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Apple Experimenting With 3D Printing to Create Devices
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How old is the repeated statements such as "Apple is greedy" "Tim Cook is greedy" People seem to forget (or don't understand) the ONLY real job for the CEO of ALL publicly traded corporations is to increase shareholder's stock value. That is done by either increased revenue or more importantly increased profit. Investors ONLY buy stock to MAKE MONEY. All major decisions are made with that in mind. They don't try and make the consumer get the most value at the lowest cost possible. It is not greed but inherent in capitalism. GROWTH
Let me decide what size and form I want, and then Apple print it for me, thank you very much.
Almost everyone with a job is an investor, if you have a retirement account. It's not some exclusive club.
I (significantly) invest personally, and though my job. Yes I put in money to make money, but I also decide what companies to ethically support. I, for example, refuse to invest in agri-chemical and petro-chemical.
Please don't lump all investors under one definition.
Yes, heard those values from some people enough too.
People/companies, they sell stuff, you don't have to buy it - none is forcing you.
Save your money, plan with your money, demonstrate who you are with your money, do what's important to you with your money.
That's all!
Not necessarily. 3D printing is not that new, I remember in around mid-2000 seeing a demonstration by the DoD where metal parts were 3d printed and then machined to final tolerances. They claimed it made stronger parts than the originals.
It is actually a huge upgrade, if Space X can 3D Print it's rocket engines then Apple can 3D Print the Apple Watch! Let's not be stuck in the past!
That would be a very smart move. Then they could actually manufacture products closer to where they are sold, saving the overseas shipping. Each larger market could have a mini-factory with 3D printing production lines that are centrally controlled from headquarters.
Fun Fact: Back in the early 80's, the production lines for Macs were actually powered by Macs.
Fun Fact: Back in the early 80's, the production lines for Macs were actually powered by Macs.
A block of titanium the size of a watch might cost $15. It seems like Apple might save $5 or $10 per watch.
I'm also only buy stocks based on ethical reasons. But I will only invest in a company that is going to have the stock grow (money)
It sounds exactly like unibody construction. Unibody construction is a single body frame, and that's what 3D printing can create.
While shareholders expect that of the CEO, rightfully so, that doesn't mean all CEOs are driven by that. I do see that in Tim, but I didn't see it in Steve Jobs. Steve had a true passion for the creative process, solving problems for real people. It was evident to me that shareholder talk was just noise to Steve.
Also I said "all decisions made with that in mind" as in Apple's major decisions are made with growth/profit in mind. Of course being ethical and progressive and consumer focused is the reason I personally invest in them. But they have made me a decent amount of money too.
It is Metropolis - you can change the size of the indexes with the crown.
As we are not talking about a 200$ 3D-Printer from "you know where...", it is an interesting production method. I recently read about experiments to produce human tissue or bones. Rockets get 3D-printed parts. I suppose, it will be suitable for an Apple watch too, without lowering the quality...
I'd be interested in hearing about some publicly traded companies that don't also have that way
Considering he was Apple’s major shareholder or close to it, and was brought in to save a foundering company, I’d bet he was very interested in growing revenue and profits.
Welcome to capitalism?
Also, it’s a new method of mass manufacturing…that doesn’t mean cheaper in terms of quality or even cost on the front end.
Remember, when the unibody was first created Apple literally doubled the number of 6 axis CNC machines on the planet to accomplish the mass manufacturing process.
This sounds like Apple again will be pioneering a new *mass* production process, and given the scale of their requirements that means the cost of doing so will drop making it accessible for other manufacturing to follow suit in a few years…exactly like how Apple made 6 axis CNC machine economically feasible for the rest of us.
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Ahhh thanks. Didn’t know about changing size with crown…that’s what I was trying to figure out.
In some industries, we have a word for uninhibited growth just for the sake of growth. That word is “cancer.”
But sadly even in that industry now Profit is the biggest driver. I never said capitalism/growth was a good thing.