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( followers)  We're probably all a little exhausted with blog
posts regarding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). We have been beaten to a
pulp with figures and conjecture that provide little in the way
of objective data to support the claims. Well, here's another
one, except I will show the data, method and calculations.
First, let's start with the synopsis, so that if you don't feel
like digging through this, you can bail soon. Apple will
probably report for Q1 2013 around 69.1M iPhones/iPads sold with
revenue of $58B and profit of $14B. The upside surprise could
reach 83M iPhones/iPads, with revenue of $70B and profit of
$17B. Looking toward March, the share price should reach and
average a closing price of at least $650. These figures should
sound all too familiar by now. What follows is the method to the
madness:  For those not well versed in statistics, we will begin
with a super quick primer. If you have seen all this before then
skip it. In doing analys