Despite the economic downturn, Apple is still doing pretty well for itself. Their Q4 earnings call today revealed that the company sold about 6.9 million iPhones. Want a bit of a comparison? Apple only sold 1.1 million iPhones in Q4 of 2007. That’s a substantial increase.
Jobs, not to be one to speak lightly, pointed out that the iPhone has sold more than RIM phones. Another interesting point? Apple has $25 billion in the bank so the poor economy won’t affect them at least right now.
39% of Apple’s business is from the iPhone. Yeah, that’s crazy! To put this in more specific terms, Apple is now the third largest mobile phone supplier in the entire world. The only two largest are Nokia and Samsung! If anyone doubted the iPhone, it seems this ought to keep them quiet for awhile.
[via CrunchGear]
Now everyone is talking about the American economy and eclections, nice to read something different. Eugene
Kobe Bryant is yet another notable player who was drafted immediately out of high college. Kobe was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, but was immediately transferred to the L.A. Lakers. He won three championship titles with crew companion Shaquille O’Neal in the 2000-2002 NBA seasons. When O’Neal departed the Lakers, Kobe has confirmed that he is qualified to lead his group even without having Shaq. He awarded the MVP cup in 2008, and led the Lakers to a championship in 2009.