Apple's best ever year, despite economic troubles and health issuesEconomic uncertainty. Swine flu. You can understand why most people will be happy to see 2009 exit stage left. And while I'm sure the folks at Apple headquarters may be sympathetic to all the 2009-related ennui out there, it's also safe to say that the company may be a little sad to leave 2009 behind. After all, Apple had a really good year. And the Mac was a major reason why.
