Apple Sells Half a Billion iOS Devices
Nearly 48 million iPhone units sold during 2012's fourth quarter, alongside sales of 22.9 million iPad units.
During its fourth quarter earnings call, Apple announced that it has sold over half a billion iOS devices.
It was during the June of 2012 when Apple said its iOS device sales was more than 400 million. During last year's fourth quarter, Apple sold 10 iOS devices every second. 75 million iOS devices, which consists of the iPod, iPhone and iPad, were sold during the quarter.
Apple sold 47.8 million iPhones during the quarter, an increase from the 37 million it sold in the same quarter in 2011. Sales of the iPad, meanwhile, stood at 22.9 million, while the iPod sold 12.7 million units.
Revenue increased by 18 percent to $54.5 billion, while net profit remained unchanged from a year ago with the company, which saw its share prices drop after its Q4 earnings report, generating $13.1 billion.
Me? Everything has to go down eventually. Unless if it turns into a monopoly that somehow avoids legal sanctions.
Quote totally applies:
"Impressive... Most impressive. Obi-Wan has taught you well, you have controled your fear. Now release your anger, only your hate can destroy me." - Vader to Luke
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How is that even possible?
Only the full size iPods are included, which function no different to an iPhone.
Why not? As long as the population keeps growing, this is only natural.
Population keeps growing, yet the total amount of intelligence stays the same...
The sarcasm is strong with this one....
Population can be a helpful thing when it comes to profits. But demands change. It's also not like such devices are a necessity, if we were talking about food you would undoubtedly be right at-least in the demand although agriculture f advances could always spring up and create much more food and actually cheapen the price. So even in the case of necessities population growth doesn't always mean larger profits as the world changes in much more ways than just population.
Also think back to your childhood, assuming your of adult age of course. What were the "in" things at the time of your childhood? Now ask yourself how much is that still relevant today? When I was little the Atari 2600 was the most owned home console in the world. Population has grown around the globe but you don't see demands for the Atari 2600 today. The products you see now will have the same fate. Apple's growth in profits will not last forever, nor will Apple last forever. It may outlive every person alive today but nothing lasts forever whether it be a demand for the popular tech toy or the company that makes it.
Aren't 90% of smokers using Windows?
Got any statistics to back it up?
Good thing investors have nothing to do with how many people like Apple products and still buy them. Or the fact a large number of iOS customers this year have been NEW customers who previously never owned an Apple product.
People always think its the fans who support Apple which is completely false. Apples installed base is growing substantially.