It is stunning that Apple managed to sell 74m smartphones in the fourth quarter of last year. The resulting profit, $18bn, is unfathomably large. At the same time, though, it is not a surprise that Apple is the most profitable company in the world. The influence of its products is immense. We live in an age of information, mobility and connectivity. Apple is the company for our times and so it seems natural that it should make the most money.
苹果(Apple)去年第四季度7400万部智能手机的销售业绩着实令人震惊。由此产生的180亿美元的巨额利润超出了人们的想象。但与此同时，苹果是世界上最赚钱的公司并不令人感到意外。苹果产品的影响力非常大。我们生活在一个信息、移动和互联的时代。苹果正是应运而生的公司，所以它最赚钱似乎是理所当然的。
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