Think they’re getting desperate. But maybe it’s my wishful thinkingI don't remember something like this in Apple's taglines before, just a sensation
Think they’re getting desperate. But maybe it’s my wishful thinkingI don't remember something like this in Apple's taglines before, just a sensation
yes it will.
When they hire you, you should also hire me... I promise to do the following things:
I could probably make it to 1000
- Make Apple a private company (no push from shareholders to earn more each quarter)
- Let Tim be a logistic manager
- Hire a great visionary with passion for technology
- Hire good designers who understand the need of design and power without sacrifice
- Say thank you and goodbye to Johnny Ive
- MacOS on ipads with touch and pencil
- Hire enough persons to make Siri listen properly and do more than one command at a time
- Focus more on marketshare to stay relevant than on profits
- Streamline the whole soft- and hardware
- Put more profits into R&D for a better future and future products
- Make the Mac a thrust worthy platform again as a good alternative to Windows
- Hire people that investigate what customers want and are missing
- Make Apple the brand for the rest of us
- Give a meaning to ‘think different’ again
- ...
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I’m afraid it will go faster than you might think. Especially in Europe. That’s why I’m so vocal, lol.On an infinite timescale... perhaps.
But I won't be around for that!![]()
I think the word “overpriced” might be being overused. Apple obviously spends a huge amount on R&D and the components/assembly of the devices. There are also the marketing and logistics costs, plus a healthy profit margin.
The problem is that, if £999 (or the US equivalent) is the lowest price Apple are able to sell the XS for, it’s simply more than many consumers are willing or able to pay. There are many, many other handsets out there that will do 95% of what an iPhone can do for a fraction of the cost. Sure, they may not have the best screens, the best build quality or some of the other cutting edge tech, but in terms of utility they will do almost as much.
I can certainly imagine some consumers spending £700-£800 on an iPhone with hesitancy, but there has to be a tipping point where those same consumers say, “Sod it, I’ll just get that cheap Android instead. It’s almost as good.” And I wonder if we’re now at that tipping point.
A lot of Apple's programs, services and products are not available worldwide. So some prices are unexplicable for half-baked returnApple's solution is the iPhone Upgrade Program, which makes sense.
Problem is, that program is not worldwide. Apple really needs to work on that. I would be in the program in a heartbeat if it was offered in my region.
It's overpriced because Apple's profit margin is around 36%. A typical margin for a FTSE 100 company would be 7%. If an energy company here made 36% while raising its prices it would get burned to the ground.
On bill of materials/ manufacture alone, perhaps, but by the time you add in R&D and shipping and marketing etc to be repaid, it's certainly not.Its close to double that on an iPhone X
Yeah, that's why, if you look at my signature, you'll see I locked my iPhone 8 on iOS 12.0.1, among other reasons.They already added throttling to iphone 8 and x with ios 12.1:
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/31/iphone-x-8-8-plus-performance-management/
I believe he did speak out about the human rights abuses there and worked with Foxconn to mitigate these issues. But you know what, it doesn't matter what Tim did or didn't do. If you don't like the company the way it is, it's real easy to pick some (any) criticism out of the air, whether it's really true or deserved. (Just to be clear, apple is not perfect and some of the things it did deserves to be criticized, but a sniping point like the human rights abuses in China is a red-herring to this conversation. Apple has a program in place https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/ and that doesn't mean 100% compliance. And maybe since you want to hold apple accountable you ought to eat your dog-food and hold yourself accountable and not buy any products made in China. Good luck with that.)What has that got to do with Apple "doing whatever part it needs to for humanity." ?
If Cook wants to do something for humanity why doesn't he speak out about the human rights abuses going on in China instead of popping over there to schmooze?
On bill of materials/ manufacture alone, perhaps, but by the time you add in R&D and shipping and marketing etc to be repaid, it's certainly not.
So really no one knows how much an iphone costs to manufacture including direct and indirect overhead. That includes go down to your local apple store for free technical support, 5 years of o/s updates, on-line technical support, etc.No but then Apple aren't the only company on the planet that have these overheads and plenty don't take 60 + % margins.
Worth bearing in mind that that margin on the iPhone X m models is SKU dependent. The margin is significantly higher on the upgraded storage tiers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanba...make-nearly-a-200-profit-margin/#7e53e2834966
Lots of products have long term support and r&d. Microsoft updates OS and security in computers 9yrs old and older.So really no one knows how much an iphone costs to manufacture including direct and indirect overhead. That includes go down to your local apple store for free technical support, 5 years of o/s updates, on-line technical support, etc.
I believe he did speak out about the human rights abuses there and worked with Foxconn to mitigate these issues. But you know what, it doesn't matter what Tim did or didn't do. If you don't like the company the way it is, it's real easy to pick some (any) criticism out of the air, whether it's really true or deserved. (Just to be clear, apple is not perfect and some of the things it did deserves to be criticized, but a sniping point like the human rights abuses in China is a red-herring to this conversation. Apple has a program in place https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/ and that doesn't mean 100% compliance. And maybe since you want to hold apple accountable you ought to eat your dog-food and hold yourself accountable and not buy any products made in China. Good luck with that.)
So really no one knows how much an iphone costs to manufacture including direct and indirect overhead. That includes go down to your local apple store for free technical support, 5 years of o/s updates, on-line technical support, etc.
Microsofts primary business is not hardware though. And Microsoft is big enough that it can make Intel do what it wants.Lots of products have long term support and r&d. Microsoft updates OS and security in computers 9yrs old and older.
If you are critical of Cook's handling of "China's view of a censored internet", than you have to look into yourself and see if you should continue your relationship with any product manufactured in China.Im not talking about the conditions at Foxconn I'm talking about the Human rights abuses of the Chinese government.
Tim won't tolerate conspiracy theorists but is happy to appear at conferences promoting Chinas view of a censored Internet![]()
I may have missed it, but which mobile phone vendor offers up all of this support? That's not even the point, the universe, meaning Apples global customers, not the 20 that post on MR will determine Apple's fate. And I'm betting it's increased valuation as opposed to a slow side to zero as some here think.Again, Apple aren't they only company that offer this. It isn't free for everybody else.
Quite frankly, if anything, Apple decide to not disclose sales number shows that they have no confidence on their new products.
There are now a lot of alternative products available. Alternative doesn't mean better. Just available is enough. 2007 iPhone was uniqueFor everyone saying the phones are overpriced - consider this....
The first iPhone (2007) came with 4Gb of storage space and sold for $499. In today's money, that's ~$600. Now, if I were to offer you that, OR for $150 more the iPhone XR with 64Gb storage (plus everything else that's improved), what would you do?
If you are critical of Cook's handling of "China's view of a censored internet", than you have to look into yourself and see if you should continue your relationship with any product manufactured in China.
I can't fault Tim for that, nobody is going to change it and if you want to do business in China, you have to pick your battles.
Well yes. Since the words are being parsed this is the exact wording. "Because Tim Cook makes sure Apple is doing whatever part it needs to for humanity."Well no, you said Tim Cook made sure Apple did the right thing for humanity, and I pointed out that he's strangely quiet on Chinese human rights abuses.
For Tim clearly profit > everything else. Thats fine but lets not pretend otherwise.
First coming to mind is "having the needed"Remember there are much more important things in life than having the latest and greatest