Tim 'visions' the future.
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Tim 'visions' the future.
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OMG I used to hit Radio Shack every Saturday after paying my paper route to play with their computers.Yah, but those consumers will be impressed.
The way he worded it, he was respectful that not everyone will be able to afford it - even though they will be "blown away" by the product demo.
People will be definitely visiting the Apple Store to check out the super cool Vision Pro headset demos.
When I was a kid I would go to Radio Shack to play on the TRS80 Model 1 - even though it was way out of reach to think about buying one or getting one at our home at the time.
Oh, don't be silly. Pricing logic for increased storage was the same, when iPads were on the rise. I think the real reason is, that tablet as a product is dead, or dying at least for the last 3-4 years. Average consumer just do not need iPad or any other tablet, there is just no use cases for wide audience. AND iPads are so good, that it is almost 1-2x a life time buy - 5-6 year old iPad works almost as good as new one, so no demand for newer models from upgraders, not counting those, who don't need any tablet at all.If iPad revenue is down it might be because the lineup is a frigging nightmare on wheels. Here’s your base price, now if you want more storage it’ll be $150 and you’ll be just about paying the base price of the next model up! 🙄
Yes if you build it they will comeIf you are going to set the bar that high, very little new product can leap it.
So perhaps Apple should cut it all down to a single Mac product... or maybe a PC... if the bar has to be "what a traditional computer can't."
- Watch doesn't really get anything done that iDevices can't.
- iPad doesn't really get anything done that iPhone can't. It is just a big iPhone/iPod.
- iPhone doesn't really get anything done that MB can't. I was making phone calls on Macs long before iPhone (VOIP software)
- MB doesn't really get anything done that Mac can't.
- Mac doesn't really get anything done that PC can't.
Else, the question becomes the one that justified all of the past new products launched: what does Vpro add to the tech proposition?
And there are PLENTY of answers to that one before any of us have even got to demo one ourselves. Rather than dig its grave before even a demo, it might be a good idea to "think different." A device capable of showing our eyes ANYTHING in a realistic way paired with devices that can similarly "fool" our ears is a new bit of tech with enormous potential.
Possibly a demonstration of AII read this article two times & I am still trying to figure out what the two following statements from the article are supposed to mean.
"due to difficult compares" & "due to a tough compare as last year"
I'm stumped on those two. Is this being written buy a poorly trained AI bot, or are the proof readers asleep at the wheel?
No, you don't want an infinity loopOMG I used to hit Radio Shack every Saturday after paying my paper route to play with their computers.
Pretty sure my version of “Hello World” was:
10 PRINT “I Am Awesome! “;
20 GOTO 10
I could say the same thing for my iPad. It doesn't let me do anything my laptop couldn't, but it lets me perform those tasks differently enough that I find value in using my iPad to teach in the classroom compared to a conventional PC. My Apple Watch doesn't really do anything my iPhone can't, but I do find that viewing notifications and Apple Pay is so much more convenient from the wrist.Here’s the thing: Vision Pro doesn’t really get anything done that a tradition computer can’t.
AI gets things done that current market offerings can’t.
AI is the future, Tim. Doesn’t matter how cool you say something is, at some point people will stop buying things just because you say they are cool. Vision Pro is that ending. Focus on the real revolution: AI.
There was a way out. ctrl-x?? After some googling, there was a "Break" key. I think this is pretty off topic so I'll shut up now.No, you don't want an infinity loop
That's the whole point of these investor calls. They're not keynotes.These quarterly calls always say the same thing: nothing. Just nonsensical phrases with keywords to please investors.
Two thirds of new Apple Watch customers during the quarter were new to the product.
Wearables are nearly the size of a Fortune 100 company, earning $40 billion in the last 12 months.
Or perhaps they are talking about things you don't understand, for purposes you don't understand?These quarterly calls always say the same thing: nothing. Just nonsensical phrases with keywords to please investors.
Not yet...The vision pro enables 3D view which no computer can do.
Eh either you need a new laptop or you don’t. I double the avg. customer knows or cares if it has a M1, M2 or Big Mac inside
It’s less than half the cost of the first Mac, and it will do things no other device can. I think it’s a bargain! 💸Vision Pro
Cook said that Apple is "very excited" about Vision Pro. "Everyone who has gone through the demos have been blown away," said Cook. "We're looking forward to shipping it next year.
That's good and great but the consumer market will be blown away when they will spend $3,500.00 on Apple Vision Pro. (Not including other accessories). The price is too steep!
Using the value of the Dollar back in 1984 doesn't mean it was half the price. Life was a lot cheaper, price of gas, buying a car, home prices, interest rates from banks. Just comparing tuition at Stanford University for example has gone from $43,683 to $82,162 (2013-2023) want to guess how low it was in 1984? Try $6500.It’s less than half the cost of the first Mac, and it will do things no other device can. I think it’s a bargain! 💸
It appears we are in agreement that inflation exists. People in 1984 weren’t making what people do in 2023. 😝Using the value of the Dollar back in 1984 doesn't mean it was half the price. Life was a lot cheaper, price of gas, buying a car, home prices, interest rates from banks. Just comparing tuition at Stanford University for example has gone from $43,683 to $82,162 (2013-2023) want to guess how low it was in 1984? Try $6500.
So trying to pitch that because the 1984 dollar was a lot stronger in today's 2023 dollars is extremely misleading. Cost of living has gone way up. Yes technology is a bargain these days compared to those Apple dinosaur products, you differently get much faster/better computing products for the weaker dollar.![]()
I have working iMacs dated from 2011 and they work great!! I must admit that I change my iPhone every year because I like to have the latest, but this products endure quite a lot without any failure other than the battery..I don't even think its the macro-economic conditions thats affecting revenue, its just people feeling what they have is good enough and sticking with it. They would rather put that $1,000 in Apple Savings than upgrade from iPhone 12, 13 or 14.
A dividend of just 20% is ridiculous. What are they doing with all the money? We got high inflation. Is the ROI of this money higher? The owners like Berkshire should talk business with Tim
Did you listen to the call? It all made sense to me — no nonsensical phrases were uttered.These quarterly calls always say the same thing: nothing. Just nonsensical phrases with keywords to please investors.
Buybacks do reduce the total amount of shares, which increases the eps — the stock price is separate from this.From a financial perspective, it makes sense to not be too generous with dividends. First, more dividends mean more taxes paid (unlike selling stock where you can defer your tax payment to the quarter it is sold). Second, you don't really want a company that adjusts its dividend payout too radically every quarter, much less one that fluctuates in accordance to how well or poorly it does. It's just too much noise.
The whole idea of share buybacks is to raise the price of Apple stock by reducing the amount in circulation. As such, if people wish to liquidate their earnings, they can always sell Apple shares. That's my take at least.