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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * COOK TIMOTHY D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLE COMPUTER INC [AAPL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 INFINITE LOOP 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/24/2006 (Street) CUPERTINO, CA 95014 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1) 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 M   64,000 A (1) 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.62 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.625 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.629 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.63 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.656 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   4,000 D $ 59.66 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.669 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.67 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.686 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   4,000 D $ 59.6925 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   4,000 D $ 59.7 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.705 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.706 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.725 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.745 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.75 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.755 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.78 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.781 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.7885 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.79 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.84 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.8405 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.85 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.853 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.865 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.8655 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.87 12,597 D   Common Stock 03/24/2006 03/24/2006 S(2)   2,000 D $ 59.8825 12,597 D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit

(1)

03/24/2006

03/24/2006

M

64,000

03/24/2006

03/24/2006

Common Stock

64,000

(1)

300,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COOK TIMOTHY D 1 INFINITE LOOP CUPERTINO, CA 95014			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

/s/ Timothy Cook		03/28/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, 1 share of common stock. The reporting person had vested restricted stock units settled in shares of common stock.
(2)	The transactions reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 23, 2004.

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