It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

Apple is leading the digital music revolution, but at its core, it's all about the music,

I hope that every customer, artist and music company executive takes a moment today to reflect on what we've achieved together during the past three years. Over one billion songs have now been legally purchased and downloaded around the globe, representing a major force against music piracy and the future of music distribution as we move from CDs to the Internet.

You know, my main reaction to this money thing is that it's humorous, all the attention to it, because it's hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that's happened to me.

Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.

As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. And I remain extremely concerned when I see what's happening in our country, which is in many ways the luckiest place in the world. We don't seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids.