A pro user's dream, the Mac Pro is now expected to hit the store on
December 16, or thereabouts, according to leaked information from a
German retailer who is alleged to have begun taking orders promising
December 16 as the available date.Conrad Electronicx is offering two
models of the Mac for presale while promising the product itself will
ship December 16. Apple has previously confirmed "December" for
introduction of the new Macs. It is thought the company has a couple of
surprise up its sleeve (in the shape of unannounced features or
peripherals) when these systems do appear.The Conrad Electronics claims
follow hot on the heels from similar claims on the part of French
Website, MacGeneration, which claimed a December 18 window for the
release. December 16 is a Monday.The new pro Macs have been a long time
coming and will likely scoop up many sales within Apple's pro markets.
This is confirmed in the latest Parks Associates surveey which shows
these, conjunction with the other recently upgraded Macs, are now the
most popular desktop brands, supplanting Dell on Christmas wish lists.
"Apple
topped the list of intended brands for desktop purchases for the first
time this year," said Parks Associates' Director of Consumer Analytics
John Barrett. "In 2011 and 2012, Dell was the top desktop brand, but
Apple has displaced it, making Apple now the most popular brand across
even more key CE categories."Apple is also in the top spot for intended
tablet and TV streaming purchases, Parks Associates said.It's too early
to tell if the popularity of Apple's new Macs will breathe new life into
PC sales, though the company stands to profit from the other side of
industry change as it also sells the world's most popular
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and maintains the warmth of food; 1 month warranty against
manufacturing defects.The other big piece of news comes in a Wall Street
Journal report confirming Apple and China Mobile have finally reached
agreement to offer iPhones on the world's biggest mobile carrier.Before
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know how to get back in your kayak after you fall out. sit on top kayakThis
is going to be introduced in conjunction with 4G services on the
carrier, meaning Apple's iPhone will be available to up to 700 million
Chinese. Estimates vary here: the country suffers huge economic
disparity, but iPhones are already popular on the network, which
supports in the region of 40 million grey market iPhones already.The
indicators I've picked up from various analyses this morning is that
Apple can expect to sell as many as 70 million iPhones via China Mobile
across the next two years. Mizuho Securities analyst Marvin Lo told the
WSJ that around 10 percent of China Mobile subscribers will be potential
iPhone purchasers.
"Research firm Trefis said China Mobile may
sell about 1.5 million iPhones per month, racking up almost 20 million
additional iPhone activations in 2014. An additional 20 million iPhones
would represent a 17% increase from Apple's unit sales of handsets in
the fiscal year that ended Sept. 28,Glass Insulated Bottle 34 Ounce
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the unlikely event that the item." the WSJ report claims.The move's no
magic bullet, of course, but in conjunction with Apple's recently
refreshed product range the signs are good that the company will seize a
goodly chunk of the global smartphone market in the current quarter.The
caveat here is that Apple's pretty much reached deals with every mobile
carrier at this point, meaning its game must now change from widening
distribiution to achieve sales to one in which it makes a big bid to
convert as many customers as it can on an individual basis.
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