Apple announced its financial resutls for Q3 2005: a record quarter

Apple's results for Q3 2005 fiscal quarter have been much higher than expected, the highest revenue and earnings in the Company’s history!
Apple posted a net Q3 profit of $320 million, or $.37 per diluted share, for revenue of $3.52 billion.
Mac computer sales increased by 35%, with 1,182,000 Macintosh units shipped, while iPod sales grew by 616% over the year-ago quarter with 6,155,000 iPods sold in Q3.
this is an excellent news, especially after the launch of 2 "low margin" Apple's products: iPod shuffle and Mac mini.