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Originally Posted by Dean
No doubt Apple's success recently is on the back of Ipod and IPhone sales... I'd imagine these item sales would form the MAJORITY of their sales revenue in recent years (and iTunes sales too)... I doubt the Apple computer sales come even close to the Ipod/Iphone/iTunes sales figures.
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iPhone sales are up, yes. Macs down? No - they're growing too, but not at quite the same rate.
US Securities & Exchange Commission Report - 2010 Six Months Ended:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External...xUeXBlPTM=&t=1
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Desktops & Portables - US$8,210,000,000 (8.2 billion)
iPod - US$5,252,000,000 (5.3 billion)
iTunes - US$2,491,000,000 (2.5 billion)
iPhone - US$11,023,000,000 (11 billion)
Peripherals - US$941,000,000 (1 billion)
Software & Services - US$1,265,000,000 (1.3 billion)
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As we can see, both iPod and iTunes sales combined still don't reach Macintosh revenue. Whilst iPhone sales have rocketed, Macintosh sales are still a very prominent component of mainstream revenue.