8.1 Million iPods sold in Q3, Steve Jobs very “excited” about future iPod’s
Apple yesterday released its quarterly Financial results and they look excellent. Apple’s net profit for the last quarter was $472 million which was 54 cents per share, this was achieved on $4.37 billion in revenue. This quarter last year did revenue of $3.52 billion and a net profit of $320 million, or 37 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 8.1 million iPod this quarter which is an amazing figure considering the time of year.
Following the financial results, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement that he is very excited about upcoming iPod releases. “The iPod continued to earn a US market share of over 75 percent and we are extremely excited about future iPod products in our pipeline,” Jobs said.
Update: In an SEC filing, Apple said all iPod models accounted for more than $1.4 billion in revenue during the quarter, an increase of 36 percent compared to last year. Apple’s “Other Music Products” category—which includes the iTunes Music Store, iPod related services and accessories—accounted for $457 million of the quarter’s revenue, a 90 percent increase year-over-year.