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Apple Expected to Report Best Quarter in Company History
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With the supply issues maybe they should go the old Disney Parks method and increase prices even more instead of lowering them. Letting all these poor people have access is what's drawing the government attention and regulation.
err nothing is bargain now when rates go up and if armed conflict happens in a certain couple of places.
This is great news... for shareholders, not users. The news is not surprising given that Tim Cook is an MBA suit who cuts corners on products in order to maximize profits.
Well, these numbers do not really bring much joy as customer since I know I have paid for their numbers through my hard-earned money, but at least so far as the Mac goes, the painful price of the MacBook Pro that I bought does not pinch as much because it is backed by the solid performance of the device.
The iPhone received iterative updates as usual, the Watch was the lamest of all updates - just more display area more or less.
AirPods 3 are my first AirPods, can't comment how much of an improvement they are over the previous ones in terms of what they are about - audio and battery life.
All in all, these best quarters ever are going to become regular news since they are going to be that way anyway because of the sheer number of hardware and services Apple is selling now and the margins that customers are paying. The only ones truly excited about these best quarters are Tim and the stockholders (the ones holding enough stock that a two decimal change in price makes them decent money).
They should also tell people (in favour of transparency) just how much the 'environment' of their bank account was made greener this quarter because of not including adapters and not reducing the sticker price on the iPhone box.
All that said, again, this quarter at least is adequately deserved from a purely consumer point of view, considering they did great on the MacBook Pro lineup. It is one Apple device that makes me insanely happy (just as my first did - MBP 2011, 15-inch). The iterative updates on the rest of the lineup are decent enough but nothing jaw-dropping or necessary at this point.
The iPhone received iterative updates as usual, the Watch was the lamest of all updates - just more display area more or less.
AirPods 3 are my first AirPods, can't comment how much of an improvement they are over the previous ones in terms of what they are about - audio and battery life.
All in all, these best quarters ever are going to become regular news since they are going to be that way anyway because of the sheer number of hardware and services Apple is selling now and the margins that customers are paying. The only ones truly excited about these best quarters are Tim and the stockholders (the ones holding enough stock that a two decimal change in price makes them decent money).
They should also tell people (in favour of transparency) just how much the 'environment' of their bank account was made greener this quarter because of not including adapters and not reducing the sticker price on the iPhone box.
All that said, again, this quarter at least is adequately deserved from a purely consumer point of view, considering they did great on the MacBook Pro lineup. It is one Apple device that makes me insanely happy (just as my first did - MBP 2011, 15-inch). The iterative updates on the rest of the lineup are decent enough but nothing jaw-dropping or necessary at this point.
It's a reflection of the many millions of satisfied users, many repeat, who open their wallets to purchase outstanding Apple products at premium prices, and services. Year after year after year. The latest M1-base MacBook Pros are a great example.
Hat-tip to Tim Cook (an engineer and an MBA) and the 150,000 employees he's responsible for.
Might wanna calm down there til they actually report. Lol. There’s no great news yet. If they miss for any reason the price will tank as the beat is already baked in. All most care about is future guidance at this point which apple probably won’t provide.
Politics aside, what supply issues is Apple having currently? Seems to me that their products are available and and/or selling well. The only thing that I’m seeing that’s had past constraint, would be the MacBook. According to various rumors, there’s issues allegedly that is pushing off other future products, but that’s neither been confirmed or denied.
Brought to us by Yahoo Finance, seriously? These “Wall Street Analysts” appear to be pumping up the stock, so that when Apple doesn’t meet the expectations (that they have set), those same analysts will make hundreds of millions on Apples’s “underperformance “. I say this because Apple has been constrained with chip supplies and the worldwide supply chain failures that have had a large impact on them during their 4th quarter. I do hope I’m mistaken.
thought about anazlying it with google lens yet i didnt even try to tap on the pic...lol thanks
Queue the next massive price hike on everything Apple.
Apple will report its earnings results for the fourth quarter of 2021 on Thursday, and it could be the best quarter in the company's history.
Wall Street analysts on average estimate that Apple will report revenue of $118.3 billion for the quarter, according to Yahoo Finance. This figure would be an all-time quarterly revenue record for Apple, topping the $111.4 billion that it earned in the year-ago quarter.
New products on sale during the fourth quarter included iPhone 13 models, Apple Watch Series 7 models, the sixth-generation iPad mini, the ninth-generation iPad, third-generation AirPods, and redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Apple also made the HomePod mini available in three new colors and released a polishing cloth.
Apple has reported strong earnings results throughout the pandemic, as its devices and services have been in especially high demand as more people have worked, learned, and connected with others remotely over the last two years.
Apple will report its earnings results on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. A conference call with Apple's CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri will follow at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. As usual during the pandemic, Apple did not provide its own guidance for the quarter.
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The mid 90s iirc was the last time they were noticeably struggling. The release of the iPod in 2001 along with probably other factors contributed to them increasing their income and returning to a profit.
Calm down? You might want to eschew the smarmy retorts as I was taking issue with the assertion that Apple's success is due to Tim Cook cutting corners to maximize profits. Rather, it being about many millions of happy customers purchasing Apple products and services. And not saying a word about Apple's upcoming financial results.
How could they be doomed? They've pretty much brainwashed the average person--a person who is just smart enough to earn money and just dumb enough not to be able to critically think--into buying things they do not need, year after year after year. With that formula, it's no wonder they keep winning.
But is it ethical? Is it admirable?
That's where things get muddy.
Interesting your take on the hundreds of millions of consumers who buy apple products.
Hundreds of millions are brainwashed, except for you? That logic or opinion just doesn’t track.