Tim Cook kicked off the announcement of financial results by announcing the most successful conference to date WWDC, what ever Apple organized. According to him, the conference was watched by more than 20 million users from all over the world. The announcement of cooperation between Apple and IBM, car manufacturers and other companies involved in the future user experience at iOS and OS X. It is worth noting that Apple broke a new sales record iPhone during the third quarter, with the company very excited about sales in Brazil, Russia, India and China, where sales were up 55% over last year.
Related to the team was the rise in popularity of the iTunes Software and Services business, which became the company's fastest-growing business in the first 9 months of fiscal 2014 Apple. Sales increased by 25% compared to last year with the team being very popular. On the contrary, iPad sales met the company's expectations Apple, but they did not meet analysts' expectations. According to it Appmarket saturation and stockouts in certain parts of the world. In the US, there was a 5% decrease in sales in the tablet market, and there was also a decrease in sales in Western Europe. For Apple however, the most important thing is that users enjoy their iPads and use them intensively. iPad Air recorded 98% customer satisfaction. iPad mini for a change he recorded 100% customer satisfaction. 63% of customers planning to buy a tablet in the near future said they plan to buy an iPad. Half of customers who have already bought an iPad bought their first iPad.
Tim Cook also announced that the company Apple has acquired 29 companies since the start of fiscal 2014, with an additional 5 acquired since the second quarter. Of all the acquisitions, the purchase of Beats and is undoubtedly worth mentioning Tim Cook promises that this collaboration will be a great treat for all music lovers. Apple he didn't reveal the plans and probably won't soon, but it's possible that we'll see new products in the future. The CEO also declared that Apple has an amazing portfolio of new products and services in the pipeline that it plans to introduce.
I'm quite irritated by how they are wasting those superlatives now. It no longer has the weight and boom effect it used to have.