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Apple Reports Q3 2014 Results: $7.7 Billion Profit on June Quarter Record $37.4 Billion in Revenue [Call Complete]
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I know you're being facetious, but iPhone sales overall were up 12.8% YOY. Clearly the 5C isn't the disaster some want to believe it is. It's a long-tail product that would do better further into the iPhone cycle as early adopters would opt for the flagship device.
Yeah, this would be my main takeaway from this quarterly report, no matter what Cook says in the conference call, and really no matter what numbers are being reported today. Investors who aren't trying to be quick buck artists are looking down the road to Q4 and Q1, with revenues from a new iPhone lineup and an entirely new product line.
Perhaps they would if newer iPad had better features?
Other than a bit thinner and a bit faster there is not really much of a reason.
Heck, I've still got my original iPad1 and other than crashing in Safari every time I use it almost. I kid you not, it still does all I need.
I could buy an iPad Air tomorrow but it would basically offer me nothing new.
If it was bigger, perhaps stereo speakers either side, app by app side by side. 16:10, SOMETHING major I'd go for a new one.
Cook's number 1 overused word is "excited."
"Incredible" is a close number 2.
Screw the branding, find a dictionary...
Or better yet, a thesaurus.
Or better yet, a thesaurus.
Maybe somebody should tell Tim that Apple includes a thesaurus with the MacOS. If he knows it's there, he sure isn't using it.
Don't really think the problem is feature-set. There's only so much you can do with tablet hardware. Other than battery life (already high), SOC (already speedy), screen (already crisp), software and accessory ecosystem.
The problem is unlike phones, tablets aren't subsidised so you don't get a new one for low cost/free every 2 years. Hence people are unlikely to budge until necessary.
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Well, yeah, it's only slightly better than last quarter. Of course it would be amazing if Apple was only making $10000 per quarter before.
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Yeah, except replace "little R&D" with "absolutely no R&D"
Apple leaves the iPod totally stagnant, and it still makes $77M per quarter. The Classic hasn't been updated, not even changed in price, in many tech sector eras. It's a great deal for Apple.
Analysts are saying it's both the long update cycle that you pointed out, along with people figuring out that tablets do not totally replace laptops.
They're good margins, but not unique in the electronics world.
What does the lack of new products have to do with it? Apple reporting quarters are the same every year. The big 2: iPad and iPhone are released in September or Q4 every year. Apple Macs generally received spec bumps in quarter 3. So, the fact that there were no new products, other than spec bumps, have little or no impact on the 3rd Quarter results. The new products coming in September will impact Q3 2015 just as the iPad Air, iPad Mini w/Retina, iPhones 5c and 5s impacted Q3 2014. Got it!
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So question about that (that I've asked before but never get the answer): if a developer like IBM codes in Swift, they're not coding for any platform other than iOS, right? One can't code in Swift and have a resulting app that will also run on Android and other mobile platforms? Is that right?
Of course, I understand someone with IBMs resources could code something in Swift and then code for other platforms in entirely different languages if they wanted to do so but I'm asking this question about Swift itself… as if a brand new developer wanting to be able to code for more than just iOS should learn Swift or focus on other languages that might offer more code economies across platforms. Anyone know for certain?
Cook said of the 3 iPhone tiers, the 5C had the best YOY growth. Clearly Apple had no clue what it was doing when it created that product.
Do you have a short memory or just like to use selective facts? Since you quote Cook during the just finished conference call you should go back to January's where Cook personally spoke about "disappointing" iPhone 5C sales. IIRC it was something like 3:1 in favor of the 5S. 5C Sales only picked up when resellers dropped the price dropped significantly below the $99 price; i.e. $29 to free!
So to suggest Apple knew what it was doing when it created the 5C may be true, but certainly it didn't understand how to price it. At launch it WAS a dud in one word -- not says me, said Tim Cook during the Q1 conf. call. Had Apple priced it right it at launch would have been a hit out of the gate.
Yes! My '09 MacBook Pro is going to serve all my needs through college. I don't need more CPU power to do my programming, and this is by far the most reliable laptop I've ever seen.
What does the lack of new products have to do with it? Apple reporting quarters are the same every year. The big 2: iPad and iPhone are released in September or Q4 every year. Apple Macs generally received spec bumps in quarter 3. So, the fact that there were no new products, other than spec bumps, have little or no impact on the 3rd Quarter results. The new products coming in September will impact Q3 2015. Got it!
Just to clarify, Apple's fiscal year begins in October. The current quarter is Q4 2014 (July-Sept) and the quarter after that is Q1 2015 (Oct-Dec).
Feature set has always been the factor that's stopped me from upgrading.
Other than a camera on the back (which I always said an iPad should have, and it still needs a flash unit fitted)
An iPad air is still pretty much the same as an iPad1. Its just a bit thinner faster iPad1.
If there was a range of iPads or some really new hardware changes so I felt I'd got something new, I'd go and get one. At the moment I'd spend a lot, get it home, look at it, and think, hmmmm, it's just the same as the one I've already god. Albeit less solidly made and from what I've heard poorer sound quality.
I need a better reason.
they really tried to avoid mentioning European numbers during the call didnt they
they are over here, i got my iPad 32 GB for 129€ on a 11€ LTE plan
they are over here, i got my iPad 32 GB for 129€ on a 11€ LTE plan
Exactly - that market is going to have a much longer time between replacement than say phones, much more like laptops. Can't even get one of mine further than iOS6, but it still works ok.
This is the kind of reason Apple is never going to make a TV set .. replacement period is way too long.
well they did point out percentages of the US and Asia and last time i heard the iPhone isnt doing so well in europe anymore so i wouldnt be surprised if they dont want to mention it
It's a long tail product. I never expected it it be a big hit at launch because early adopters want the flagship device. Maybe Apple did get pricing wrong, but it's being adjusted where it needs to be to drive sales. Live and learn.
Cook said iPhone sales were up 10% in Europe, 55% in BRIC countries and 48%? in China.