Apple is doomed. DOOMED, I tell you!
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple's 'Ecosystem Has Never Been Stronger' and Long-Term Health Has 'Never Been Better'
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you watch the apple stock will go up today just because of this interview with cook. stock holders eat this **** up
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TC repeats this "pipeline" story all the time.
That’s not what this is. The damage from a stock perspective has been done. It’s happened before. Apple is going to buyback $71B more in stock between now and May.
He’s just being the face of the company and a stand up guy.
Keep telling yourself that, Timmy. It won’t make it true. 
Steve Jobs warriors will say that whoever runs Apple in the future.Times move on.
I walked by mine a hour ago and it had fewer than 5 customers in it. There were at least 6 or 7 Apple reps looking at their shoes.
Believe it or not, I still have an iPhone 5, and won't spend $750 for the cheapest iPhone. I know I'm not the majority, but I'm frustrated enough not to upgrade. (Apple products - almost exclusively - since 1986)
If Tim really thinks the ecosystem is strong there is truly no hope under him
Every time he speaks it feels so incredibly false, scripted, predictable. Honestly nauseating.
But, you guys voted for Brexit. If you have issues with it, then address the Brexit supporters.
Because Apple has outperformed the broader market since Cook to over, easily...even with the recent drop?
Investors like Cook because he manages the business well and makes us money. The end.
Will somebody get Timmy some LASIK, because he’s got to blind... it’s his job to lie to the public and press that everything is going perfect, less the stock dives worse.
Apple is no longer innovating squat.. what groundbreaking product have they released lately that’s so amazing that it can’t keep it in inventory?
Apple is no longer innovating squat.. what groundbreaking product have they released lately that’s so amazing that it can’t keep it in inventory?
Android is miles ahead, because it isn't an "android" ecosystem, it's standards.
e.g. I have products from 5 different companies working together because they use Bluetooth, not lock it down and force proprietary protocols like HomePod tried (and massively failed) to do.
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Well, what else would you expect him to say? I think Apple will realize the pricing risks they took in 2017 and 2018 are not attractive and sustainable. They are gonna reintroduce some sanity.
Expect an iPhone flagship (OLED, A13, stainless chassis etc) starting at $750. The iPhone XR series will be dropped, replaced by 2018 iPhone XS at 650, remaining stock of XR at 450.
Expect an iPhone flagship (OLED, A13, stainless chassis etc) starting at $750. The iPhone XR series will be dropped, replaced by 2018 iPhone XS at 650, remaining stock of XR at 450.
And Apple fans / pro users have never been more pissed off at Apple
How is the ecosystem not strong? The Apple ecosystem is a very large reason why people continue to buy Apple products over other sometimes cheaper alternatives.
What are these signs? Under his watch the company hit $1T (just a couple months ago). They just adjusted their earnings, which if correct, will still be the 2nd largest in their history..
Sort of. The problem that investors see with Apple is what is next?
Right now they are largely a one product company. And with the competition creating products that are "good enough" and the price of iPhones getting more and more beyond the reach of customer the big market of Asia and India (2.7 billion people), investor have been worried that Apple would trip and fall, and it did last quarter. So to investors this triggers the thought that Apple does not have a second act.
As a result you see inflows of money to the competition, like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Microsoft makes most of their money on subscription based sales. Office365, Azure, etc. Which bring in steady revenue month after month and are more tied to corporations than consumers. Amazon is everywhere with a lot of irons in the fire and a steady stream of income from AWS and product sales. Google has it's ad revenue, which also makes it vulnerable to a short fall in advertising spending.
I say this as someone who has significant money in tech companies (including Apple and Microsoft), but is reducing their exposure by switching to cash equivalents and other core equities.
Profit is not the only key indicator that the company is going to succeed. You need to look at the color of the water. If every market they are in or are entering is RED, then one day those profits will collapse. What you want is BLUE WATER and massive INNOVATION.
Apple needs a new revolution. All we have had since his predecessor died was evolution.
So you want it all but you only want to pay for some of it? This comment section is tough crowd. An iPhone XR is like $30 bucks a month through a carrier for two years. The iPhone is probably your go to phone, camera, mp3 player, gps system... on and on and on. All of which we demand Apple make work perfectly. I'm not sure I'd want a lesser device at a cheaper price. I think I'm ok with the better quality devices and I'll just replace mine less often if I'm price sensitive.