Oh yes a "one" trick pony. So much so that they set records with that *stupid* pony show lololololol.
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Apple Reports Record Results for 1Q 2017: $17.9B Profit on $78.4B Revenue, 78.3M iPhones
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Oh yes a "one" trick pony. So much so that they set records with that *stupid* pony show lololololol.
But they made nearly $18 BILLION in 12 WEEKS. Go figure.
They are a one-trick pony. Apple lives and dies by the iPhone.
Not really though, ipad is still the number 1 option for tablet users and due to how good they are people see less and less reasons to upgrade them. Same with the macbooks.
It's a dangerous precipice that the company is perched on: phones. It will be a good earner for a few years, but if there isn't successful diversification, Apple will deflate hard in the 20s.
Congrats on the earnings. Now get a plunger, unclog your pipeline, and use some lysol in that new bowl you guys call an office. Quit flushing the ground you covered and build on it.
Congrats on the earnings. Now get a plunger, unclog your pipeline, and use some lysol in that new bowl you guys call an office. Quit flushing the ground you covered and build on it.
And again that's an opinion, millions have Macs and don't use them for productivity. And again you have no proof of repeat customers. That could be a churn rate for all you know.
And the Mac industry is going down with it. Hardly a reason to pay €1.999 for a new laptop. Given Steve's cars-vs-trucks analogy I must ask myself, am I still a truck guy? Do I get enough value out of this product for this price and the sad answer is no. I'm typing this on an iPad Air 2 and the new MacBook Pro is darn expensive. I want one, but I can't make the case to buy one. And that's a pity!
Our pound has gone back up actually, our economy is doing fantastic. I blame Apple using it as a p*** poor excuse to increase profits, not leave voters!
Got it... It's unlikely Apple does well with repeat customers. It's all churn and they're all new customers. Brilliant.
"...millions have Macs and don't use them for productivity."
Productivity? What does that mean to you?
Do you know what a "professional" is? Are you one? If so, what do you do?
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At this point Tim Cook is nothing more than a third-rate magician who says to his audience "Wait a minute" before turning around to fumble with his trick before turning around going "Tah-dah"
1) You're missing a key point. iPhone 7 launched earlier in the year than the the iPhone 6, meaning some sales went to the prior quarter.
3) incorrect - services are seeing double digit growth.
6) how do you quantify "product innovation is stagnant"? By what measure? Under the hood they're innovating quite a bit. The airpods are quite innovative. The swift programming language is amazing. You may or may not like the touchbar on the mac but its extremely innovative - combining two different operating systems seamlessly.
Id love to see the pie chart only instead of revenue per product line, gross profit. The services segment must be bigger by proportion and growing disproportionately larger each year.
I'm guessing Apple don't break it down like that, have any analysts done estimates ?
I'm guessing Apple don't break it down like that, have any analysts done estimates ?
He said he's doing servicing. Another words, Apps and being middle man for other companies which supplement apple tv stuff...etc.
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great question.
Cool. Thanks for the maths lesson.
What you're saying is, like everyone who thinks they know, is that they're doomed. Far from it. They'll be around for a long time. Get used to it.
As long as the mindless masses keep buying it, it'll probably work.
If everyone had to buy a phone today and had no clue what anyone else used or what was popular, I think it would be interesting to see.
Most of the people I know with iPhones insist on having one because that's what their friends and family have.