Apple also took questions about its recent lawsuit against Samsung, a long-time supplier of components for the iPhone, as well as the newer iPad 2.

The last Friday when Apple filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court, charging Samsung with 10 counts of patent infringement, two of trademark violation and two of trade dress violations for allegedly copying the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to make its Galaxy Tab and Galaxy smartphones.

"We are Samsung's largest customer," Cook said. "But they crossed the line."

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