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---You MUST have some market share in order to stay in
business---
Incorrect. Marketshare is only one factor in many. For example,
Apple is more profitable than other computer companies with
similar marketshare levels, because Apple has higher margins.
Factor in the diversity of Apple's product lines and their success
in the music biz, and I think they'll stay in business just fine.
You do realize that Sony has lower computer marketshare than
Apple, right? Do you predict Sony will be going out of business
any time soon?
Just to keep you up with the latest Apple numbers:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jan/12results.html
CUPERTINO, California?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.
Apple shipped 1,046,000 Macintosh? units and 4,580,000 iPods
during the quarter, representing a 26 percent increase in CPU
units and a 525 percent increase in iPods over the year-ago
quarter.
?We are thrilled to report the highest quarterly revenue and net
income in Apple?s history,? said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. ?We?ve
sold over 10 million iPods to date and are kicking off the new
year with a slate of innovative new products including iPod
shuffle, Mac mini and iLife ?05.?
?We?re pleased to report 74 percent revenue growth, 26 percent
Mac unit growth and 525 percent iPod unit growth,? said Peter
Oppenheimer, Apple?s CFO. - Posted by: tic swayback Posted on: 05/16/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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