Two million copies of Leopard sold in first weekend
- October 30th, 2007
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Apple has a hit on its hands and that’s always a good thing. With the release of Mac OS X Leopard this past Friday, over two million loyal Mac users flocked to stores or their computers to purchase a copy. AppleInsider notes that it took Apple six weeks to sell two millions copies of Mac OS X Tiger back in ‘05.
Says Sir Jobs on the surge of sales:
“Early indications are that Leopard will be a huge hit with customers,” said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. “Leopard’s innovative features are getting great reviews and making more people than ever think about switching to the Mac.”
Let’s say no one bought a copy for $40 at the UPenn computer store or used any kinds of discounts. In fact, let’s just say that two million people shelled out $129 for the single-user license version. That’s $258 million Apple has made back so far. Impressive? To say the least.
Apple sells 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard in first weekend [AppleInsider]
outlaw (Who am I?)
8 months ago
I have to wonder how many of these copies were up to date copies. I bought my MBP about 2 weeks ago and took advantage of the $9.99 upgrade price to Leopard….Although I haven’t installed it yet. I ordered an external Hard Drive so that I can utilize Time Machine! I will do a back up with SuperDuper then upgrade.
On that note, I wonder how many Hard Drives have been sold just because of Time Machine! I heard on a podcast that they witnessed several people at an Apple Store coming out with Leopard and an external HDD.
David Mackey (Who am I?)
8 months ago
Not bad. Especially considering that Microsoft (which has a much larger market share) has sold around 80 million since the year began.