cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMac shipments grow 10%, as all major PC brands see downturns9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareAdderbox76@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNeither. There’s a reason Apple reports “Shipments” instead of “Sales”. In order to get the “honour” of selling apple crap, a retailer has to commit to a certain dollar value of inventory-on-hand. If those units collect dust in that retailers back-room, Apple doesn’t give a shit. And it’s notoriously difficult to RMA unsold product to them. Source: Previous Tech Sales Manager at Staples.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSince when is Apple selling computers through Staples?
Neither.
There’s a reason Apple reports “Shipments” instead of “Sales”.
In order to get the “honour” of selling apple crap, a retailer has to commit to a certain dollar value of inventory-on-hand.
If those units collect dust in that retailers back-room, Apple doesn’t give a shit. And it’s notoriously difficult to RMA unsold product to them.
Source: Previous Tech Sales Manager at Staples.
Since when is Apple selling computers through Staples?
Interesting…