Estimated 1.8 Million Macs sold during Q4 '06

Forget about iPods, for a moment. MacDailyNews reports that A le sold a healthy 1.8 million Macs during the "holiday quarter" ending 2006 and of that number, about 1.1 million units were lapto . This a arently beat A le's "already aggre ive targets", with strong sales at the A le store. Due to these strong sales Goldman Sachs estimates the fiscal 2007 per share earnings at $2.85, slightly higher than the "Street co e us" of $2.76.

Let's pause for a moment for a hearty fa oy squee at the news of A le's further progre towards total world domination. And, oh yes, the iPod sold very nicely too.