Nice words Jony. Let's see you make a new Mac Pro now ok ?
Yep, that's the first thought to came to my mind especially since we now know that profit isn't the number one objective.
Nice words Jony. Let's see you make a new Mac Pro now ok ?
If your goal isn't making money, then why not lower your profit margins and sell your stuff at a reasonable price?
Reasonable prices? They're ALREADY reasonable to anyone who appreciates the quality of Apple products.
I like Apple but reading this my bs meter started to go off quite a bit. U wouldnt have upgrades like the 4s if you wernt focused on making profit
Sure, there are good people at all sorts of companies making great products because they want to make great products. That said, I think Apple does have a rare culture - a culture that doesn't talk about money but rather about changing the world. This is what Jobs was all about and why Apple does stuff that other companies don't.
You can believe what you like but I tend to avoid discourse with people who accuse anyone who's opinion differs from there's of "blind fanboi-ism". It's aggressive and disrespectful and tends to be a sign of intellectual cowardice.
what an incorrect statement. Every competitive company's goal is to maximize profits. Their goal is to make money.
Jonny is trying to make it look like Apple is different than any other company, when in it's definition it's the same as Samsung, RIM, Google etc, ... their goal is to make money.
Apple makes great products to get money, but money is still the main driving force.
Also, if a two-toned iPhone is their 'best work yet'.. then i'm unpleasantly surprised.
You want semantics? Definition: The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.
Yep, I want to make this about meaning. So shoot me.
Profit is a result of what you do. It isn't what you do. You must live in a very sad, depressing little world. I hope you find your way out one day.
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Are you trying to argue that there are right and wrong things to consider valuable? Value is a personal choice - you don't get to tell people what they should and shouldn't value.
Hypocrite. That why they offer:
- No Proper software updates to old and very capable devices
- Planed obsolesce for example EFI32 on 64bit hardware.
- No more Servers and Professional tools
- And they say that Apple is green, lol
If your goal isn't making money, then why not lower your profit margins and sell your stuff at a reasonable price?
what an incorrect statement. Every competitive company's goal is to maximize profits. Their goal is to make money.
Jonny is trying to make it look like Apple is different than any other company, when in it's definition it's the same as Samsung, RIM, Google etc, ... their goal is to make money.
Apple makes great products to get money, but money is still the main driving force.
Also, if a two-toned iPhone is their 'best work yet'.. then i'm unpleasantly surprised.
A $29 iphone bumper sounds reasonable to you?
Why not? Because those profits finance important aspects of Apple's business like capital investment--using CASH without incurring debt; like R&D which is VERY expensive, so that they can keep coming out with great products and improving existing profits.
Reasonable prices? They're ALREADY reasonable to anyone who appreciates the quality of Apple products.
Why are so many people so literal about his statement? What he means is that money doesn't drive their product design or decisions about what to produce. That doesn't mean that they don't want to make any profits. If I say my goal in life isn't to make money, that doesn't mean I want to be poor. This actually requires explanation??If your goal isn't making money, then why not lower your profit margins and sell your stuff at a reasonable price?
Biggest scam are cases in general...not just Apple one's.
LOL! What total BS. Profit margin is ridiculously high. What he really means is "great design is one of the many tools we employ in order to make sure we make a buttload of $."
One minute we're talking about goals and priorities, and now you switch to "what you do"? And yes, I agree with your statement. Apple is first and foremost a hardware company--that's what they do. But they sell hardware because they want to make a profit.
Nope, I am not. I am arguing that part of the utility generated from Apple products does not equate to "serving and enhancing people's lives". There are many examples in this world where superior products have failed to be as successful as their inferior counterparts.
Why are so many people so literal about his statement? What he means is that money doesn't drive their product design or decisions about what to produce. That doesn't mean that they don't want to make any profits. If I say my goal in life isn't to make money, that doesn't mean I want to be poor. This actually requires explanation??
So that Podcasts app... is that focused on great product or profits?
Game changing products don't come along every year. It's just not possible.
iPod - Destroyed CD/portable market. Changed Music industry forever. New business model.
iPhone - Destroyed most phone makers. Only few remain. Smart phone era is born. Portable 'computer' in your hand.
iPad - Destroying PC/Laptop market. Individuals realizing that tablet is all they need vs bulky desktop/laptops.
LOL! What total BS. Profit margin is ridiculously high. What he really means is "great design is one of the many tools we employ in order to make sure we make a buttload of $."