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Apple Inc.’s fourth quarter results came with a dose of caution given the economic uncertainty it faces, but analysts remain optimistic based on the company’s solid market position, particularly given impressive iPhone shipments of 6.9 million. Earnings guidance for the first quarter came in below Apple’s typically conservative outlook at US$1.06-US$1.35 per share, well below the Street at US$1.67.

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Apple , iPhone , iPod , Mac Apple today issued the financial results for the fiscal 2008 fourth quarter. The results where better than many expected, thanks in no small part to the continued success of the company’s iPhone, but Apple, joined on the call by Steve Jobs in the first time since 2000, warned that the company’s success was likely to slow down in the near future.

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Apple has increased its profits by 26 per cent in the three months ending September and out performed BlackBerry with sales of the iPhone 3G. Apple banked $1.14 billion ( 693m) profit in the quarter, compared with $904 million in the same quarter last year. Sales of iPhone 3G were 6.89 million during the quarter, exceeding the 6.1 million first-generation iPhone units sold in the prior five quarters combined.

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Apple on Tuesday posted a 26 percent gain in profit for the fourth-quarter, on the strength of the runaway sales of its iPhone device. The company posted a profit of $1.14 billion, compared with just over $900 million for the same period the year before. According to the Associated Press, however, CEO Steve Jobs called for prudent expectations going forward, adding that the company may spend a downtown developing the next lust-worthy gadget.

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As we state every quarter with Apple ( AAPL ), you never know how the masses will react to the traditional smash the numbers and then lowball guidance by a large amount . This time they lowballed guidance even more than usual, but with the absolute hammering in the stock, the tribe seems to have had enough red meat. After pummeling the stock all day, we saw some rebound in afterhours but only to levels Apple enjoyed coming into the day. But it’s not a 30% down moment, at least.

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Apple posted its fourth quarter numbers today, and while the economy may be in a downswing, its clear that the Cupertino based computer company is doing extremely well amidst a sea of worry and doubt. Apple posted revenue of $7.9 billion and a profit of $1.14 billion for the quarter, which translates to $1.26 per share.

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During its fourth-quarter earnings call with analysts, Apple said its App Store will reach 200 million downloads sometime today, just over 100 days since it opened on July 11, which is staggering to say the least. The App Store is currently available in 62 countries and has over 5,500 apps available for immediate purchase. Jobs described the rate of apps being submitted to Apple from developers as ‘њincredible’ќ.

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 01:20 PM EST; Category: iPhone Written by Arnold Kim During yesterday’s conference call , Apple revealed that iPhone was responsible for 39% of the company’s revenues in Q4 2008. Due to Apple’s decision to report iPhone earnings as subscription revenue over 24 months, however, these numbers are not reflected in the $1.14 billion net profit and $7.9 billion in revenue reported yesterday.

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By Ian Betteridge on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 For anyone who’s followed Apple’s fortunes over the years, the transformation of the company has been remarkable. And that’s not just a statement about its finances it long ago shook off the beleaguered tag of the late 90’s but also describes the core of the company’s business. Ten years ago, it made computers. Now it’s the iPod company, and with the incredible results it posted this week , it’s probably fairer to call it the iPhone company .

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October 22, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. continued to bash Microsoft Corp. ’s $300 million Windows advertising campaign today with another television ad that knocked its rival’s renewed Vista marketing effort. Like the two advertisements Apple debuted last week , the newest — dubbed “Bake Sale” — pointedly refers to Microsoft’s makeover. Ads in Apple’s long-running “Get a Mac” campaign typically diss Vista directly by focusing on a single perceived problem in the operating system.

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