That's a big quarter of a century.
(See "Big Quarter From Ball").
This was going to be a big quarter for Apple.
"We expect a big quarter from Apple," writes analyst Colin Gillis of BGC in a research note, "and we expect most investors expect a big quarter from Apple.
Alphabet had a big quarter, reporting $18.68 billion in revenue, and a massive $7.35 profit per share.
It's even a big quarter-over-quarter jump: Amazon $1.82 billion in net sales for AWS in the previous quarter.
Jobs stripped "Computer" from the company's official name in his Macworld keynote earlier this month, but analysts expect a big quarter for sales of its MacBook laptops in particular.
The number of items for sale on EBay has increased from a year ago, but more listings don't necessarily guarantee a big quarter for the online auctioneer.
Put more simply, devices and services had a big quarter, while productivity kept its transition on course.
"This was a really big quarter for us in terms of our commercial base," she told me.
