Apple Mac Australia saw record sales to send their third quarter earnings soaring this financial year. The company sold a record 2.5 million Macs worldwide, an increase of 41% on the same period last year, with overall profits up 31% to $1.7 billion.

The company posted a growth of 37% on laptop sales alone, with their latest incarnation, the MacBook Air, figuring strongly. Even with the release of the iPhone, the iPod continues to be a big seller for Apple, with sales figures rising by 12% to more than 11 million units sold.

These figures do not include the majority of revenue gained from the 717,000 iPhones sold, due to the new iPhone 3G, it’s software, and many of the new features not being available during this fincancial period.

Apple chief executive, Steve Jobs, said –

‘This is the best June quarter for both revenue and earnings in Apple’s history. We set a new record for Mac sales, we think we have a real winner with our new iPhone 3G and we’re busy finishing several more wonderful new products.’

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