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macnn.com - 11/28/2008

Analysts express unease with Apple's Black Friday

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Apple's Black Friday specials are somewhat disappointing, say analysts with UBS and Kaufman Bros. Apple is offering discounts of up to $101 on Macs, and $21 for iPods. The difficulty, the analysts suggest, is that these sales are largely consistent with last year, representing about 5 to 10 ...

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store.apple.com - 11/25/2008

Black Friday Deals - Apple Store (U.S.)

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macdailynews.com - 12/1/2008

Analysts: Apple one bright spot in otherwise lackluster Black Friday

— macdailynews.com — Monday, December 01, 2008 - 08:37 AM EST Apple Online Store Analysts this morning weighed in on... Apple as the holiday shopping season began last Friday. According to notes issued this morning from Piper Jaffray, Apple's Black Friday went well. Apple's ... (more) Analysts: Apple one bright spot in otherwise lackluster ...

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arstechnica.com - 11/28/2008

Analysts says Apple's Black Friday deals aren't good enough

— arstechnica.com — Some analysts are disappointed that Apple didn't discount Macs as much as they predicted. In other news,... I'm disappointed that analysts aren't getting any better at making predictions. Read More... (more) Analysts says Apple's Black Friday deals aren't good enough

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