iPhone helps Apple profit growth

to shrug off - bagetelizować, ignorować, nie przejąć się
Apple shrugged off the economic downturn to report a 15% jump in profits for the first three months of the year.

to dip - spadać, opadać
However, demand for Macintosh computers dipped.

to be one of a few - być jednym z niewielu
Apple has been one of a few companies where business has been pretty strong throughout this economic downturn

not necessarily - nie koniecznie
But he added that while "any positive earnings surprise is good news" the results were "good for Apple, but not necessarily good for the whole market".

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