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> So Mac sales are up from 2019Q4 by $1B.

Technically, up $1.7B from that quarter, but why are you comparing 2021Q1 with 2019Q4?

2021 Q1 $8.675B

2020 Q4 $9.032B

2020 Q1 $7.160B

2019 Q4 $6.991B

Clearly the uptick in Mac sales is due to the pandemic and work from home, because 2020 Q4 was prior to the release of M1 Macs, and Mac sales had been flat for several years prior.

It's difficult to determine the effect of M1 Macs on the last quarter sales, because they weren't available until mid-November and were also very supply-constrained.



Clearly the uptick in Mac sales is due to the pandemic and work from home

It will be interesting to see what happens when the pandemic is over. Will the gains technology companies have enjoyed be reversed?


Meant 2020Q1, updated. I know the base level M1s were constantly unavailable locally.




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