On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 02:57 AM, munker wrote: > Does anyone know how many original iMac Rev.A Bondi Blues were produced > and > if they made a difference to Apple's financial position? > > (If memory serves me right I believe Apple was losing about 2 billion > per > year -I'm open to correction on that figure - just before the > introduction > of the original iMac.)
the iMac made a HUGE impact on apple's bottom line. The went from bleeding red ink like it was going out of style in 1997-1998, to having 4B in the bank and consistently turning in profitable quarters ($40M this last quarter, slightly better than industry analysts expected). Apple was losing lots of money way back when, but $2B/year sounds a little exaggerated. You'd have to go wading through SEC quarterly (and/or annual) filings to find the correct values. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
