artek - 12:14 am on Jan 19, 2011 (gmt 0)

I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Especially when you consider the latest news from Apple.

Peter Oppenheimer, Apple CFO said: We sold more Macs, iPhones, and iPads than any quarter Apple’s history. 4.13 million Macs. 23% growth over the year-ago. 8 times PC growth in the market. 16.2 million iPhones. 86% year over year growth. (70% growth from global smartphones overall) $10.47 billion from sales of iPhone and accessories. iPad sold 7.3 million units. In 46 countries now Over 80% of Fortune 100 are deploying or testing iPad Revenue: $4.61 billion. $4.4 billion for iPads alone.

Article here [techcrunch.com]

In the most recent quarter Apple sold 7.33 million iPads, 19.45 million iPods and 4.13 million Macs. Sales of the iPhone jumped 86 percent to 16.24 million units.

Article here [cnbc.com]