[mohsinr]

Quote from the article:

And we are proud to tell you that so far our online store has had more orders for the new MacBook Pro than any other pro notebook before.

[CalChris]

Could it be that it was 527 days since the previous update which is, by a wide margin, the longest delay between MBP updates ever?

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac

[camflan]

I think it's even more likely due to the fact that 4 out of 5 laptops they sell are labeled "MacBook Pro" - including the MacBook Air replacement.

If Chevy named the majority of their cars Malibu (1/2 ton truck), Malibu (3/4 ton truck), Malibu (2 door sports car), Malibu (4 door electric sedan), Malibu (4 door full-size sedan) then they would have the largest amount of Malibu's sold ever too.

[contingencies]

Well spotted. No doubt in some secret Gattaca-esque white room at infinite loop there are a bunch of carefully dressed project executives in damage control mode.