We're thrilled to have concluded the best year in Apple's history. This is the direct result of our focus on innovation and the immense talent and creativity at Apple. |
We're working on that too, but I'm not so sure it will be successful. |
We've clearly hit a speed bump, which will result in our earning, before investment gains, approximately $110 million rather than the expected $165 million for the September quarter, ... Though this slowdown is disappointing, we have so many wonderful new products and programs in the pipeline, including Mac OS X early next year, and remain positive about our future. |
We've clearly hit a speed bump, which will result in our earning, before investment gains, approximately $110 million rather than the expected $165 million for the September quarter. Though this slowdown is disappointing, we have so many wonderful new products and programs in the pipeline, including Mac OS X early next year, and remain positive about our future. |
We've gone through the operating system and looked at everything and asked how can we simplify this and make it more powerful at the same time, |
We've got a lot of Japanese content on the store and we'll be adding even more as the months go on, ... We think it's going to set the standard for online music pricing in Japan. |
We've got five or six things to tell you about today, so let's get started. |
We've talked to many of these studios and we know we can get the deal we want, |
Well, something had to leak, |
Well, uh, if we knew then I probably shouldn't talk about it, |
What this means is that people are seeing a stable business, which is good, and a business that is in control, which is also good. |
What's happened at Apple is that our business has basically tripled in the last five or six years. |
When we announced the Microsoft deal six months ago in Boston, we heard boos which I thought was crazy. In an industry of 'flash-in-the-pan' partnerships, this has turned out differently. Microsoft is out to continue a very healthy application business on the Mac, |
Whether people will buy a device just to watch video - it's not clear, ... So far the answer's been no, because there are several devices out which play video and none of them has been successful yet. So, um - so far, nobody's figured out the right formula. |
Who cares about the Apple II? The Macintosh is the future of Apple, and you're going to start on it now. |