Most of their revenue, but not their profit, IIRC.
The iPods kept them afloat and the iPhone has re-energized sales and interest.
I really admire their design staff on these products.
The interfaces are what make them work, and they’re a generation ahead of anybody else.
You said — Most of their revenue, but not their profit, IIRC.
The iPods kept them afloat and the iPhone has re-energized sales and interest.
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No, it was the iMac that was the big deal back then. Perhaps a lot of people forget about that, in light of the current success of the iPods and iPhones. But, back then, it was the — iMac — that did the “heavy lifting”... and did it well. [there was no iPod in 1998...]
Along with that was the Mac OS X that was very important and is a great success story today. It’s Mac OS X that is running the iPhone...
You haven't recalled correctly. Apple makes the bulk of their money on their computer sales. You can make a lot more on a $1000 sale than you can on a $100 sale. That may be changing now with the revenue stream from the iPhones coming in.