Apple has released the results of its first fiscal quarter for 2010, which ended on December 26th. The company is claiming $15.68 billion in revenue, with a net profit of $3.38 billion, or $3.67 per diluted share; the figures represent a sizable growth over Q1 2009, which generated $11.88 billion in revenue, $2.26 billion in profit, and an EPS of $2.50. Gross margin has also increased from 37.9 percent to an unusually high 40.9 percent.
