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This excerpt taken from the AAPL 10-K filed Oct 27, 2009.

Internet Software and Services

The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience.

Safari®

In June 2009, the Company released Safari 4, a web browser compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. Safari 4 features the Nitro engine, which runs JavaScript faster than Safari 3 and includes enhanced browsing functionality with Top Sites, Full History Search and Cover Flow. Safari 4 supports video and audio tags in HTML 5 and supports CSS 3 Animations and Web Fonts, which provide designers additional choices of fonts to create web sites.

QuickTime®

QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for Mac or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically determine a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-channel audio and supports a wide range of industry standard audio formats. The Company also offers QuickTime X, a new version of QuickTime that ships with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files.

MobileMe™

In June 2008, the Company introduced MobileMe, an annual subscription-based suite of Internet services that delivers email, contacts and calendars to and from native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs, and Windows-based computers. MobileMe services include Internet message access protocol mail, an ad-free email service; website hosting for publishing websites from iWeb; iDisk®, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; Web Gallery for viewing and sharing photos that is fully integrated with iPhoto and iMovie; MobileMe Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain®, and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple computers, iPhones, and iPod touches. When combined with iPhone, MobileMe features Find My iPhone, which helps users locate their lost iPhones, and a new Remote Wipe feature that allows users to erase all data and content if their iPhones cannot be located. MobileMe provides combined email and file storage of 20GB for individuals and 40GB for families with additional storage options.

 

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These excerpts taken from the AAPL 10-K filed Nov 5, 2008.

Internet Software and Services

The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience.

Safari®

In March 2008, the Company made available Safari 3.1, a web browser compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X. Safari 3.1 includes built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and automatic “pop-up” ad blocking. Safari 3.1 supports the new video and audio tags in HTML 5 and supports Cascading Style Sheets Animations and Web Fonts, which provide designers additional choices of fonts to create web sites.

QuickTime®

QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for Mac or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically determine a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-channel audio and supports a wide range of industry standard audio formats.

The Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing video.

MobileMe™

In June 2008, the Company introduced MobileMe, an annual subscription-based suite of Internet services that delivers email, contacts and calendars to and from native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs, and Windows-based computers. MobileMe services include Internet message access protocol (“IMAP”) mail, an ad-free email service; website hosting for publishing websites from iWeb; iDisk, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; Web Gallery for viewing and sharing photos; MobileMe Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain®, and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple computers, iPhones, and iPod touches. MobileMe provides combined email and file storage of 20GB for individuals and 40GB for families with additional storage options.

Internet Software and Services

STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet
solutions adhere to many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience.

Safari®

STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">In March 2008, the Company made available Safari 3.1, a web browser compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X. Safari 3.1 includes built-in Google search;
SnapBack™ to instantly return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and automatic “pop-up” ad blocking. Safari 3.1 supports the new video and audio tags in HTML 5 and supports Cascading
Style Sheets Animations and Web Fonts, which provide designers additional choices of fonts to create web sites.

QuickTime®

STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for Mac or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback
of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically determine a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers
multi-channel audio and supports a wide range of industry standard audio formats.

The Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a
suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or
editing video.

MobileMe™

In June 2008, the Company
introduced MobileMe, an annual subscription-based suite of Internet services that delivers email, contacts and calendars to and from native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs, and Windows-based computers. MobileMe services include Internet
message access protocol (“IMAP”) mail, an ad-free email service; website hosting for publishing websites from iWeb; iDisk, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; Web Gallery for viewing and sharing photos; MobileMe
Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain®, and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple computers, iPhones, and iPod touches. MobileMe provides combined email and file storage of
20GB for individuals and 40GB for families with additional storage options.

These excerpts taken from the AAPL 10-K filed Nov 15, 2007.

Internet Software and Services

The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company's products and services. The Company's Internet solutions adhere to many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience.

Safari™

In October 2007, the Company made available Safari 3, a web browser compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X. Safari 3 includes built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly return to

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search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and automatic "pop-up" ad blocking.

QuickTime®

QuickTime, the Company's multimedia software for Mac or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically determine a user's connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4 (AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.

The Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing video.

.Mac®

The Company's .Mac offering is a suite of Internet services that for an annual fee provides Mac users with a powerful set of Internet tools. .Mac services include: internet message access protocol ("IMAP") mail, an ad-free email service; website hosting for publishing web sites from iWeb; iDisk, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain®, and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple Mac computers; and Groups which allows people to use a group email list and website. The current version of .Mac provides combined iDisk and email storage of up to 10GB for individuals and 20GB for families. In August 2007, the Company announced updates to its .Mac online service, including .Mac Web Gallery, a new service for .Mac members to share photos and movies on the Internet. .Mac Web Gallery lets members share photos and movies directly from iLife '08 with anyone on a Mac, PC or iPhone.

Internet Software and Services



The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company's products and services. The Company's Internet solutions
adhere to many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience.



Safari™



In
October 2007, the Company made available Safari 3, a web browser compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X. Safari 3 includes
built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly return to



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search
results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and automatic "pop-up" ad blocking.




QuickTime®



QuickTime,
the Company's multimedia software for Mac or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio
and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically determine a user's connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible.
QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4 (AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.



The
Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro
allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing video.



.Mac®



The
Company's .Mac offering is a suite of Internet services that for an annual fee provides Mac users with a powerful set of Internet tools. .Mac services include: internet message access protocol
("IMAP") mail, an ad-free email service; website hosting for publishing web sites from iWeb; iDisk, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac Sync, which keeps
Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain®, and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple Mac computers; and
Groups which allows people to use a group email list and website. The current version of .Mac provides combined iDisk and email storage of up to 10GB for individuals and 20GB for families. In
August 2007, the Company announced updates to its .Mac online service, including .Mac Web Gallery, a new service for .Mac members to share photos and movies on the Internet. .Mac Web Gallery
lets members share photos and movies directly from iLife '08 with anyone on a Mac, PC or iPhone.



