Android and apple could completely switch their market share, and I still would get an Android. This is because I, nor the majority of users, care about the finances of a company, over the usefulness of it's products. Constantly going on and on, and on about how profitable apple is, just sounds so corny from a consumer. Wouldn't it be better to brag about features, software, hardware, etc, instead of how much money a company makes? People who repeat over and over about profits seem to be more concerned with that, than fixing it's product lines, or actually innovating.
And how do you think Apple gets its profits, if not from people willing to pay top dollar for its products?
The point is precisely this. For all the criticism being levelled against Apple, the truth is that people are buying Apple products. And buying them in enough quantities to make Apple as successful and as profitable as it is today. If Apple products were so crappy, or if Apple had indeed lost its way the way the critics here are claiming, Apple products should suck. Nobody should be buying the "overpriced" $169 AirPods or the Apple Watch or the $1000 iPhone as the haters here were so quick to denounce not so long ago. Apple should be posting record losses, declining sales and be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy once more.
And yet Apple isn't.
And it stands to reason that if so many people are willing to purchase Apple products despite their higher sticker prices, it stands to reason that these products are indeed working well for them. That they find these products useful for them. And the sad reality is that for this small group of extremely vocal haters here at Macrumours, it just doesn't matter what progress Apple makes, because for them, it's not the Mac mini or the Mac Pro or some other niche product that they want. Apple could cure cancer, bring about world peace, even solve world hunger, and still the haters will hate, simply because they didn't get the refreshed Mac mini they so wanted.
The point is this. Times change, people's needs change, Apple too has changed in keeping with the times, and that's just the way she goes. Apple is as successful as she is today not because of the existence of "sheep" who rush out to spend on whatever new product she pumps out, but because Apple continues to make products which look great and work great and clearly resonate with their users.
I can talk about features, software, hardware etc. I have mentioned countless times how I love my iPad Pro, my Apple Pencil, my apple watch and my airpods. I have gone into detail as to why I think Apple has discontinued those products and why their foray into wearables represents the best bet for their continued survival and success, as well as how in the process, their Mac line has become their biggest Achilles heel.
But I suppose the haters just don't have the heart for the truth or the will to see it. Apple is not the problem here. They are.
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No, I think apple are unbelievably strong and that's why they are getting away with it. I think their luck(cash pot) will run out over the next few years - unless they get some real commercial heads into the company.
I personally wouldn't bet on it.
