Wall Street is crumbling, the Dow Jones is up and down at unpredictable intervals, but all seems to be bright for Apple. Take a quick look at the fourth quarter sales report of the company, Apple has not only survived the financial storm, but also has made a stunning all time high sales record.

In a matter of three months since its launch, the iPhone 3G has sold 6.9 million units. This record has surpassed the best sales report of RIM the maker of BlackBerry that made 6.1 million units sale in the third quarter of 2008.

In terms of revenue, Apple is now in the third position among global mobile phone makers after Nokia and Samsung. This is sure to create a loud buzz in the technology world  and will keep companies, how Apple made to that place in just a matter of 15 months in the smartphone market.

Steve Jobs, no doubt is also too happy to hide his excitement on the feat that Apple has achieved in this troubled times. This is what he has to say about the success of the iPhone 3G.

Apple outsold RIM last quarter, and this is a milestone for us. RIM is a good company that makes good products, and so it is surprising that we could outsell them in any quarter after only 15 months in the market.

The iPhone has become the best selling smartphone in America with this report and also has surpassed it earmark of 10 million sales for 2008 very early. The holiday season and shopping season has not started, so some of us were totally wrong in assuming that Apple will never make the 10 million mark in 2008. Well, we need to jbe more optimistic about Apple in the future.

That is not the only source for Apple to rejoice, the company also managed to ship 2.6 Million Macintosh computers and more than 11 million iPods. All these have contributed for Apple to rise 35% in revenue  and to generate $9.1 billion in cash for the 2008 fiscal year.

Steve Jobs has this to say about the coming days and the place where Apple stands:

We don’t yet know how this economic downturn will affect Apple. But we’re armed with the strongest product line in our history, the most talented employees and the best customers in our industry. And $25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt.