Workers prepare for the opening of an Apple store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, January 23, 2015. Apple Inc chip supplier TSMC reported record net profit on Thursday and said the proliferation of low-priced, chip-hungry smartphones in China could see the company expand production in the world's biggest handset market. Picture taken January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Chance Chan (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS) 

A police officer is silhouetted against the Apple logo in Grand Central Terminal in the Manhattan borough of New York January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS LOGO SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a presentation at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds a new iPad after a presentation at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, September 9, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (United States - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An Apple Watch is shown on screen during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, September 9, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about Apple Pay during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, September 9, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The leaf on the Apple symbol is tinted green at the Apple flagship store on 5th Ave in New York April 22, 2014. Employees and signage have been themed green to mark Earth Day. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Curator Adam Rosen writes "Happy 30th Birthday" using version 1 of MacPaint on an original 128K Macintosh computer at the Vintage Mac Museum in Malden, Massachusetts January 18, 2014, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the original Macintosh computer January 24, 2014. The Vintage Mac Museum, a working collection of Macintosh equipment through the years, is a part of Oakbog, a company which specializes in data access, transfer and conversion from any Macintosh operating system, no matter how old. Picture taken January 18, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

The logo for the original 128K Macintosh computer is displayed at the Vintage Mac Museum in Malden, Massachusetts January 18, 2014, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the original Macintosh computer January 24, 2014. The Vintage Mac Museum, a working collection of Macintosh equipment through the years, is a part of Oakbog, a company which specializes in data access, transfer and conversion from any Macintosh operating system, no matter how old. Picture taken January 18, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook speaks about the new iPad Air and the iPad mini with Retina display during an Apple event in San Francisco, California October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

A woman speaks on her iPhone as she walks on a busy street in downtown Shanghai September 10, 2013. Apple Inc is expected to introduce a cheaper version of the iPhone on Tuesday, bringing one of the industry's costliest smartphones within reach of the masses in poorer emerging markets. The world's most valuable technology company, which many expect to unveil an iPhone 5C in several colors alongside the latest high-end iPhone 5S, is trying to beat back rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd in markets like India and China, where it is fast losing ground. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

The exploded view of the home button which doubles as a fingerprint sensor is seen on an image of the new iPhone 5S at Apple Inc's media event in Cupertino, California September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS)

A man talks on an iPhone in Beijing July 24, 2013. A sharp drop in Apple Inc's China revenue in April-June underscores the challenges it faces in its second-largest market as the technology gap with cheaper local rivals narrows and as Samsung Electronics keeps up a steady stream of new models across all price ranges. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Eddy Cue, Apple senior vice president of internet software and services, displays the new iTunes interface during Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco, California June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

New Apple iOS 7 features are displayed on screen during Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco, California June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A worker climbs outside an Apple store in Hong Kong April 10, 2013. Apple apologised to Chinese consumers last Monday and altered iPhone warranty policies in its No. 2 market after more than two weeks of condemnation in the state-run media of its after-sales service. With its rare apology, Apple Inc went from pariah to praiseworthy in the eyes of China's state-controlled media, a lesson for other foreign firms not to underestimate the speed and power of the government press. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Apple's iPad devices are displayed at its store in Tokyo January 18, 2013. Sharp's iPad screen production line at its Kameyama plant in central Japan has fallen to the minimal level to keep the line running this month after a gradual slowdown began at the end of 2012 as Apple manages its inventory, the industry sources with knowledge of Sharp's production plans told Reuters. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

The new iPad mini is projected on a screen during an Apple event in San Jose, California October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

The different colours available for the iPod Touch presented during Apple Inc.'s iPhone media event in San Francisco, California September 12, 2012. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

The new connectors for the iPhone 5 is displayed during Apple Inc.'s iPhone media event in San Francisco, California September 12, 2012. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

A man looks at his Apple iPad in front an Apple logo outside an Apple store in downtown Shanghai March 16, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A woman takes a picture of U.S. President Barack Obama with her iPhone upon his arrival at Hickam Air Base near Honolulu, Hawaii, December 23, 2011. Obama and his family are spending the end-of-year holidays in Hawaii. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) 

People enter the newest Apple Store during the opening on the East Balcony in the main lobby of New York City's Grand Central Station December 9, 2011. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TRAVEL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

A portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is placed on the Federation Tower skyscraper in Moscow's new business district, October 19 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: OBITUARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Luke Peters holds the new iPhone 4S outside the Apple store in Covent Garden, London October 14, 2011. Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime, many buying the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS) 

Andreas Raptopoulos, of Palo Alto, looks upon the flowers, candles and apples which adorn the sidewalk outside the home of Steve Jobs in Palo Alto, California, in the early morning October 6, 2011. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: OBITUARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Carnations are placed before a computer screen showing a portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs at an Apple store in St. Petersburg October 6, 2011. Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: OBITUARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about iTunes at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

A posed picture shows a fake iPhone 3GS charging next to an Apple logo on a Macbook Air laptop in Beijing July 22, 2011. A fake Apple store in China, made famous by a blog that said even the staff working there didn't realise it was a bogus outlet, is probably the most audacious example to date of the risks Western companies face in the booming Chinese market. The less-publicised phenomenon of unauthorised vendors setting up shop to peddle real products has grown alongside China's manufacturing prowess. Many of the factories that produce brand-name goods on contract have been known to do extra runs of the goods to make extra cash, analysts say. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A dedicated iPad station is seen in front of iPod nanos at the Apple store in New York May 23, 2011. On Sunday Apple installed dedicated iPad stations near all its products in 300 stores worldwide to serve as sales tools for shopping and customer assistance. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

The words "iiPad" and "888 GB" are displayed on a paper replica of an Apple iPad on sale for the Chinese Qingming festival, or Ancestors Day, at a funeral shop in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur on April 3, 2011. Chinese flock to cemeteries during Qingming Festival and honour their dead by offering prayers, food, tea, wine as well as paper replicas of bungalows, flashy cars, technological gadgets and Louis Vuitton bags, for their dead to enjoy in the afterlife. The number 888 is auspicious in Chinese culture. Photo taken April 3, 2011. To match Reuters Life! MALAYSIA FESTIVAL/IPAD REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH) 

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs introduces the iPad 2 on stage during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 2, 2011. Jobs took the stage to a standing ovation on Wednesday, returning to the spotlight after a brief medical absence to unveil the second version of the iPad. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces iTunes 10 at Apple's music-themed September media event in San Francisco, California September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears on stage during a news conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, July 16, 2010. Apple Inc will give iPhone 4 users a free phone case to address a slew of complaints about reception problems that have hurt the company's image and shares. REUTERS/Kimberly White (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Apple CEO Steve Jobs poses with the new iPhone 4 during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY BUSINESS) 

Hans-Henrik Duessel from Svendborg, Denmark, displays his old Apple Macintosh Classic computer from 1990 beside his newly purchased Apple iPad after being among the first to purchase the new device during an iPad launch event at the Apple retail store in Hamburg May 28, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The keyboard and applications on an Apple MacBook Pro are shown at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California July 21, 2009. Apple Inc posted a quarterly profit that blew past Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong sales of Mac computers and improved margins, sending its shares up more than 3 percent on Tuesday. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

Apple interim CEO Steve Jobs stands next to the new iMAC DV Special Edition that is encased in a new clear graphite color and includes a DVD drive in Cupertino, California, October 5. Jobs announced a whole new line of iMac's that will be priced between $999 and $1,499 as well a the new operating system MAC OS9.

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