Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says new retail sales data shows that Mac sales are up 20% year-over-year. In a note to clients — as reported by “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com) he says Apple looks to sell between 4.1 million and 4.3 million Macs over the holiday season.
This early data, along with our assumptions for international Mac sales, which are growing faster than domestic Mac sales, and the final 2 months of the quarter, implies (year-over-year) Mac unit growth of 22%-28%, in line with the Street at about 24% year-over-yeargrowth, Munster told clients.
The numbers show Apple on pace to have yet another record breaking quarter for Mac sales, notes “AppleInsider.” In the previous September quarter, Apple sold 3.89 million Macs, which represents the company’s best-ever three-month frame.