Apple earnings lifted by iPod, Mac sales

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Apple said its most recent quarterly profit jumped 24 percent from a year ago to 546 million dollars as sales of iPod music players and Macintosh computers gathered momentum.

Update: Excuses on iPod virus not credible
Security and quality assurance experts reacted negatively to Apple Computer's efforts Tuesday to blame manufacturing problems that resulted in iPod MP3 players shipping with a virus that affects Microsoft's Windows operating system.