Law of Large Numbers vs. Pure Growth

Just about every company that gets this big or anywhere within this orbit will hit a wall. Revenue will remain magnificent, but growth naturally slows. Not Apple, not yet.

So I'm going to keep an eye on the numbers, hopefully, more than I have before.

Here's a sound spreadsheet chart by firstadopter, who notes the astounding year-over-year growth: 14% FQ1-09 Dec; 32% FQ1-10 Dec; 71% FQ1-11 Dec.
See firstadopter's chart here

TechCrunch: Apple's Insane Q1 '11: 26.7 Billion Revenue, $6 Billion Profit; 7.33 Million iPads, 16.24 million iPhones
Business Insider SAI: Apple Crushes Earnings, Ships 7.3 Million iPads. Includes comparisons to estimates.
TraderFlorida's AAPL chart. Simple, true. Support held up today at 326.
Horace Dediu: Having added $20 billion last year, Apple's cash growth suggests total could top $100 billion next year
Philip Elmer-DeWitt: Apple's blow-out quarter: The bloggers called it, the Street blew it (1/19/10)