Analysts and their numbers are on Apple’s side after a lousy Black Friday shopping day. The economic recession, as it can now officially be called, was expected to lessen sales on the “busiest shopping day of the year”-and it did-but Apple managed to do well while most others did not. Analyst firms Goldman Sachs, Piper Jaffray, and Kaufman Bros. report that Apple Store lines maintained and most stores had selling rates go up for Mac and iPhone sales, while iPod touch sales left most users with week long backorders. Will Apple survive a holiday season bound to be spending less? It looks like the answer is yes.

via AppleInsider

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