Apple 2003 Annual Report Download - page 162

Apple Computer, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Forms S-8 (Numbered 2-70449, 2-77563, 2-85095, 33-00866,
33-23650, 33-31075, 33-40877, 33-47596, 33-57092, 33-57080, 33-53873, 33-53879, 33-53895, 33-60279, 33-60281, 333-07437, 333-23719,
333-23725, 333-60455, 333-82603, 333-93471, 333-37012, 333-52116, 333-61276, 333-70506, 333-75930, 333-102184 and 333-106421) and
the registration statements on Forms S-3 (Numbered 33-23317, 33-29578 and 33-62310) of Apple Computer, Inc. of our report dated
October 14, 2003 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Apple Computer, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 27, 2003 and
September 28, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 27, 2003, which report appears in the September 27, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K of Apple
Computer, Inc. Our report refers to changes in accounting for asset retirement obligations and for financial instruments with characteristics of
both liabilities and equity in 2003, for goodwill in 2002, and for hedging activities in 2001.
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Steven P. Jobs, certify that:
1.
/s/
KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
December 18, 2003
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Apple Computer, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial