Seems like even Tim Cook was surprised at the 120 million subscribers to iCloud, essentially committing their data and pics to the Apple ecosystem. Many of these no doubt will also be getting annual renewal bills for extra storage space as their pics and data build up. I know I gladly coughed up my $100 already to make space for my family pics and videos.
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Apple Reports Results for Q2 2012: $11.6 Billion Profit on $39.2 Billion in Revenue
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Foot-in-mouth: Apple called them CPUs throughout the quarterly report and followup, which you'd know if you listened to it or read the transcript. The person who made the chart was reporting on what apple said and how they said it. It's not cool or hip to complain when you haven't done your homework.
unless you're meaning to call cook et al dumb and ignorant. . Let's eschew name-calling, eh?
Darn, too bad I didn't buy some while they were low. It's hard to trade when you're at school all day and have to rely on trade triggers.
Well, glad to see that my recent losses will be reversed. Why was AAPL doing so bad very recently anyway?
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Yep. And we're getting very impatient. For once, I am actually waiting for some more Macs because my iMac just killed itself (the faulty GPU finally died), so I'm waiting for new Macs to come out so the ones on eBay will be cheaper.
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Foot-in-mouth: Apple called them CPUs throughout the quarterly report and followup, which you'd know if you listened to it or read the transcript. The person who made the chart was reporting on what apple said and how they said it. It's not cool or hip to complain when you haven't done your homework.
unless you're meaning to call cook et al dumb and ignorant. . Let's eschew name-calling, eh?
Well, Apple is being stupid. This is NOT the first time. I don't see why they'd call PCs "CPUs". Just call them "PCs"! We all know that iOS devices and iPods and almost everything Apple sells has a CPU in it.
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What did you expect Tim Cook to do, force technological development to go faster? Apple was this slow under Steve Jobs too. They're a lot faster than other companies, still.
The reasoning behind my signature is that Apple may be the best, but they are still pretty bad. Their iMacs have hardware problems that are bad, but the rest like Dell and HP are much worse. I also meant to say that Microsoft copied Apple to get into business, which is sadly true.
Someone in Wall Street needs seriously to be investigated. The shorting of AAPL is really prevalent in this latest AAPL scare with Nokia Windows Phone sales.
I've seen multiple posts claim that Tim Cook hasn't been in charge of any creativity/innovation cycles at Apple. Fact is, he's been leading the company for quite some time. He may not have had the top title, but Cook has been in the driver's seat since SJ's original medical leave if not earlier.
It's funny, there are many informed contributors to these forums, but then there's also a large contingent of absolutely clueless morons. I know there's a mix like that in every group, but the gap between the two camps is more pronounced here than I find elsewhere.
It's funny, there are many informed contributors to these forums, but then there's also a large contingent of absolutely clueless morons. I know there's a mix like that in every group, but the gap between the two camps is more pronounced here than I find elsewhere.
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I agree. iOS is already based on OS X. Why not share features and technology where it makes sense? I was very happy to read Cook's statements about this as well.
Foot-in-mouth: Apple called them CPUs throughout the quarterly report and followup, which you'd know if you listened to it or read the transcript. The person who made the chart was reporting on what apple said and how they said it. It's not cool or hip to complain when you haven't done your homework.
unless you're meaning to call cook et al dumb and ignorant. . Let's eschew name-calling, eh?
It doesn't matter at all who said it. A word isn't right or wrong just because somebody you hold in high regard used it. What you're doing is called an "appeal to authority".
It's also not an excuse that somebody is just reporting on it. It's standing practice for the press to gently correct false terms and other obvious errors and to add a quick note about what term the originator used.
You also don't need to use hyperbole: To say that someone is doing one ignorant thing isn't implying that that person is ignorant in general.
It's really interesting that the only defense of that silly "CPU" term in here has been based on who used it when that's completely irrelevant.
In the context of Tim's usage, everyone knows what CPU alludes to. If Tim uses it consistently, it becomes an alternate definition. Such is the post PC world.
