Apple to Make $499 Mac, Holiday iPod Sales 4.5 Mln
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Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday said  it would begin selling a stripped down Macintosh computer  without monitor or keyboard for $499 in a bid to broaden the  appeal of its Macintosh computers.
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That&#39;s the number of music players that Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) said it sold in its most recent quarter.
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Anyway, planning to cash in on all the wonderful PR generated by iPod, Apple says starting at $1,000, its iBook features built-in AirPort Extreme, 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 processors and SuperDrive for burning DVDs, as well as iLife â04 suite &quot;for managing
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Apple Computer Incâs quarterly profit has more than doubled on sales of 2 million iPod digital music players. Q4 earnings per share of the company have beaten Wall Street expectations by 50 per cent.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Monday reported its second-best quarter on record sales of Macintosh computers, iPod music players and its new iPhone.
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Apple Computer reports a 50% jump in fourth quarter profit, driven by strong demand for its iPod music player.
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Apple (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research) unveiled two new editions of the iPod intended to spike sales of the portable music players in the crucial Christmas selling season.
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Apple announced on Wednesday that its quarterly profit more than doubled because of continued strong sales of iPod music players, beating Wall Street estimates by a wide margin
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Apple, which opened the virtual doors on the Canadian store late on Wednesday, is selling songs for 99 Canadian cents, which translates to about 83 US cents, 16 per cent less than those in the United States pay for their iTunes.
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For its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter, Apple posted a net profit of $106 million, or $.26 per diluted share. These results compare to a profit of $44 million, or $.12 per share, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $2.35 billion, up 37% from a year ago. Gross margin was 27%, up from 26.6% last year. International sales accounted for 37% of revenue. [Oct 13]
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Wall Street apparently has rewarded Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), both for its fiscal 2004 fourth-quarter numbers and for its latest iPod and iTunes offerings: Apple's share price as of midday Thursday is just over US&#36;50, its highest price in four years, and almost &#36;12 higher than its average share price the previous month.
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At the same time it cut the price of its 1Gb iPod shuffle to $49, Apple Inc. also announced plans to launch a $69 2GB model later this month.
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Apple Inc  on Tuesday  forecast a quarterly profit below analysts' expectations and  posted disappointing holiday-season iPod shipments, sending its  shares down 11 percent in after hours trade on concern  consumers were cutting spending.
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Dec. 30, 2004. Apple enthusiast and rumor site Think Secret reported this week that in January Apple will unveil a sub-$500 Mac designed to entice Windows users who own iPods to make the computer switch.
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Apple today reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter, boosted by record Macintosh computer sales and the shipment of 1.12 million iPhones.
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It was a very good year for Apple, which capped a strong Mac-adoption year with a holiday sales push that gives the company a record-setting 8% market share.
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Apple&#39;s iPod has joined the list of gifts late holiday shoppers are finding in short supply. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Shoppers can now add the iPod to the holiday hot list.