That number represents a significant increase compared to third quarter that 'only' record USD 15.1 billion. Increased sales of iPad and the iPhone during the Christmas and New Year holidays mentioned an important contribution in the total profit of USD 6 billion, as reported by CNN Money, Sunday (01/23/2011).
Companies from Cupertino, California, sold 7.3 million of iPad during the fourth quarter, which in fact exceeded Wall Street analysts predicted.
iPad success comes from various sources. The reason, though Macintosh computers must be struggling to penetrate the business market, according to Apple, iPad demand among business customers. Approximately 80 percent of top 100 companies based on Fortune, are known provide iPad for their employees.
Not only iPad, Apple was to earn bigger profits from selling the iPhone. Apple claims to have managed to sell 16.2 million iPhones, other record companies.
Even so, Apple predicts, iPad sales in the first quarter 2011 will decline, after passing through the holidays. Because the iPod is also noted the same trend, with sales in the holiday season has doubled compared to the other three quarters. iPod sold 19.5 million units in the fourth quarter, while sales of Macintosh computers record 4.1 million.
