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macnn.com - 11/29/2008

Analysts express unease with Apple's Black Friday

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Apple's Black Friday specials are somewhat disappointing, say analysts with UBS and Kaufman Bros. Apple is offering discounts of up to $101 on Macs, and $21 for iPods. The difficulty, the analysts suggest, is that these sales are largely consistent with last year, representing about 5 to 10 ...

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macrumors.com - 11/27/2008

Apple's Black Friday Sales Begin Around the World

— macrumors.com — Apple's Black Friday sales have begun around the world in their New Zealand store and Australia stores.... The sales show modest discounts similar to previous years. The only Macs that are on sale include the iMac and the MacBoo... (more) Apple's Black Friday Sales Begin Around the World

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filmbaby.com - 12/1/2008

Welcome to Macintosh (PRE-ORDER)

— filmbaby.com — First run quantities are limited. Shipping mid December 2008."Welcome to Macintosh" is the first documentary of its... kind to mix history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple into a movie experience. The film explores the early ... (more) Welcome to Macintosh (PRE-ORDER)

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alleyinsider.com - 12/1/2008

Apple Black Friday Mac Sales 'Better Than Expected': Analyst (AAPL)

— alleyinsider.com — Apple (AAPL) didn't offer deep discounts on its Macs or iPods during last week's "Black Friday" sale,... and it didn't offer any discount on iPhones. But Mac sales were "better than expected," Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says in a note today, and ... (more) Apple Black Friday Mac Sales 'Better Than Expected': ...

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Analysts Concerned with Apple's Black Friday Bargains
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — [image] Analysts are worried that Apple's Black Friday deals offered no bargain at all. Apple's online and retail stores offered discounts of up to 101$ on Macs and 21$ for iPods, which didn’t seem on par with the price-slashing fad that swept other manufacturers and retailers. UBS and Kaufman Bros. analysts hoped that Apple’s Black Friday sales would be more abundant, following last year’s 15% discounts, but with a failing economy the thought of having major markdowns on productions could have seemed risky. Kaufman’s Shaw Wu noted that accessory discounts were heavier then ...

Apple’s Black Friday bestsellers
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... By Sunday, five of the top 25 computers on Amazon were MacBooks. According to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, Apple could have done better it had cut its prices a bit more steeply. (link) Discounts at the Apple store this year were in line with 2007, whereas price cutting among Apple’s resellers was considerably more aggressive. See ...

Apple’s Black Friday bestsellers
MacBytes.com — ... ). This year, the same computer selling on Amazon for $968 failed to make the top 25 bestseller list, although a more expensive model with a bigger hard drive came in at No. 13. By Sunday, five of the top 25 computers on Amazon were MacBooks. According to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, Apple could have done better it had cut its prices a bit more steeply. ( link ) Discounts at the Apple store this year were in line with 2007, whereas price cutting among Apple’s resellers was considerably more aggressive. See ...