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Possibly a dumb question, but doesn't 2017 Q1 end in 2 months? How are they already reporting results?

Financial calendars are not necessarily aligned with actual calendars.

And, yes, specifically Apple's year ends with Q3 of the "real" calendar. Their fiscal year is aligned with their iPhone release cycle, which is probably a good idea.

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