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To: i-node who wrote (109120)	2/13/2011 7:12:51 PM
From: rnsmth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213184

<Both companies made about $14B last year.> Apple's earnings are growing at over 50% YOY, and are projected to continue growing rapidly for the next couple of years. Go ahead and invest in the company of your choice, though.

To: i-node who wrote (109120)	2/13/2011 8:44:27 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213184

>>In no instance have I NOT provided "factual" backup. Both companies made about $14B last year. If you want more information find it yourself.<< If you had actually provided factual backup already in this case, you could have simply linked to your prior post. Meanwhile, I'm sure you would not claim that Samsung made as much money from the sale of smartphones that Apple made in the past year. And if you want to compare the earnings of the two companies, you should include Apple's last calendar year, which would match up with Samsung's fiscal year. If you include all of 2010's earnings for both companies, Apple made billions more than Samsung. Factual backup: Apple Q4, fiscal 2010: apple.com Apple Q1, fiscal 2011: apple.com Samsung Q4 2010: samsung.com The Samsung release is in Korean Won, so one would have to convert it the information to dollars.