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Leopard Leaps to Record

Posted Dec 17, 07 9:56 PM CST in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – The NPD market research group says that the lates version of the operating system, Leopard, is Apple's most successful yet, reports Apple Insider. In its first month on the shelves, sales were 20% higher than last year's Tiger release, despite promotion being stepped down a little. Tiger sold 30% more than the year before's Panther, which outsold its Jaguar predecessor by 100%.

"It's really stunning to see Apple have one blow-out OS launch after another," an analyst said. "It's clear that Apple has hit upon the right strategy for rolling out new versions of its OS." A more cynical commentator pointed out that pent-up demand may have helped sales figures —Leopard came out four months late.

Sources Apple Insider, Wired

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An Apple Store employee who wished not to be identified cheers hundreds who waited in the rain as they enter the building as Apple released the new Apple next-generation software, OS X Leopard, at the...   (Associated Press)
A customer uses an Apple MacBook with an advertisement for Leopard at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. Consumers are increasingly snapping up Macintosh computers to complement their iPods and iPhones,...   (Associated Press)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks as a photo of a leopard is shown on the screen as he talks about the release of Mac OSX Leopard. A marketing research group has found that Leopard has been Apple's most successful...   (Associated Press)
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