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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note 7 –
Commitments and Contingencies</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Lease
Commitments</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company
leases various equipment and facilities, including retail space,
under noncancelable operating lease arrangements. The Company does
not currently utilize any other off-balance sheet financing
arrangements. The major facility leases are generally for terms of
one to 20 years and generally provide renewal options for terms of
one to five additional years. Leases for retail space are for terms
of five to 20 years, the majority of which are for ten years, and
often contain multi-year renewal options. As of September 26,
2009, the Company’s total future minimum lease payments under
noncancelable operating leases were $1.9 billion, of which $1.5
billion related to leases for retail space. As of March 27,
2010, total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable
operating leases related to leases for retail space increased $200
million to $1.7 billion.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Accrued Warranty and
Indemnifications</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following
table reconciles changes in the Company’s accrued warranties
and related costs for the three- and six-month periods ended
March 27, 2010 and March 28, 2009 (in
millions):</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Three Months
Ended</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Six Months
Ended</b></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b> March 27, <br />
2010</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b> March 28, <br />
2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b> March 27, <br />
2010</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b> March 28, <br />
2009</b></font></td>
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<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Beginning accrued warranty
and related costs</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">584</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">693</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">577</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">671</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Cost of warranty
claims</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(137</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(128</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(272</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(271</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
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<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Accruals for product
warranties</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">141</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">72</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">283</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">237</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Ending accrued warranty and
related costs</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">588</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">637</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">588</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">637</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
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<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company
generally does not indemnify end-users of its operating system and
application software against legal claims that the software
infringes third-party intellectual property rights. Other
agreements entered into by the Company sometimes include
indemnification provisions under which the Company could be subject
to costs and/or damages in the event of an infringement claim
against the Company or an indemnified third-party. However, the
Company has not been required to make any significant payments
resulting from such an infringement claim asserted against it or an
indemnified third-party and, in the opinion of management, does not
have a potential liability related to unresolved infringement
claims subject to indemnification that would materially adversely
affect its financial condition or operating results. Therefore, the
Company did not record a liability for indemnification costs as of
either March 27, 2010 or September 26, 2009.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company has
entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and
executive officers. Under these agreements, the Company has agreed
to indemnify such individuals to the fullest extent permitted by
law against liabilities that arise by reason of their status as
directors or officers and to advance expenses incurred by such
individuals in connection with related legal proceedings. It is not
possible to determine the maximum potential amount of payments the
Company could be required to make under these agreements due to the
limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique
facts and circumstances involved in each claim. However, the
Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance
coverage to reduce its exposure to such obligations, and payments
made under these agreements historically have not materially
adversely affected the Company’s financial condition or
operating results.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Concentrations in the
Available Sources of Supply of Materials and Product</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Although most
components essential to the Company’s business are generally
available from multiple sources, certain key components including
but not limited to microprocessors, enclosures, certain liquid
crystal displays (“LCDs”), certain optical drives and
application-specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”) are
currently obtained by the Company from single or limited sources,
which subjects the Company to significant supply and pricing risks.
Many of these and other key components that are available from
multiple sources including but not limited to NAND flash memory,
dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”) and certain LCDs,
are subject at times to industry-wide shortages and significant
commodity pricing fluctuations. In addition, the Company has
entered into certain agreements for the supply of key components
including but not limited to microprocessors, NAND flash memory,
DRAM and LCDs at favorable pricing, but there is no guarantee that
the Company will be able to extend or renew these agreements on
similar favorable terms, or at all, upon expiration or otherwise
obtain favorable pricing in the future. Therefore, the Company
remains subject to significant risks of supply shortages and/or
price increases that can materially adversely affect its financial
condition and operating results.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company and
other participants in the personal computer, mobile communication
and consumer electronics industries also compete for various
components with other industries that have experienced increased
demand for their products. In addition, the Company uses some
custom components that are not common to the rest of the personal
computer, mobile communication and consumer electronics industries,
and new products introduced by the Company often utilize custom
components available from only one source until the Company has
evaluated whether there is a need for, and subsequently qualifies,
additional suppliers. When a component or product uses new
technologies, initial capacity constraints may exist until the
suppliers’ yields have matured or manufacturing capacity has
increased. If the Company’s supply of a key single-sourced
component for a new or existing product were delayed or
constrained, if such components were available only at
significantly higher prices, or if a key manufacturing vendor
delayed shipments of completed products to the Company, the
Company’s financial condition and operating results could be
materially adversely affected. The Company’s business and
financial performance could also be adversely affected depending on
the time required to obtain sufficient quantities from the original
source, or to identify and obtain sufficient quantities from an
alternative source. Continued availability of these components at
acceptable prices, or at all, may be affected if those suppliers
decided to concentrate on the production of common components
instead of components customized to meet the Company’s
requirements.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Significant
portions of the Company’s Mac computers, iPhones, iPads,
iPods, logic boards and other assembled products are now
manufactured by outsourcing partners, primarily in various parts of
Asia. A significant concentration of this outsourced manufacturing
is currently performed by only a few of the Company’s
outsourcing partners, often in single locations. Certain of these
outsourcing partners are the sole-sourced supplier of components
and manufacturing outsourcing for many of the Company’s key
products including but not limited to final assembly of
substantially all of the Company’s portable Mac computers,
iPhones, iPads, iPods and most of the Company’s desktop
products. Although the Company works closely with its outsourcing
partners on manufacturing schedules, the Company’s operating
results could be adversely affected if its outsourcing partners
were unable to meet their production commitments. The
Company’s purchase commitments typically cover its
requirements for periods ranging from 30 to 150 days.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Contingencies</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company is
subject to certain other legal proceedings and claims that have
arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been fully
adjudicated, which are discussed in Part II, Item 1 of this
Form 10-Q under the heading “Legal Proceedings.” In the
opinion of management, the Company does not have a potential
liability related to any current legal proceedings and claims that
would individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect
its financial condition or operating results. However, the results
of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. If the
Company failed to prevail in any of these legal matters or if
several of these legal matters were resolved against the Company in
the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular
reporting period could be materially adversely affected.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Production and
marketing of products in certain states and countries may subject
the Company to environmental, product safety and other regulations
including, in some instances, the requirement to provide customers
the ability to return product at the end of its useful life, and
place responsibility for environmentally safe disposal or recycling
with the Company. Such laws and regulations have been passed in
several jurisdictions in which the Company operates, including
various countries within Europe and Asia and certain states and
provinces within North America. Although the Company does not
anticipate any material adverse effects in the future based on the
nature of its operations and the thrust of such laws, there is no
assurance that such existing laws or future laws will not
materially adversely affect the Company’s financial condition
or operating results.</font></p>
</div>Note 7 –
Commitments and Contingencies
Lease
Commitments
The Company
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