California, July 22: Just weeks after returning to the helm of Apple after a life-saving liver transplant, Steve Jobs has announced the best ever June quarter sales and revenue figures in the company’s history.
The Californian-based technology giant reported revenues for the three months to the end of June of $8.34 billion, an increase of 12 percent over the same period last year and a 15 percent increase in corporate profits to $1.23 billion.
According to Jobs the figures are a record amount for the company outside of the Christmas season, with the boost achieved largely due to the new iPhone 3GS, which went on sale in June, and increased demand for the company’s Macintosh computers.
While sales of the company’s IPod products were down during the period compared to the same time last year, the company hinted that more models were on the way later this year.
Jobs said, “we’re proud to report the best June quarter for both revenue and earnings in Apple’s history.
“We set a new record for Mac sales, we think we have a real winner with our new iPhone, and we’re busy finishing several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months,” he added.
–Agencies–