These excerpts taken from the AAPL 10-K filed Dec 29, 2006.

Internet Software and Services

The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience through interoperability.

Safari

Safari, the Company’s Mac OS X compatible web browser, uses the advanced interface technologies underlying Mac OS X and includes built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and automatic “pop-up” ad blocking.

QuickTime®

QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for Macintosh or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically determine a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4 (AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.

The Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing video.

.Mac™

The Company’s .Mac offering is a suite of Internet services that for an annual fee provides Macintosh users with a powerful set of Internet tools. .Mac services include: HomePage, for personal web sites; iDisk, a

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virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain® (passwords), and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple Macintosh computers and available via web browser when users are away from their Mac; .Mac Mail, an ad-free email service; and Learning Center, featuring tutorials for certain software applications. The current version of .Mac includes .Mac Groups, a service that helps members communicate, coordinate schedules, and stay in sync with private groups of friends or colleagues; an updated version of .Mac Backup software that allows members to archive the content of their iLife Home folder; and combined iDisk and email storage of up to 1GB for individuals and 2GB for families.

Internet Software
and Services



The Company is focused on
delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the
Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to
many industry standards to provide an optimized user experience through
interoperability.



Safari



Safari, the Company’s Mac
OS X compatible web browser, uses the advanced interface technologies
underlying Mac OS X and includes built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly
return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed
browsing; and automatic “pop-up” ad blocking.



QuickTime®



QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for
Macintosh or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored
video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video
on computers. QuickTime 7 features H.264 encoding and can automatically
determine a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the
highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers
multi-channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4
(AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.



The Company offers several
other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows
creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro
allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create
multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing
video.



.Mac™



The Company’s .Mac
offering is a suite of Internet services that for an annual fee provides
Macintosh users with a powerful set of Internet tools. .Mac services include:
HomePage, for personal web sites; iDisk, a




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virtual hard drive
accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac Sync, which keeps Safari
bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain® (passwords),
and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple Macintosh computers
and available via web browser when users are away from their Mac; .Mac Mail, an
ad-free email service; and Learning Center, featuring tutorials for certain
software applications. The current version of .Mac includes .Mac Groups, a
service that helps members communicate, coordinate schedules, and stay in sync
with private groups of friends or colleagues; an updated version of .Mac Backup
software that allows members to archive the content of their iLife Home folder;
and combined iDisk and email storage of up to 1GB for individuals and 2GB for
families.



These excerpts taken from the AAPL 10-K filed Dec 1, 2005.
Internet Software and Services

The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to many industry standards in order to provide an optimized user experience through interoperability.

Safari

Safari, the Company’s Mac OS X compatible web browser, uses the advanced interface technologies underlying Mac OS X and includes built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and automatic “pop-up” ad blocking.

QuickTime®

QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for Macintosh or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features a new video codec called H.264, which delivers high video quality at low data rates. QuickTime 7 automatically determines a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4 (AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.

The Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing video. QuickTime Streaming Server facilitates the broadcasting of streaming digital video. QuickTime Broadcaster allows users to produce professional-quality live events for online delivery.

.Mac™

The Company’s .Mac offering is a suite of Internet services that for an annual fee provides Macintosh users with a powerful set of Internet tools. .Mac services include: HomePage, for personal web sites; iDisk, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain® (passwords), and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple Macintosh computers and available via web browser when users are away from their Mac; .Mac Mail, an ad-free email service; and Learning Center, featuring tutorials for certain software applications. The current version of .Mac includes .Mac Groups, a service that helps members communicate, coordinate schedules, and stay in sync with private groups of friends or colleagues; an

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updated version of .Mac Backup software that allows members to archive the content of their iLife Home folder; and a four-fold increase in combined iDisk and email storage to 1GB for individuals and 2GB for families.

Internet Software and Services



The Company is focused on
delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the
Company’s products and services. The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to
many industry standards in order to provide an optimized user experience
through interoperability.



Safari



Safari, the Company’s Mac
OS X compatible web browser, uses the advanced interface technologies
underlying Mac OS X and includes built-in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly
return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed
browsing; and automatic “pop-up” ad blocking.



QuickTime®



QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for
Macintosh or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored
video and audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video
on computers. QuickTime 7 features a new video codec called H.264, which
delivers high video quality at low data rates. QuickTime 7 automatically
determines a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting the
highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers
multi-channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4
(AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.



The Company offers several
other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows
creation and editing of Internet-ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows
users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel
audio, and export multiple files while playing back or editing video. QuickTime
Streaming Server facilitates the broadcasting of streaming digital video. QuickTime
Broadcaster allows users to produce professional-quality live events for online
delivery.



.Mac™



The Company’s .Mac offering is a suite of Internet
services that for an annual fee provides Macintosh users with a powerful set of
Internet tools. .Mac services include: HomePage, for personal web sites; iDisk,
a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac Sync, which
keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain®
(passwords), and Mac OS X Mail preferences up-to-date across multiple Macintosh
computers and available via web browser when users are away from their Mac;
..Mac Mail, an ad-free email service; and Learning Center, featuring tutorials
for certain software applications. The current version of .Mac includes .Mac
Groups, a service that helps members communicate, coordinate schedules, and
stay in sync with private groups of friends or colleagues; an




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updated version of .Mac
Backup software that allows members to archive the content of their iLife Home
folder; and a four-fold increase in combined iDisk and email storage to 1GB for
individuals and 2GB for families.



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