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> <Quote>
> Apple has once again run the recession's undershorts up the flagpole
> during its fiscal fourth quarter 2009.
>
> Record sales of iPhones and Macs helped Cupertino's profits soar 46
> per cent in the quarter compared to the same period a year ago.
> Revenue also increased 25 per cent in the quarter over last year.
> Apple describes the results as its "most profitable quarter ever."
>
> During fiscal Q4, which ended September 26, Apple recorded net income
> of $1.67bn on sales of $9.87bn. For the same quarter a year earlier,
> the company had earned $1.14bn on $7.9bn in sales.
>
> "We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any
> previous quarter," said Apple boss Steve Jobs in a statement. "We've
> got a very strong lineup for the holiday season and some really great
> new products in the pipeline for 2010."
>
> Apple said it sold 3.05 million Macs during the quarter, a 17 per cent
> unit increase year-over-year and beating the previous record of 2.61
> million sold during Q4 '08. About 2.3 million of the sales were
> laptops, which accounted for 75 per cent of Macs sold during the three
> months...
>
> The iPod, however, didn't fare so well in sales with an eight per cent
> slide in units year-over-year down to 10.2 million. This marks the
> second consecutive quarter sales the music player has dropped from the
> year-ago quarter.
>
> Meanwhile, Apple retail stores continue to pop up everywhere. The
> company added 15 brick-and-motar joints during the fourth quarter,
> totaling 273 outlets at the quarter's end, the company said.
> </Quote>
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/20/apple_q4_2009_earnings/
>
> Hmmm.... 17% increase in Mac sales....I wonder whose hide that came
> out of?? I guess the recession is not an excuse...
Red Hat second-quarter profit increases 37%
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| Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected Red Hat
| to post second-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share,
| and $179.1 million in revenue.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/red-hat-second-quarter-profit-increases-37-2009-09-23
"Microsoft has reported disappointing results for the April to June quarter,
with profits down by almost a third."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8166262.stm
OK, so UNIX and Linux up, up, up. Microsoft down sharply for several quarters...
Let's see where it's going...
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