FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Forstall Scott J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/04/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLE INC [AAPL] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 INFINITE LOOP 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CUPERTINO, CA 95014 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 12 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options	  (1)	12/09/2010	Common Stock	6,250	$ 10.225	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (2)	02/04/2011	Common Stock	70,500	$ 10.895	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (3)	08/30/2012	Common Stock	75,000	$ 46.57	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	10,000	$ (7)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	75,000	$ (7)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	50,000	$ (7)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Forstall Scott J 1 INFINITE LOOP CUPERTINO, CA 95014	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Scott J. Forstall		01/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Employee Stock Option was granted 12/9/2003 and is fully vested.
(2)	This Employee Stock Option was granted 2/4/2004 and vests over a four-year schedule at 6.25% per quarter.
(3)	This Employee Stock Option was granted 8/30/2005 and vests over a four-year schedule at 6.25% per quarter.
(4)	This RSU award was granted 8/30/2005 and vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(5)	This RSU award was granted 7/19/2006 and vests 50% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
(6)	This RSU award was granted 12/17/2007 and vests 100% on 3/24/2010.
(7)	On each vest date, Mr. Forstall is entitled to receive one share of common stock for each restricted stock unit.

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