According to MacCentral, it looks like Apple is on a roll:
With refreshed PowerBook G4s across the line, including the long-awaited update to Apple's popular 15-inch PowerBook G4 model, the company saw 9 percent sequential growth and 203 percent year over year growth in PowerBook sales, totally 176,000 units for the quarter and $348 million in revenue.
This looks especially good in the face of a 15% number year-to-year number for generic PCs from IDC and Gartner. (The current situation with Windows doesn't make me doubt the switch to a PowerBook; see Made the Move to Mac.)
It's interesting to consider the reasons behind Apple's success. From my perspective, that success is due to a more for more positioning on the cartesian grid of less, same, and more product for price, and this is arguably the best way to build a niche business in an otherwise crowded space. The challenge, which Apple has met artfully, is how to convincingly deliver that more to the customer.
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