This year will be remember as the “Apple’s Year”, it marks some records financially and in the consumer space for Apple. This has been a busy year for Apple, introducing the iphone, reporting strong mac sales, the Launch of Leopard, the Ipod Touch, what else is needed to be recognized as a great innovator? The big problem that Apple competitors are facing is that nobody knows Apple’s next move.

Here is the information that makes this year the best one for Apple:

January 17, 2007: Revenue Exceeds $7 Billion; Record Profit of $1 Billion
The Company posted record revenue of $7.1 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share.

Computers shipped
1,606,000 Macintosh® computers representing 28 percent growth in Macs over the year-ago quarter.

Ipods Shipped
21,066,000 iPods during the quarter representing 50 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.

April 25, 2007: Earnings Grow 88 Percent Year-over-Year
The Company posted revenue of $5.26 billion and net quarterly profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share.

Computers shipped
1,517,000 Macintosh® computers, representing 36 percent growth in Macs over the year-ago quarter.

Ipods Shipped
10,549,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 24 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.

July 25, 2007: Mac Sales Set New Record
The Company posted revenue of $5.41 billion and net quarterly profit of $818 million, or $.92 per diluted share.

Computers shipped
1,764,000 Macintosh® computers, representing 33 percent growth over the year-ago quarter and exceeding the previous company record for quarterly Mac® shipments by over 150,000

Ipods Shipped
9,815,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 21 percent growth over the year-ago quarter.

Predictions for this Quarter:

October 22, 2007: Today everybod is expecting a new Mac sales Record
The company is expected to post $6.01 billion, fueled by back-to-school demand. Profit may have climbed to 84 cents a share from 62 cents in the year-earlier quarter.

Computers shipped
2 million machines were shipped last quarter, analysts estimate.

Ipods Shipped
10.4 million to 13 million iPods in the fourth quarter, according to five analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

Other Financial News to take notice

Market Share:
Apple’s PC market share in the U.S. widened to 8.1 percent from 6.2 percent in the third quarter, Gartner Inc. reported this week. Mac shipments rose 37 percent, with Apple posting the fastest growth among the top five PC makers.

Apple passes Amazon to become the #3 US music retailer

Apple has double the Dell market cap: Check NASDAQ here

Apple has passed HP market cap: Check NASDAQ here.

Iphone Sales Reached the Million Mark
In September 9, 2007 Apple is rumoured to has reached the Million Mark ahead of forecast.

So this year was full of excitement for mac users around, the next one will be even more dramatic because there is rumours about the resurgence of the Newton, in January we may see a new version of the iphone with more hard disk space, more applications and cheaper and Leopard will be helping Apple grabs more market share from Windows.

Buy some Apple stock while you can and check for an update tomorrow.

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