er, it's very common for companies to have fiscal years that are different from calendar years. OFten this is because of what date a company was incorporated. However, there are also various other reasons to set the corporate year differently from the calendar year.
Apple's fiscal year ends in October. It begins in November. Therefore, this was Apple's second quarter.
A lot of Fiscal years start in October making the end of March the 2nd quarter.
* 1st Quarter: October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006 * 2nd Quarter: January 1, 2007 – March 31, 2007 * 3rd Quarter: April 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007 * 4th Quarter: July 1, 2007 – September 30, 2007
Ben ooh, that's gotta sting, huh big guy? Did they just teach you about quarters, and u felt on top of the world, but alas, they forgot to mention fiscal years. Damn them! They made you make a total ass of yourself.
Lets make more fun of the guy who never heard of a fiscal year.
If he didn't know that'd be fine, but once he used his lack of knowledge to make fun of the engadget writer he basically said, "im not just dumb, im dumber than dumb, and you know that bitch."
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Ben @ Apr 25th 2007 5:52PM
Second Quarter huh? They must have a time machine because where I work we're just about to close the FIRST quarter.
rip @ Apr 25th 2007 6:00PM
er, it's very common for companies to have fiscal years that are different from calendar years. OFten this is because of what date a company was incorporated. However, there are also various other reasons to set the corporate year differently from the calendar year.
Apple's fiscal year ends in October. It begins in November. Therefore, this was Apple's second quarter.
Ben @ Apr 25th 2007 6:03PM
A lot of Fiscal years start in October making the end of March the 2nd quarter.
* 1st Quarter: October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006
* 2nd Quarter: January 1, 2007 – March 31, 2007
* 3rd Quarter: April 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007
* 4th Quarter: July 1, 2007 – September 30, 2007
PDubNYC @ Apr 25th 2007 6:05PM
Ben
ooh, that's gotta sting, huh big guy? Did they just teach you about quarters, and u felt on top of the world, but alas, they forgot to mention fiscal years. Damn them! They made you make a total ass of yourself.
brian fakier @ Apr 25th 2007 6:22PM
Lets make more fun of the guy who never heard of a fiscal year.
If he didn't know that'd be fine, but once he used his lack of knowledge to make fun of the engadget writer he basically said, "im not just dumb, im dumber than dumb, and you know that bitch."