--File--piétons passent devant un Apple store à Shanghai, Chine, le 18 septembre 2011. Apple Inc. a déclaré que la Chine est devenue le plus gros marché après l'U.
--File--Pedestrians walk past an Apple store in Shanghai, China, 18 September 2011. Apple Inc. said China has become its largest market after the U.S. as the iPhone, iPad and iMac computer maker opened an online store last year and six retail outlets in the past three years in the Asian nation. China, the worlds most populous country, accounted for 16 percent of Apples fourth-quarter sales, or about $4.5 billion, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said on a conference call Tuesday (18 October 2011). Revenue in the nation was almost four times the year- earlier level, he said. Demand in China was a bright spot in Apple earnings, which missed analyst estimates for the first time in at least six years as iPhone sales lagged behind targets. The Cupertino, California-based companys sales in the Asian country jumped to $13 billion in the year ended Sept. 24 from $3 billion the previous 12 months, Cook said.
