So Mac sales are up from 2020Q1 by $1B. Lots of upgrades I bet, for the M1 Macs. I know I finally bought personal laptops for my kids who until now had been sharing a 10 year old family laptop among other devices.
I wonder how much is also related to the fact that it became apparent in the fall that remote learning is here to stay for the entire school year (where it was instituted in the first place). [edit: fixed Quarter date]
Technically, up $1.7B from that quarter, but why are you comparing 2021Q1 with 2019Q4?
2021 Q1 $8.675B
2020 Q4 $9.032B
2020 Q1 $7.160B
2019 Q4 $6.991B
Clearly the uptick in Mac sales is due to the pandemic and work from home, because 2020 Q4 was prior to the release of M1 Macs, and Mac sales had been flat for several years prior.
It's difficult to determine the effect of M1 Macs on the last quarter sales, because they weren't available until mid-November and were also very supply-constrained.
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So Mac sales are up from 2020Q1 by $1B. Lots of upgrades I bet, for the M1 Macs. I know I finally bought personal laptops for my kids who until now had been sharing a 10 year old family laptop among other devices.
I wonder how much is also related to the fact that it became apparent in the fall that remote learning is here to stay for the entire school year (where it was instituted in the first place). [edit: fixed Quarter date]
Technically, up $1.7B from that quarter, but why are you comparing 2021Q1 with 2019Q4?
2021 Q1 $8.675B
2020 Q4 $9.032B
2020 Q1 $7.160B
2019 Q4 $6.991B
Clearly the uptick in Mac sales is due to the pandemic and work from home, because 2020 Q4 was prior to the release of M1 Macs, and Mac sales had been flat for several years prior.
It's difficult to determine the effect of M1 Macs on the last quarter sales, because they weren't available until mid-November and were also very supply-constrained.
Clearly the uptick in Mac sales is due to the pandemic and work from home
It will be interesting to see what happens when the pandemic is over. Will the gains technology companies have enjoyed be reversed?
Meant 2020Q1, updated. I know the base level M1s were constantly unavailable locally.
I'm curious what the uptick will look like for the next round of devices that get the M1, perhaps with 32GB memory options.
If rumours are true the next round will be the iMac, MacBook Pro 14 and 16.
M2, 32GB option, integrated graphics and possibly Mini-LED displays.
MacBook Pros getting rid of TouchBar and adding Magsafe, HDMI and SD ports.
If you are a developer relying on tools like docker and ruby, beware of the M1 chip as there are still lots of incompatibilities. https://www.driftingruby.com/episodes/a-rubyist-s-apple-m1-r...
I'm not a rubyist, but the latest Docker Preview has been working great for me.
That’s awesome to know; is it fast? What’s the mounted file system perf like, the same as on x86?
Also there seems to be issues with kernel panics and all sorts of power delivering USB-C hubs bricking the M1 units...
At least the USB-C issue is huge IMO, as with only two ports you want a hub, one cable desk setup, no?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-macbook-air-wont-pow...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252132170?answerId=2542...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252244260?answerId=2544...