Eddie Cue should be Apple's CEO as he'd make it a success. Apple hasn't invented anything new since Steve did the iPhone.
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on that note, you can debate iphone wasn't an invention either ..so...but a lot of people dont know the true meaning of invention
for the right amount, every company is for sale...even Apple
And what has Apple actually invented under the Steve Jobs era? They never invented cellular phones. They didn't invent computers. They didn't invent portable music players.
But if you mistakenly said Invent when you really meant innovate then you're 100% wrong. The M1 along with Apple's iPhone and iPad chips respectfully disagrees with you.
Sir, this is a lighthearted comment on a tech forum.
I am not actually under the impression Tim Cook is hanging on my every word.
I would have to say that ranks right up there with Michael Dell saying that he would "shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders" when asked what he would do with the struggling company (Apple) on October 6, 1997.
Very shallow thinking. I hope you realize that money doesn't equal success. Just because one company has plenty enough funds to offer to buy XX-company that doesn't mean XX-company will sell to them because they may not see the purchaser as the right fit to keep the company successful.for the right amount, every company is for sale...even Apple
They can do a hostile takeover. it would be bullying with their wallets but they could do that
Wanna see what this does the existing shares I own. Been kinda stagnant lately. I've elected to hold on to them for the long term though regardless of the indigestion.
Glad I just continue holding my stock (aka retirement bucks). Within 1.5% of all time high right now. Started buying when it was $2 (split adjusted), and just kept buying a bit more over the years. Best decision I ever made.
yes, thanks for the correction! impressive, so impressive they could buy Disney but wont
They really didn't let the pandemic ruin their profits, even with the iPhone delays and the fact people on Twitter are still crying about it having a notch and no 120Hz... crazy
I think the people with money and the ones that kept their jobs have more money now than they did in March last year. No eating out, no vacations, no extracurricular activities... and so it went to phones, computers, devices and home entertainment.
Do you mean inventing a new market segment? In that case the iPhone wasn’t new. I was looking at smartphones years before then. You mean multi-touch? They didn’t invent that either.
Maybe you mean bringing something clever to an existing market segment. They’ve done plenty of that in recent years.
Regardless of the number of issued patents, it's hard to say whether any individual or company was really the sole inventor of any major category. However some company's contribute more than others in actually propagating stuff out to change what most people buy and do.
When I assembled my first 8-bit computer, everybody said "why, what's that good for?" A few years later, my tax accountant was using an Apple II+ to do spreadsheets.
When I assembled my first 8-bit computer, everybody said "why, what's that good for?" A few years later, my tax accountant was using an Apple II+ to do spreadsheets.
Nobody has said that for years. Except of course, those who say it for the snark value.
I am guessing all this "FREE" GOV money to pay your bills ended up in Apple's hands.
