Meh. None of the first three "create" anything. Not impressive.
I'd say it's even more impressive. If it were easy making money by not creating anything, we'd all be rich.
Meh. None of the first three "create" anything. Not impressive.
The number of developers has continued to grow year over year. The majority of developers don't use pro machines. Why in the world do you need the power of a Mac Pro in order to write and test an app that runs on a phone with less power than even the lowest model Mac mini?
Well, if Apple could create buying frenzy again for the MAC again like they did in the past it could possibly help. If I remember correctly from the last Earnings call IPhone, Wearables, and the services market is their largest driver in sales and revenue.
And yes I know MAC sales still grow year over year compared to all other retailers, but these are small single digit numbers. Lets fix the MAC lineup and get into the double digits growth.
Meh. None of the first three "create" anything. Not impressive.
Apple dropped because in the last few years they have disappointed many customers with their products.
I am still holding out for a more improved laptop to replace my 6 year old Air. Apple has lagged in the notebook line IMHO.
Profits are often negative or close to zero for companies that are still aggressively growing.
For years I said that Microsoft would remain on top as one as a "computer" was a glass screen, mouse and keyboard. I was right. Now a "computer" fits inside a phone. Apple will do well until phones are more of a commodity and people stop paying so much for them. It will happen. In 10 years people will think a $100 phone is expensive.
Apple needs to diversify its product line. This iPhone thing will not last forever.
I'd like see Apple innovate in the computer area again. The last impressive thing that did was put a good graphical interface on top of BSD Unix and call to "MacOS X". Oh wait, that was Next that did in the 1990's. Then Apple bought Next and got the OS. That was about 21 years ago
Thanks !The distance between #4 and #1 could be mostly made up by Apple just doubling their prices. And why would we care? What's important to us is Apple coming in first in such contests. Anyone actually having any price sensitivity could either be run off ("why are you here?") or put in their place by spinning payment plan numbers with ever-longer terms ("just $X more per month").
Double them prices! Double them prices!
Furthermore, if Apple would quadruple their prices, they could probably double the revenue of the current #1. That would not be just taking first place... but doubling the runner up. We could sooooo celebrate such a leap. How much better the world would be if 4X the money flowed to Apple! Our individual lives would be so much better if our favorite corporation was that much richer.
Quadruple them prices! Quadruple them prices!
In either case, since unit costs would remain about the same, all of that doubled or quadrupled revenue would be added profit too... significantly strengthening our old standby of "...but who makes the most profitable _________".
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Why is revenue used instead of profit for these rankings?
Apple dropped because in the last few years they have disappointed many customers with their products.
I am still holding out for a more improved laptop to replace my 6 year old Air. Apple has lagged in the notebook line IMHO.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...l-fortune-500-rankings.2119577/#post-26074036Of course Apple drops. It still sells 2014 Mac minis. Any questions?
Exxon is going to take a huge hit in the next few years. Electric is the future.
We will be reliant on fossil fuels for a while, but our reliance is about to drop significantly and so will their spot on his list. Soon it won’t matter what the price of oil is going for.
Why is revenue used instead of profit for these rankings?
Profits are often negative or close to zero for companies that are still aggressively growing.
Why is revenue used instead of profit for these rankings?
Apple dropped because in the last few years they have disappointed many customers with their products.
I am still holding out for a more improved laptop to replace my 6 year old Air. Apple has lagged in the notebook line IMHO.
Why would they do that. People already use Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and the rest as a place to look at items that they'll eventually buy on Amazon. Building Amazon stores for non-perishables is just throwing money away.Crazy how much money people spend at Walmart. Amazon should open some physical stores, directly across the street from Walmart's most popular locations; just for sh--s and giggles.
Meh. None of the first three "create" anything. Not impressive.
Apple 'dropped'? You sure? Odd how you'd think that because it pretty obvious that the inverse is true. They're at 4th not because they've 'dropped' but because the other three have higher revenue figures. Next time look deeper into the facts before posting.
You must have forgotten I assume where Apple confirmed they had a record first Q1 just a few weeks ago.
Apple's global revenue from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Because it is easier for lazy analysts to write stories about revenue rankings than digging in to determine the true health, profitability, and growth potential of a company.
If this list was just about big numbers then the ranking would be based off of market cap. Look at Amazon, only $3B in profits but does anyone think Amazon is going out of business anytime soon?Revenue has been, is, and will continue to be the primary focus of the F500. Revenue is the larger number, and larger numbers are better for driving the type of interest they're looking for at Forbes. Generally speaking, 500-245-240-230 are more impressive numbers than 50-45-20-10. Eyes tend to gravitate to the former rather than the latter.
They also list companies by revenue, biggest employers, newcomers, biggest jumps, and a whole host of other filtering capabilities.
So that’s why Amazon is the second most valuable publicly traded company. Let me guess if Exxon or someone else leads the pack with profits then it won’t be the most important metric anymore.Of course revenue is a meaningless metric unless you compare it to profit and that’s where Apple leads the pack.
I didn't say this list was just about big numbers.If this list was just about big numbers then the ranking would be based off of market cap. Look at Amazon, only $3B in profits but does anyone think Amazon is going out of business anytime soon?