SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Apple Computer (AAPL) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter net profit of $290 million, or 34 cents a share, on $3.24 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had forecast Apple to earn 24 cents a share on $3.21 billion in revenue. During the same period a year ago, Apple earned $46 million, or 6 cents a share on $1.9 billion in revenue. [Marketwatch]
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