Sales of Mac computers fell by six per cent.

In January 2009, Apple sold a six percent less than a Mac, than in the same period last year, InformationWeek writes with reference to the record NPD Group. Revenues, as compared with January 2008 decreased by eleven percent.
At the same time, manufacturers of PC sold in retail for 13 percent more computers than in January 2008. Their revenue has remained at the same level as a year ago, as consumers in 2009 bought cheaper computers.
NPD Group tracks retail sales only in U.S. stores. The report does not take into account the on-line sales, where Apple may be more. The main reasons for reducing the demand for Mac different analysts called the high cost of computers Apple.
According to the corporation itself, in the fourth quarter of 2008, Mac sales in the world rose by nine per cent, avoiding the rate of growth of industry PC, where sales fell slightly.