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		photon_off on Oct 19, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 60 percent of Apple’s sales are from products that... He answered your question. "Products that did not exist three years ago" can be replaced by "iPhone and iPad." It would appear to mean "products made by Apple"

derefr on Oct 19, 2010 [–]

The iPhone and iPad are products. Smartphones and tablets are product categories. There's a clear (if unconscious) distinction in the usage of the two terms, at least in press-release-speak.

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