, which helped boost revenue when demand was strong, may be hurting the company now that consumers are being more careful about their spending amid the recession.
That people would argue this would not be the case ... it still baffles me.
Apple Stumbles on Price Pressure [WSJ]
