Apple has seen some spectacular performance during the fiscal 4th quarter. Revenue came in at $4.84 billion, a 32% increase from last year. Apple shipped 8.73 million iPods during the 4th quarter and sold 1.61 million Macs. In a statement Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that 2007 may be the “most exciting new product year in Apple’s history.” Great job Apple! According to these financial results I think it is safe to say that Apple is a good investment as a company. And millions are turning to Apple to meet their computing needs. During the World Wide Developers Conference Keynote address in August, Steve Jobs indicated that 50% of the Macs sold during the 3rd quarter were purchased by new Mac users. Not only are the loyal Mac users investing in the latest technology, but new users are tipping their hat to Apple.
Apple is very tight lipped about new products. But we know that at least one major release is planned for 2007. The next version of Mac OS X Leopard is slated to be released in spring. That’s enough to look forward to for me. Anything else will be icing on the cake.