"It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community, " said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.

ENGADGET: Apple: App Store just hit 40 billion total downloads, half of those in 2012

"It's inspiring to see what educators and students of all types are doing with iTunes U, " said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.

ENGADGET: iTunes U content downloads pass the one billion mark

Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves also takes a look at Apple shares this morning, in his case following meetings this week with CFO Peter Oppenheimer and senior VP for Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue.

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