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The iPhone maker projects gross margins well ahead of Wall Street's estimates, reassuring investors that it's successfully managing the surge in memory prices. Apple executives cited a "favorable mix" of high-end hardware and Services growth as a buffer against rising memory costs. Apple CEO Tim Cook is known for being a supply-chain maven. And he faces a tough test as the company navigates a supply environment that's been disrupted by the artificial-intelligence boom.Apple's ability to command strong and expanding margins despite these disruptions partly reflects "favorable mix," CFO Kevan Parekh added. Basically, the company is selling more of its higher-margin, presumably higher-priced products and seeing double-digit growth within its Services business, which includes things like the App Store that are generally more profitable than hardware. Apple's Services segment achieved a record-breaking $30 billion of revenue in the December quarter, growing 14% year over year.It's unclear h

The iPhone maker projects gross margins well ahead of Wall Street's estimates, reassuring investors that it's successfully managing the surge in memory prices. Apple executives cited a "favorable mix" of high-end hardware and Services growth as a buffer against rising memory costs. Apple CEO Tim Cook is known for being a supply-chain maven. And he faces a tough test as the company navigates a supply environment that's been disrupted by the artificial-intelligence boom.Apple's ability to command strong and expanding margins despite these disruptions partly reflects "favorable mix," CFO Kevan Parekh added. Basically, the company is selling more of its higher-margin, presumably higher-priced products and seeing double-digit growth within its Services business, which includes things like the App Store that are generally more profitable than hardware. Apple's Services segment achieved a record-breaking $30 billion of revenue in the December quarter, growing 14% year over year.It's unclear h

The iPhone maker projects gross margins well ahead of Wall Street's estimates, reassuring investors that it's successfully managing the surge in memory prices. Apple executives cited a "favorable mix" of high-end hardware and Services growth as a buffer against rising memory costs. Apple CEO Tim Cook is known for being a supply-chain maven. And he faces a tough test as the company navigates a supply environment that's been disrupted by the artificial-intelligence boom.Apple's ability to command strong and expanding margins despite these disruptions partly reflects "favorable mix," CFO Kevan Parekh added. Basically, the company is selling more of its higher-margin, presumably higher-priced products and seeing double-digit growth within its Services business, which includes things like the App Store that are generally more profitable than hardware. Apple's Services segment achieved a record-breaking $30 billion of revenue in the December quarter, growing 14% year over year.It's unclear h

The iPhone maker projects gross margins well ahead of Wall Street's estimates, reassuring investors that it's successfully managing the surge in memory prices. Apple executives cited a "favorable mix" of high-end hardware and Services growth as a buffer against rising memory costs. Apple CEO Tim Cook is known for being a supply-chain maven. And he faces a tough test as the company navigates a supply environment that's been disrupted by the artificial-intelligence boom.Apple's ability to command strong and expanding margins despite these disruptions partly reflects "favorable mix," CFO Kevan Parekh added. Basically, the company is selling more of its higher-margin, presumably higher-priced products and seeing double-digit growth within its Services business, which includes things like the App Store that are generally more profitable than hardware. Apple's Services segment achieved a record-breaking $30 billion of revenue in the December quarter, growing 14% year over year.It's unclear h