Apple's Services Category Set to Be the Company's Main Revenue Driver Over the Next Five Years

[jonblatho]

Sadly, yes. If I was so unhappy about a range of products from say, Sony or General Motors, why would I go to a forum and constantly complain about how bad those products suck. That would be flat out embarrassing. And a total waste of time. I'd never do that.

Best to switch, in the above example, to Panasonic and Ford or some other company getting what works for me and move on with my life.

Yep. Maybe all the design software that person uses for work is exclusive to macOS, but this doesn’t preclude one from:

1. finding different and cross-platform design software and switching platforms completely, OR
2. using a Windows or Chromebook machine for personal use once they’re off the clock

Similarly, not sure who’s forcing them to keep an iPhone they “hate with a grudge” (iPhone 7 and 6s aren’t even that different, speaking as someone who owned both!) other than their own self so that they can keep whining and getting attention on MacRumors dot com. It’s bewildering.

 

[Michael Goff]

Yeah maybe, it’s just no one tries to paint Microsoft as the savior of free speech and online privacy.
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The fascist laws of a totalitarian regime. Look it’s their choice it’s a private company. But It clearly shows they only care about privacy as long as it doesn’t hurt their bottom line.
Looking at the old „think different“ campaign featuring mahatma ghandi it also shows that today’s apple is merely a shell of its former self.

If you don’t think Steve Jobs would have followed the law as well, you’re kidding yourself.

 

[otternonsense]

It's quite easy. It does require a bit of courage, though. If I was that unhappy with a range of products from any manufacturer, I would have jumped long ago.

But that's just me, much preferring to move forward rather than whining about something out of my control.

This time you do require a bit of reading comprehension, not courage.

I can’t jump from company-provided equipment and workflows.
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Yep. Maybe all the design software that person uses for work is exclusive to macOS, but this doesn’t preclude one from:

1. finding different and cross-platform design software and switching platforms completely, OR
2. using a Windows or Chromebook machine for personal use once they’re off the clock

Similarly, not sure who’s forcing them to keep an iPhone they “hate with a grudge” (iPhone 7 and 6s aren’t even that different, speaking as someone who owned both!) other than their own self so that they can keep whining and getting attention on MacRumors dot com. It’s bewildering.

You can refer to me directly.

No, it’s not easy to switch workflows like that, and no, the company does not provide windows laptops of equivalent horsepower. Just mentioning “chromebooks” as a replacement simply underlined your cluelessness.

No, I cannot switch the 7 for another device, and it’s common knowledge that iOS 11 has made the 6S a pain.

I’m not “whining to get attention”, kid. I’m underlining my user experience qualms with a company whose bread and butter audience used to be our creative field thanks to their formerly awesome products.

Over and out.

 

[Keirasplace]

This time you do require a bit of reading comprehension, not courage.

I can’t jump from company-provided equipment and workflows.
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You can refer to me directly.

No, it’s not easy to switch workflows like that, and no, the company does not provide windows laptops of equivalent horsepower. Just mentioning “chromebooks” as a replacement simply underlined your cluelessness.

No, I cannot switch the 7 for another device, and it’s common knowledge that iOS 11 has made the 6S a pain.

I’m not “whining to get attention”, kid. I’m underlining my user experience qualms with a company whose bread and butter audience used to be our creative field thanks to their formerly awesome products.

Over and out.

funny how you common knowledge is your own anecdote and a not so common knowledge, aka peddling a lie.
I've got two 6s in my family, try some other argument that's not bs.

 

[diipii]

Bye new Mac Pro.

 

[Glockworkorange]

So continuing the massive hyperbole, while commenting about hyperbole... pretty ironic.

Well, slit on bud, want me to watch too? I can give you those darn sharp Ipads to help you... No hyperbole nahhh.

I've done way more "productivity" tasks than that for 40 years and I'm able to do fine on and Ipad.
Efficiency is related to the workflow and you can even modify your workflow to adapt to new tools.
You also have to fight complacency and yes, lazyness.
Just because tasks have been done one way doesn't mean they're the best way.
A lot of tasks we're built around the limitations of UI, mobility, portability, etc.

BTW, You're talking to someone who produced millions of lines of codes and ran thousands of servers through terminals since the early 1980s.

I’m very happy for you and your accomplishments. Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend.
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I got my first iPad in 2012.

Since then, I have been following his blog religiously, and purchased many of the apps he recommended on his blog. I have been using an iPad in my classroom teaching and his advice on iPad productivity has been invaluable on my getting so much more out of my iOS devices.

People here really need to accept that work is not confined to word processing and spreadsheets on a computer, and there is a whole world of work out there which can be done just as well on a tablet, if not better.

