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Apple Sold More iOS Devices in 2011 Than It Sold Macs in Almost 30 Years

• lysol 15y ago
  Big numbers are always astounding, but this isn't really about Macs or Apple so much as it's about price points. Lower price, more sales. No need to fetishize the numbers.
  • mladenkovacevic 15y ago
    But what I really want to know is how many Volkswagen Beatles is this stacked on top of each other.. I think that's a metric we can all get behind :P
• vparikh 15y ago
  This just goes to who that we are now in the fabled post-pc world that everyone has been talking about for the last 10 years or so. I disagree that the iPhone is at a lower price point -- if you factor in the cost of a data plan on a 2 year contract you can easily purchase a macbook pro and an iPad for the same amount.
  • mikeash 15y ago
    A great many iOS devices do not require a data plan. Most of those can't even use a data plan.
    • sjmulder 15y ago
      Does any iOS device require one at all? The iPhone works fine without data and I’ve been without a data plan on a few occasions.
      • rdouble 15y ago
        Only if you want the subsidized price... or data.
      • mikeash 15y ago
        The iPhone required one in the US, in the sense that you had to sign up for one when you bought it. That's no longer the case, if you're willing to spend $600+ on an unlocked one.
• asto 15y ago
  Phones outsell computers. So? Appending "apple" makes this interesting?
• ypcx 15y ago
  I hear this difference is even more staggering with Google and Android.