The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.

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  1. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.

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  1. The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.
  2. The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.
  3. A man is reflected in the window of an Apple store in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.
  4. A woman walks outside a new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  5. Store employees walk down a staircase inside a new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  6. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  7. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  8. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  9. A man asks a question while looking at computers inside of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 11, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  10. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  11. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  12. A boy plays on a computer during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  13. Apple iPhones are displayed during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 11, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  14. People line up inside the Louvre museum for the opening of France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE.
  15. Apple employees welcome customers at France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE.
  16. People line up inside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening of the first Apple store in France November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE.

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