It's interesting to me that anyone gives a ****** about an out of date acronym.
Lawyers and Etymologists maybe. Everybody else, not so much.
From my maths, (and they aren't good skills) so if someone is awesome at maths please by all means give some correct #'s.
I have Macs making 5 billion of the revenue. Profits I am guessing are pretty damn good on that. HAS to be better than Dell, Acer, HP, etc... so I could not see them canning much when you look at the sheer amount of money they make. Just aint happening.
My god though, the iPhone makes over half the profit!! Wowzers. Even still, I am guessing every area, even the smaller %'s are quite healthy. Even that 'other' whatever that is.
I would want to swim naked in the cash if I was Tim, but maybe thats just me.
I have Macs making 5 billion of the revenue. Profits I am guessing are pretty damn good on that. HAS to be better than Dell, Acer, HP, etc... so I could not see them canning much when you look at the sheer amount of money they make. Just aint happening.
My god though, the iPhone makes over half the profit!! Wowzers. Even still, I am guessing every area, even the smaller %'s are quite healthy. Even that 'other' whatever that is.
I would want to swim naked in the cash if I was Tim, but maybe thats just me.
Apple under Steve clearly didn't have any plan for the cash but to accumulate more. Apple under Tim Cook, we will have to wait and see. Cook at least recognized that a dividend was in order.
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Wow, somebody who obviously doesn't know the first thing about the stock market, and you are telling them start by trading options?? You just pegged the bad advice meter!
Perhaps apple should give some if it back. Just a little. Restoring / putting back the legendary Tower Records on Sunset wouldn't cost more than a spit in a bucket. A little fix to what iTunes so diligently destroyed.
Just keep buying as many Apple products as possible people, and together we can keep pushing that price higher, and higher, and higher.
I'm already jonesin for new 15" MacBook Pro, 13" MacBook Air and an iMac. I want the new iPhone and maybe a new iPod Touch this year too. Exciting times for all of us.
AAPL keep shooting for the stars!!!
I'm already jonesin for new 15" MacBook Pro, 13" MacBook Air and an iMac. I want the new iPhone and maybe a new iPod Touch this year too. Exciting times for all of us.
AAPL keep shooting for the stars!!!
Playing back compressed digital files via a cheap set of earphones by masses has little to do with listening to music as intended by their creators. You are comparing yakking on the phone, or better, text massaging vrs a conversation over a bottle of wine.
My favorite saying about stock options: "Trading options is like riding a bicycle. It is easy to learn, and it is fun - until you get hit by a truck. "
It's funny, I was had CNBC on in the background yesterday and there was this panel of experts/analysts discussing why Apples figures would be lower then expected.
Then this morning I see this news
I think I might make a few small bets this morning when the US markets open again...
Then this morning I see this news
I think I might make a few small bets this morning when the US markets open again...
The TV, iPad and iPhone have a CPU
The iPad is a PC. And heck you could argue the iPhone also is a PC and a phone in one.
So the term "CPU net sales" is confusing. We know what MacRumors mean by that term. But what they mean in reality is "CPU net sales that are not idevices or TVs".
text massaging
this must be an all new kind of "body massage" service
It refers to an iMASSAGE
OK Tim, now that your are sitting on all them cash containers, do you have any good idea as what to do with it? I bet you don't.
Thanks. Some very interestting numbers in there. Just shows how dependent on the iPhone and iPad Apple have become.
"Dependent" probably is not the best word. It connotes a certain vulnerability and ineptitude when the upswing in iPhone and iPad sales as the bulk of Apple's profits was by design as a replacement for the coming iPod sales decay. If Apple was a slough of a company, you'd be right, but it's shown to be quite nimble and graceful easing out of a declining product and going to the next big thing. If Apple is dependent on anything it's not any one product, but it's brain trust: Cook-Ives-Forstall-Cue-Schiller-Mansfield.
Genius is not spending money just because you have it.
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