Apple Silicon drives year of record-breaking Mac revenue

Apple's in-house chip designs are behind a renaissance for Mac, with M1-powered hardware like MacBook Pro leading the way in a year of consecutive quarterly revenue records for the hardware category.

During Apple's quarterly earnings conference call for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021, CFO Luca Maestri said Mac's trailing five quarters have been the line's best. Apple Silicon played an integral role in that success.For the fourth quarter, Mac generated $9.1 billion in revenue for Apple, up 1.6% year-over-year. Maestri credited the performance to strong demand for the MacBook Air.

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