Looks like "tech" is having a good quarter. Intel is selling more
microprocessors, Samsung more memory chips, and Apple is selling more iPads...
WHAT?
I thought tablets were just a craze that is over; at least that's what Bert has
been telling us.
Regards
Craig
P.S. Mac sales were up too, accounting for some of those Intel processors.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/08/01/ipad-quarterly-sales-grow-year-over-year-for-the-first-time-since-2013-best-non-holiday-quarter-in-two-years
iPad quarterly sales grow year-over-year for the first time since 2013, best
non-holiday quarter in two years
By Mike Wuerthele
Tuesday, August 01, 2017, 02:26 pm PT (05:26 pm ET)
Apple's most recent quarter of iPad sales is not only the first time that iPad
sales have grown year-over-year since 2013, but its best non-holiday quarter
for sales of the tablet for two years.
In Tuesday's quarterly earnings report, Apple declared that it had sold 11.42
million iPads on the quarter, generating $4.97 billion in revenue. In the last
quarter, Apple noted 8.92 million units sold, with a revenue of $3.89 billion.
In the year-ago quarter, Apple's sales volume was significantly less than this
quarter, with 9.95 million units sold. Revenue was close to this last
quarter's, with $4.88 billion gleaned from the device, mostly on the strength
of the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
On March 21, Apple released the entry-level fifth generation iPad. The new iPad
is the size of the original iPad Air, and features the A9 processor with M9
motion co-processor, and starts at $329 for 32GB of storage. The third fiscal
quarter is the first full quarter of availability of the device.
The 10.5-inch iPad Pro was revealed during the 2017 WWDC keynote, with the new
mid-size offering in the line receiving a larger 120Hz refresh 10.5-inch
display with thinner bezels, the A10X Fusion processor, while still weighing
just one pound.
