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Patterns: I'd agree that they're #4 in the USA, and #6 worldwide. Pretty
impressive, given that they are selling a system that's different
from all the other top competitors, so they can't take advantage
of any of the synergy generated by MS' monopoly position in the
market.

As far as judging by "one quarter", why not go back and look at
Apple's numbers over the past year:
Q3 2004:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/jul/14results.html
July 14, 2004?Apple? today announced financial results for its
fiscal 2004 third quarter ended June 26, 2004. For the quarter,
the Company posted a net profit of $61 million, or $.16 per
diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of $19
million, or $.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue for the quarter was $2.014 billion, up 30 percent from
the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 27.8 percent, up from
27.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales
accounted for 39 percent of the quarter?s revenue.

Q4 2004:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/oct/13results.html
October 13, 2004?Apple? today announced financial results for
its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter ended September 25, 2004. For the
quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $106 million, or $.
26 per diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of
$44 million, or $.12 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue for the quarter was $2.35 billion, up 37 percent from
the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 27.0 percent, up from
26.6 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales
accounted for 37 percent of the quarter?s revenue.

Q1 2005:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jan/12results.html
January 12, 2005?Apple? today announced financial results for
its fiscal 2005 first quarter ended December 25, 2004. For the
quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $295 million, or $.
70 per diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of
$63 million, or $.17 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue for the quarter was $3.49 billion, up 74 percent from
the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 28.5 percent, up from
26.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales
accounted for 41 percent of the quarter?s revenue.

Q2 2005:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/apr/13results.html
April 13, 2005?Apple? today announced financial results for its
fiscal 2005 second quarter ended March 26, 2005. For the
quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $290 million, or $.
34 per diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of
$46 million, or $.06 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue for the quarter was $3.24 billion, up 70 percent from
the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 29.8 percent, up from
27.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales
accounted for 40 percent of the quarter?s revenue.

Q3 2005
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jul/13results.html
July 13, 2005?Apple? today announced financial results for its
fiscal 2005 third quarter ended June 25, 2005, reporting the
highest revenue and earnings in the Company?s history. Apple
posted a net quarterly profit of $320 million, or $.37 per diluted
share, and revenue of $3.52 billion. These results compare to a
net profit of $61 million, or $.08 per diluted share, and revenue
of $2.01 billion in the year-ago quarter, and represent revenue
growth of 75 percent and net profit growth of 425 percent.
Gross margin was 29.7 percent, up from 27.8 percent in the
year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 39 percent
of the quarter?s revenue.; Posted by: tic swayback Posted on: 07/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use