Research firm: Mac sales fall six percent in January

18.02.2009

NPD's figures come as Apple has enjoyed otherwise strong sales for its Mac offerings. In January, the company for its fiscal first quarter. The company said it sold more than 2.5 million Macs, a 9-percent jump in unit growth from last year's first quarter. However, much of that growth came from laptops, which accounted for more than 70 percent of Apple's Mac sales for the quarter.

That suggests to NPD's Baker that, at the very least, Apple's desktop line is overdue for some updates.