Apple Q3 earnings

Apple is said announce its 3rd quarter earnings on July 25, 2007. Some statistics based on the performance thus far:

• Recent 2nd quarter earnings climbed 88% year-on-year
• This returned revenue of $5.26 billion
• Net quarterly profit of $770 million
• 1,517,000 Macs were shipped in the 3rd quarter yielding 36% growth from previous year
• 10,549,000 iPods were shipped in the 3rd quarter yielding 24% growth from previous year

Apple has confirmed itself to be accounting for iPhone and Apple TV sales in a different way than it does the rest of its products. For these products it is aggregating results over a 24-month period, reflecting the revenue contribution of subscription payments for iPhone users.

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