As for the 4Q balancing of accounts of Apple 67% increased profits, Mac and iPhone contribution - - as for the shipment quantity of Mac past the highe

2007 4th quarter the United States Apple announces on October 22nd (7-9 month period) according to balancing of accounts, it was supported in the favorable sale of Mac and portable telephone, "iPhone" both the gross sales and the profit showed the big extension.

As for Sumitosi benefit of the same company 4th quarter 9 hundred million 400 ten thousand dollars, as for the profit per 1 stocks for 1 dollar 1 cent, the same period of last year (Sumitosi benefit 5 hundred million 4,200 ten thousand dollars/per share profit 62 cent) from 67% it increased. This the analyst estimate which Thomson Financial collected (Sumitosi benefit 7 hundred million 6,045 ten thousand dollars/per share profit 84 cent) is the result which is exceeded.

The gross sales from 48 hundred million 4,000 dollars of the same period of last year the present term increases in 62 hundred million 2,000 ten thousand dollars and (29% increase), exceeds 60 hundred million 7,000 ten thousand dollars which are advance estimate of the analyst.

CFO of Apple (the highest financial affairs patsy) Peter Oppenheimer who is announced also the balancing of accounts of 2007 whole term simultaneously, the gross sales 240 hundred million dollars, made that Sumitosi benefit reaches to 35 hundred million dollars clear.

The same person furthermore, when 2008 1st quarter (2007 10-12 month period) the achievement gross sales 92 hundred million dollars, reaches per share profit 1 dollar 42 cent, has shown also the prospect.

The fact that the good achievement of Apple is supported is Mac and iPhone. According to the news release of the same company, the shipment quantity of Mac became as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year 34% increase, past recorded the highest 216 ten thousand units.

The same company COO (the highest execution patsy) as ook, the promotion which is adjusted in new term of September plays Isao, as for the sale of Mac explains that it extended worldwide. "As for the shipment quantity of Mac you said at the United States and the European market sudden growth not only is shown, the shipment quantity increased even in Japan where the past sale has been restrained".

Especially, Mac of notebook type being favorable, the shipment quantity which adjusts "MacBook" and "MacBook Pro" becomes against the pervious year 37% rise, occupies 62% of the sale of the whole Mac.

However Cook considered the reaction of new term campaign, following quarter as for the sale of Mac when it becomes stability, showed the prospect.

On the one hand, iPhone which is sold in the June this year starts coming out, the favorableness which after the beginning shipping of the portable music player "iPod" exceeds the pace of 3 months shows. In September price of the 8GB model from 599 dollars it reduced Apple in 399 dollars, but this the sale zooms to the machine, as for the sum total sale quantity says that it reached to 139 ten thousand units.

"Plan of the beginning that never is not unrealizable 1,000 ten thousand iPhone are shipped to end of the next year,", that Cook shows self-confidence.

IPod, the shipment quantity of 4th quarter was 1,020 ten thousand units which become as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year 17% rise. According to Oppenheimer, as for iPod you say that since selling 2001, 1 hundred million 2,000 ten thousand units are being shipped.

Apple has announced the numerous new product 4th quarter. The 1 Tsuga and portable music player "iPod Touch" of the touch screen type which loads Wi-Fi function is. Furthermore it announces the start of the sale of iPhone in Europe, in England O2 and it monopolizes makes a contract of the portable telephone carrier, shipment is started in November. In 2008 it is the prospect that it is sold even at the Asia Pacific region.

In addition concerning the software, office application/suite "iWork '08" was sold in August. It becomes the new edition of Mac OS X, "Leopard" (development cord/code name) it is announced, this month has become shipment schedule on 26th.

(Adam shear/IDG News Service San Francisco branch)