Yes, all the work around and apps....you can probably do things much quicker on a Mac. He certainly could and he’s admitted it.

 

[jonblatho]

Just mentioning “chromebooks” as a replacement simply underlined your cluelessness.

You appear to have greatly overestimated how much I actually care.

 

[Abazigal]

Yes, all the work around and apps....you can probably do things much quicker on a Mac. He certainly could and he’s admitted it.

How am I supposed to walk around my classroom with a laptop in one hand again?

 

[AppleScruff1]

funny how you common knowledge is your own anecdote and a not so common knowledge, aka peddling a lie.
I've got two 6s in my family, try some other argument that's not bs.

How ironic.

 

[I7guy]

Apple's services revenue is growing at a rapid pace and is on track to be the company's primary revenue driver in the future, according to a note Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty shared with investors this morning (via Business Insider).

Huberty believes that over the course of the next five years, services revenue growth will contribute more than 50 percent of Apple's total revenue growth. The iPhone, meanwhile, will make up just 22 percent of revenue growth during the same time period, despite the fact that it's contributed 86 percent of Apple's revenue growth over the past five years.

For the last several years, Apple's services category has been setting continual quarterly revenue records thanks to its rapid growth. In the first fiscal quarter of 2018, for example, services brought in $8.5 billion, up 18 percent year over year.

The services category includes iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay, and AppleCare.

According to Huberty, services revenue is at roughly $30 per device, up from $25 two years ago, but that might not be an accurate reflection of actual spending. Most Apple users do not currently pay for services, which could mean that revenue per active user is well above and "possibly double" the $30 metric.

Just 18 percent of Apple's total device installed base subscribe to paid Apple services, which means there's a lot of potential for growth in recurring revenue sources. Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay are all services that Huberty believes have yet to be fully monetized.

Apple Music, as an example, has seen considerable growth since its launch and now boasts over 36 million subscribers. Just 2.9 percent of Apple customers subscribe, however. Apple Pay usage is also low, despite the fact that it's available in more than 50 percent of retail locations in the United States.

According to Huberty, Morgan Stanley is confident in Apple's growth through services monetization, with the firm setting a price target of $203 on Apple shares, which are currently trading at ~$170.

As Tim Cook often says, Apple's services category has already reached the size of a Fortune 100 company, and Apple has set a goal to double its 2016 services revenue by 2020, a target the company is well on its way to hitting.

Article Link: Apple's Services Category Set to Be the Company's Main Revenue Driver Over the Next Five Years

This is a good thing, right? For those who are concerned about the iphone being the main revenue driver.

 

[Glockworkorange]

How am I supposed to walk around my classroom with a laptop in one hand again?

When I was in school, they used projectors. Nobody walked around with laptops.

If you need to walk around with a laptop or a tablet to educate a child, I'd suggest the problem is not hardware related.

 

[Abazigal]

When I was in school, they used projectors. Nobody walked around with laptops.

If you need to walk around with a laptop or a tablet to educate a child, I'd suggest the problem is not hardware related.

I have an Apple TV in my classroom. This allows me to project my iPad to the screen via airplay mirroring. Which in turn frees me up to circulate around the classroom so I can monitor my students more closely.

Am I doing it wrong?

 

[Keirasplace]

When I was in school, they used projectors. Nobody walked around with laptops.

If you need to walk around with a laptop or a tablet to educate a child, I'd suggest the problem is not hardware related.

Man, get a clue. You're sure smug for someone stuck in the 1950s.
That you equate projectors with this means not you're not serious about having a discussion.

 

[Glockworkorange]

I have an Apple TV in my classroom. This allows me to project my iPad to the screen via airplay mirroring. Which in turn frees me up to circulate around the classroom so I can monitor my students more closely.

Am I doing it wrong?

I also didn't need someone over my shoulder monitoring my work to be educated.

I will refrain from commenting on whether you're doing it wrong, as that would violate forum rules. (seriously)
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Man, get a clue. You're sure smug for someone stuck in the 1950s.
That you equate projectors with this means not you're not serious about having a discussion.

80's and 90's.

I am serious about having a discussion. My point is simply all of these things are NICE but not NECESSARY to educate a child.

Actually, the ORIGINAL discussion was about whether iPads are "real" computers or can get "real" work done. I stated I didn't think so for the majority of MY OFFICE WORK tasks. I also stated that Viticci himself stated he could do his work faster with a Mac but SIMPLY DID NOT WANT TO. Hence, the comment about digging a hole with a spoon while a shovel was sitting right next to him.

Not sure how this devolved into a discussion of smugness and 1950's, but okay.