Law Students

So It Wasn?t Just My Imagination

By Erik Schmidt

Apple posted its Q2 numbers yesterday, and they’re impressive. In particular, Macs and iPhones are flying off shelves:

• Macs ? 51 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter (2,289,000 sold)
• iPhone ? 1,703,000 sold

I still can’t wrap my head around the 51% growth over the year ago quarter. That’s a staggering jump.

Macs used to be a rarity at most law schools, but those days are long gone. I’ve been seeing more Macs on campus each semester. I’ve even noticed some students replacing their PCs with Macs in mid-semester, after their PCs die. I expect the trend will continue this fall.

It’s a cheap shot, but I can’t resist taking a trip back in time to 1997, when Michael Dell suggested that Apple should just shut down and “give the money back to the shareholders.” Compare Apple’s market capitalization with Dell’s.

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Full post as published by Mac Law Students on April 24, 2008 (boomark / email).