Since apple has reached quite the balance between supply and demand, they should now lower their prices, right?
Yup, Apple is tanking.
Any minute, now.
Wait for it.
Or not....![]()
In 2009, Apple sold more iPhones than it did in 2007 and 2008 combined. In 2010, Apple sold more iPhones than it did in 2007, 2008, and 2009 combined. Last year, Apple sold 93.1 million iPhones, slightly more than it did in in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 combined.
It tells you that the smartphone market is growing at an insane rate big time when you look at the market share and Apple share has not grown as fast to match. They really been sitting around the same point for a while. Those number increases are going to stop at some point but that is because the size of the smartphone market would of stop growing because there is going to be a lack of new customers.
The cell phone market at one point had the insane growth but now look at it. It is not growing much faster than population.
With all due respect they just announced a 44% margin. Most companies would kill for that kind of profit margin. If Apple decided to lower that margin a bit they could very well sell a Mac Pro equilevent desktop for $1799.
It tells you that the smartphone market is growing at an insane rate big time when you look at the market share and Apple share has not grown as fast to match. They really been sitting around the same point for a while. Those number increases are going to stop at some point but that is because the size of the smartphone market would of stop growing because there is going to be a lack of new customers.
The cell phone market at one point had the insane growth but now look at it. It is not growing much faster than population.
That's both impressive and worrisome at the same time. As an investor (and AAPL shareholder), I'm concerned whenever any company's earnings are so heavily dependent on a single product. Esp when you have lots of other companies out there gunning for it. I love Apple as a user, but if you invest, you have to be on the look out for potential pitfalls. This is a big one. I would be much happier if the majority of their earnings came from app and software sales.Wow, very impressive! I knew that iPhone sales were a huge part of AAPL's earnings but I had no idea it was over 50%!!
Yup, Apple is tanking.
Any minute, now.
Wait for it.
Or not....![]()
Apple is doomed, the iPhone 4S has too small of a screen...
I like when reports like this come out and then all of a sudden, people bash other people for wanting apple to push the limits instead of going with the status quo!
Is there something wrong with wanting a better phone? Tablet? Laptop?
Look, apple is doing wonderfully with no signs of slowing down, but to me its just sailing along without any need for real innovation anymore. Hell I dont even want innovation, at least keep up with android manufactures as far as feature set goes! Thats all I want
I pay $199 for and iPhone 4s or $199 for a Galaxy nexus.... so why can't they also be some what equal in feature set of the OS and Hardware?
I like when reports like this come out and then all of a sudden, people bash other people for wanting apple to push the limits instead of going with the status quo!
Is there something wrong with wanting a better phone? Tablet? Laptop?
Look, apple is doing wonderfully with no signs of slowing down, but to me its just sailing along without any need for real innovation anymore. Hell I dont even want innovation, at least keep up with android manufactures as far as feature set goes! Thats all I want
I pay $199 for and iPhone 4s or $199 for a Galaxy nexus.... so why can't they also be some what equal in feature set of the OS and Hardware?
Wow - over 95 billion in cash.
Do you guys have any idea how many lawsuits they can finance, companies they can buy/put out of business, etc![]()
Watch it open at $440 tomorrow and slowly drop into the $430-range.
(Again, hope I'm wrong, but I've tempered my expectations with experience.)
Wow, I was only expecting a $30 gap up. It's at nearly $40 right now!![]()