Amazing Facts About Apple

Apple grew its sales by $22 billion last year. That growth alone is bigger than most companies you've ever heard of. It's also more revenue than the ENTIRE COMPANY generated four years ago.

Apple generated $65 billion of revenue last year. That's bigger than the GDP of Iraq, Croatia, Libya, Ecuador, and more than 100 other countries

Only 61 countries are bigger than Apple.
Here's the GDP of the 100+ countries in the world that are smaller than Apple, per Wikipedia (2008).

And, yes, that $65 billion of revenue makes Apple officially bigger than Microsoft ($62 billion)

Apple's growth last year IN EUROPE ALONE was $7 billion. That's bigger than the GDP of Liechtenstein

iPhones now account for 39% of Apple's overall revenue. iPhones did not exist 4 years ago.

Apple sold 40 million iPhones last year. That's 110,000 iPhones sold per day.

And 4,583 iPhones per hour.
And 76 iPhones per minute.
And 1.27 iPhones per second!
The iPhone is now sold in 89 countries.

iTunes--Apple's online music, video, and app store--racked up sales of $4 billion last year. That's $1 billion more revenue than the $3 billion generated by one of world's biggest music companies, Warner Music Group

In 2020 We Can Wear Sony Computers On Our Wrist

Sony Nextep: Designed by Hiromi Kirik from Japan

Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen.

with holographic projector (for screen), & pull-out extra keyboard panels.

Our present need for internet connectivity is so profound that secondary devices like the Nextep Computer are bound to happen. Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen. Earmarked for the year 2020, features like a holographic projector (for screen), pull-out extra keyboard panels and social networking compatibility, make the concept plausible. Ten years from now is not too far away, so how many of you think we’d be buying such gadgets?

BMW recalled its GPS systems

BMW recalled its GPS systems with female voices in Germany due to sexism!

43% of iPhone users said

43% of iPhone users said they would rather give up wearing shoes for a week than go without their phone for a week.

Nike

Nike makes special combat boots for soldiers in combat.