Mac sales

Apple sold 5,198,000 Mac over the holidays, just beating analysts' estimates (5.14 million). 

The MacBook confirm their good form despite the absence of news: it took 3.719 million laptops (+ 2.85% compared to Q4 2011 / + 27.93% vs. Q1 2011) against 1.479 million Mac office (+ 15.73% compared to Q4 2011 / + 20.54% vs. Q1 2011). 

There is renewed talk of numbers record. The figures are timely to celebrate the anniversary of the Macintosh, introduced January 24, 1984.

Apple T1 2012 results: everything you need to know

Apple presented its financial results for the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2012. This quarter, which ended December 24, 2011, is the first since the death of the co-founder Steve Jobs. 

Quarter holiday season, the T1 is traditionally a "big" quarter, and it is further reinforced this year by marketing the iPhone 4S, which should have a positive impact on the turnover, the profit and gross margin. 

Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, and had set a very ambitious target to $ 37 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $ 9.30 per share.