A 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro is shown at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California July 21, 2009. Apple Inc posted a quarterly profit that blew past Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong sales of Mac computers and improved margins, sending its shares up more than 3 percent on Tuesday. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

A 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro is shown at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California July 21, 2009. Apple Inc posted a quarterly profit that blew past Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong sales of Mac computers and improved margins, sending its shares up more than 3 percent on Tuesday.

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  1. Apple Store employee Rouzbehh Ohasemi, right, helps out holiday shoppers Frank Wang, Danya Wang, 7, and Abhinav Morbad, 7, as they check out a MacBook Pro at the Apple Store in Valley Fair Shopping Centre in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.

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