Prince McLean, Apple Insider
Changewave’s latest customer surveys report that general consumer electronic spending is low and trending lower, but that Apple’s Mac sales are up and rising by a significant margin.

The group surveyed 4,416 participants in August to find that only 15% report plans to spend more on electronics over the next 90 days, while 34% plan to spend less. Changewave’s surveys are held monthly and serve as an accurate overall barometer of future spending.

AppleInsider | Report: Mac Spending Up Despite Poor Outlook for Consumer Electronics

Daniel Eran Dilger
I certainly learn more when I’m under pressure. I can drift along comfortably for days without any epiphanies, but introduce some chaos, trauma, challenge, and threat, and I’ll discover all sorts of new things about the world around me. Having my jaw busted up and rewired together has been one of those events that get me thinking.
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