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US Mac Sales Grow 11% in June

How do you end a good fiscal quarter? By announcing that US Mac sales have grown 11% this month. While they’re merely estimates at the moment, the NPD Group revealed that Macs have been selling quite well, which should foreshadow positive results with this evenings release earnings report. As reported by AppleInsider, Analyst Gene Munster said that likely puts Apple on track to announce sales of between 3.1 million and 3.2 million in its quarterly earnings.

Mac sales were up a strong 35 percent stateside in May, following the introduction of the iPad in both Wi-Fi and 3G models. Those sales figures have been interpreted to suggest that Apple’s new portable multitouch device will not cannibalize Mac sales.

The iPod has taken somewhat of a hit, decreasing at rate of 10% year over year, which should result in an estimate of 9 to 10 million iPods sold.

[via AppleInsider]

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