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Apple Q2 2012 Results Posted

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After the recent holiday quarter, this is Apple’s second-biggest quarter ever.

Here are some highlights:

  • Quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion (Up from $24.7 billion in the year-ago quarter)
  • Quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion (Up from $6.0 billion in the year-ago quarter) That’s a 94 percent increase.
  • International sales accounted for 64 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The iPhone continues to dominate Apple’s books:

  • 35.1 million iPhones sold (88 percent increase year over year)
  • 11.8 million iPads sold during the quarter, a 151 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter
  • 4 million Macs sold during the quarter, a 7 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter
  • 7.7 million iPods sold, a 15 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

Update: Apple’s PR statement is live. Here are some quotes:

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On Cloud Storage Systems

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Speaking of articles on The Verge, the site has posted a great head-to-head of various cloud storage services.

I’m a paying user of Dropbox, and it really has become a core component of how I work. I have multiple Macs and two iOS devices, and Dropbox (more and more, it seems) is the glue I use to keep them together.

iCloud’s document syncing hasn’t changed that for me, and I’m not sure if it will any time soon. I much prefer having folders and sub-folders over iCloud’s data-in-the-app approach.

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GlowLight

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David Pierce at The Verge:

For now, I’m sticking with my Kindle (partly because I don’t have much choice), but I’m going to have pangs of jealously every time I have to get out of bed to turn off the light at night.

Amazon is winning in the e-ink category because of its ecosystem; no fancy new Nook is going to change that. That said, while this Nook does look interesting, I think the external light-in-a-case seems like a better solution. For example, I don’t see that weird dark line that appears on The Verge’s review photos across the top of my Kindle’s screen.

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Sponsor: Minigroup →

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Thanks to Minigroup for sponsoring the 512 Pixels RSS feed this week.

Braizen uses Minigroup to manage projects and collaborate and communicate with their clients.

A minigroup is a private, secure online space where members communicate with posts and comments, share large files, and manage projects.

Braizen uses one minigroup like an intranet, to discuss business and assign tasks. They also create separate minigroups for each client, where employees working on various accounts present comp designs and drafts.

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