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Delivering record financial results for 2009, with the imminent launch of a tablet PC, Apple could be about reach new heights next quarter.

Further reinforcing the notion that Apple is as much about Jobs as Jobs is to Apple, stock prices took a tumble this year when Jobs was off sick for six months. On his return, they bounced back healthily.

From the talking iPod Shuffle, to the latest round of MacBook Pro laptops, Apple’s launched some stellar products over the last year, though it’s the future we’re obsessed with when it comes to Apple. Will they announce a tablet PC/netbook before Christmas? An iPhone Nano? An Apple car? These are some of the rumours we’re hoping to see realised; and usually Jobs gives customers what they want. Or he simply creates products we had no idea we needed, like the Apple TV.

Our only hope is that Jobs stays embedded in the future of Apple’s products, as we don’t dare imagine what the company would be without him.