Apple Sells Two Million Copies of Leopard in First Weekend
Apple announced today that they sold over two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard on its opening weekend.
According to ArsTechnica, it took Apple a month to sell 2 million copies of Mac OS X Tiger -- the previous release of Mac OS X. Leopard launched officially on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m.
"Early indications are that Leopard will be a huge hit with customers," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Leopard's innovative features are getting great reviews and making more people than ever think about switching to the Mac."
According to ArsTechnica, it took Apple a month to sell 2 million copies of Mac OS X Tiger -- the previous release of Mac OS X. Leopard launched officially on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m.
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56 months ago
Thats 500,000 per day or about 6 per second. Thats pretty good, are there any comparable numbers for Vista.
56 months ago
It would only be fair to compare retail copies of Vista with retail copies of Leopard. No OEM sales.
56 months ago
Vista's first week sales, 59% less than XP... (boxed copies from retail stores)
Vista first week sales
Oh and the one thing that stunned me when I bought my copy of Leopard... The number of people buying a new Mac.
Vista first week sales
Oh and the one thing that stunned me when I bought my copy of Leopard... The number of people buying a new Mac.
56 months ago
Sweet! All reviews I've read have been positive so far, and I think this reflects that attitude.
56 months ago
I bought mine at the Barton Creek Apple store in Austin last Friday night (was in town visiting friends)....just couldn't wait until I got back home yesterday!
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