Apple Reports Biggest Quarterly Profit in Its History | Re/code

Not just its history; also see Apple Just Had The Most Profitable Quarter Of Any Company Ever (TechCrunch)

"For perspective, Chief Executive Tim Cook said Apple sold an average of 34,000 iPhones every hour of every day in the quarter. In fact, it has surpassed 1 billion devices powered by the iOS mobile operating system in the quarter — a number which also includes iPad tablets as well as smartphones.

“One billion devices is an almost unfathomable milestone,” Cook said in a call Tuesday with analysts. “And we are all incredibly proud to be part of it.”"

Apple Reports Biggest Quarterly Profit in Its History | Re/code