Comments on: Air outsells MacBook, iMac, Pro; sold out in Boston, NY, SF, says report

By: Trent, Los Angeles, CA

Trent, Los Angeles, CA — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:22:39 +0000

I sorry all you guys want the MacBook Air to fail so badly, but that's not what's happening. Face it. The MBA has consistent been in the top ten laptops on Amazon as well.

By: Ryan, Bellevue, NE

Ryan, Bellevue, NE — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:16:32 +0000

Just by the wording of this article tells me that this is the biggest loser in Apple history. They create a small inventory and try to make people think it's a hot item without releasing any sales figures. The AIR will be canceled in 6 months due to poor sales.

By: Tom, Philadelphia PA

Tom, Philadelphia PA — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:53:07 +0000

The story of the Macbook Air being sold like hot potatoes doesn't surprise me. The 'Air' does make a fine companion for travelers who have tabletop Macs at home. But I'll stick with my plan to upgrade to an Intel model in the form of a more complete 'Macbook'. Apple is smart enough to know that 'complete packages' (MacBook Pro, Macbook, iMac) are better deals at this time and have been upgraded to reflect this plan.

By: Lucy Davis, Dallas, TX

Lucy Davis, Dallas, TX — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:25:56 +0000

Wow!

I can't actually believe it…

The MacBook Air was said to bring a very poor demand:

http://www.maconair.com/macbook_air_as_lightweight_as_sales

Also the new Macbook pros must have hurt the Air's sales…

By: Andrew, Danville, CA

Andrew, Danville, CA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:01:54 +0000

Steve Jobs has done well to get me to switch. As a product of the Windows environment, my move to the left of the Apple adoption curve started with a 3rd gen Nano. Months later came a 5th gen iPod, followed shortly by the iPhone. Now the Air. I am loving the Air and its relative ease of use. Is there some getting used to? Yes…but a great machine. Once you're a commodity, you have to learn to change the experience. This major change to my computing environment prompted my to start a blog at mymacair.blogspot.com

By: Mike, NYC

Mike, NYC — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:14:42 +0000

I am a total "road warrior" and I love my MBA. The screen is brilliant, keyboard rocks, wireless runs at over 150Mbps and it weighs next to nothing. Sales will only accelerate.

By: Brian, Columbus, OH

Brian, Columbus, OH — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:38:38 +0000

It's so great to see this actually selling very well. I thought it might when every 'Wintard' on the planet was frothing about how it would fail. They were wrong about the iPod, too.

By: Dan, Boston, MA

Dan, Boston, MA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:01:42 +0000

To d – it's easy to claim "huge" growth percentages when growing from a relatively tiny base. It gets harder as the numbers get bigger, i.e. a move from 4% to 8% market share is a 100% gain. AAPL's growth will inevitably slow as the economy does and consumers stop spending. It's a fact of life that the Mac fanboys don't want to face – PC's are a commodity, and premium-priced commodity products don't hold up well in a recssionary environment. AAPL can either cut prices to keep volume growth up (not likely as it will hurt margins) or accept the growth hit and sell fewer overpriced computers to the fanboys who will willingly pay for them.

The pie-in-the-sky stock price claims made here are obviously coming from people who didn't live through the stock bubble in the late 90's, and aren't familiar with concepts like mean reversion or gravity.

By: apple employee, nj

apple employee, nj — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:49:21 +0000

The Air isn't outselling the macbook or pro. But it is selling extremely well and these sales are additive….sales that Apple wouldn't have captured with out the machine. Many are people adding a second portable due to its extreme light weight.

By: d, Orange, MA

d, Orange, MA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:25:24 +0000

TC-percentage gain is on the order of 300% – a move from 1% of users to 4% of users.