Si en vez de comprarte en el momento de su lanzamiento el último cacharrito de Apple hubieras invertido ese dinero en acciones de Apple serías todavía más fan de Jobs... te podría haber solucionado una parte de tu vida (cálculos de abril de 2004).
ejemplos
| Producto | Salida | Precio Original | Valor Actual Acciones | Rentabilidad |
| Apple Power Macintosh G3 233 Desktop | 10/11/97 | $2.400 | $139.185 | 5.699% |
| Apple Power Macintosh G3 233 Minitower | 10/11/97 | $2.400 | $139.185 | 5.699% |
| Apple Mac Server G3 233 Minitower | 02/03/98 | $3.349 | $159.404 | 4.660% |
| Apple Power Macintosh G3 233 All-in-One | 31/03/98 | $1.499 | $59.008 | 3.836% |
| Apple iMac G3/233 Original - Bondi (Rev. A & B) | 06/05/98 | $1.299 | $46.413 | 3.473% |
| Apple PowerBook G3 233 (PDQ - Late 1998) | 01/09/98 | $2.799 | $88.869 | 3.075% |
| Apple iBook G3/300 (Original/Clamshell) | 21/07/99 | $1.599 | $32.031 | 1.903% |
| Apple iPod (Original/Scroll) 5 GB, 10 GB | 23/10/01 | $399 | $11.914 | 2.886% |
| Apple iPod 2G (Touch Wheel) 5, 10, 20 GB | 21/03/02 | $299 | $6.670 | 2.131% |
| Apple eMac G4/700 | 29/04/02 | $999 | $22.584 | 2.161% |
| Apple Xserve G4/1.0 | 14/05/02 | $2.999 | $63.405 | 2.014% |
| Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 (Ti) | 06/11/02 | $2.999 | $94.334 | 3.046% |
| Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.0 (FW 800) | 28/01/03 | $1.499 | $55.689 | 3.615% |
| Apple iPod 3G (10/15/30) 10, 15, 30 GB | 28/04/03 | $299 | $11.685 | 3.808% |
| Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.6 (PCI) | 23/06/03 | $1.999 | $56.809 | 2.742% |
| Apple iMac G4/1.0 15-Inch "FP" (USB 2.0) | 08/09/03 | $1.299 | $30.942 | 2.282% |
| Apple iPod 4G (ClickWheel) 20 GB, 40 GB | 19/07/04 | $299 | $5.067 | 1.595% |
| Apple iMac G5/1.6 17-Inch | 31/08/04 | $1.299 | $20.395 | 1.470% |
| Apple iPod U2 Edition (4G) 20 GB | 26/10/04 | $349 | $3.940 | 1.029% |
| Apple iPod shuffle (White) 512 MB, 1 GB | 11/01/05 | $99 | $831 | 739% |
| Apple Mac mini G4/1.25 | 11/01/05 | $499 | $4.187 | 739% |
| Apple iPod mini (2G) 4 GB, 6 GB | 23/02/05 | $199 | $1.222 | 514% |
| Apple iPod photo (30) 30 GB | 23/02/05 | $349 | $2.142 | 514% |
| Apple MacBook "Core Duo" 1.83 13" | 16/05/06 | $1.099 | $4.581 | 317% |
| Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 17-Inch (IG) | 06/09/06 | $999 | $3.863 | 287% |
| Apple iPod 5G - Enhanced 30 GB, 80 GB | 12/09/06 | $249 | $928 | 273% |
| Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 15" | 24/10/06 | $1.999 | $6.680 | 234% |
| Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 13" | 08/11/06 | $1.099 | $3.610 | 228% |
| Apple iPhone (Original/EDGE) 4, 8, 16 GB | 09/01/07 | $499 | $1.460 | 193% |
| Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 | 07/08/07 | $599 | $1.201 | 101% |
| Apple iPod nano (3G/Fat) 4 GB, 8 GB | 05/09/07 | $149 | $295 | 98% |
| Apple MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (Original) | 15/01/08 | $1.799 | $2.882 | 60% |
| Apple iPod touch (2G) 8, 16, 32 GB | 09/09/08 | $229 | $409 | 79% |
| Apple Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.26 (2009/Nehalem) | 03/03/09 | $3.299 | $10.111 | 206% |
