Just think how bad the inept former charlatans of the labour party were that let them get away with paying NOTHING!!!
I have to admit the last 2 apple purchases i made were returned - AW and ATV4,
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Google Surpasses Apple as World's Most Valuable Company
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Just think how bad the inept former charlatans of the labour party were that let them get away with paying NOTHING!!!
I have to admit the last 2 apple purchases i made were returned - AW and ATV4,
Most of the users' behavior here can be explained along with their investment in AAPL stock. I think there's many last-minute stock holders entered in the market too late and now trying to figure out why this golden eggs goose seems to take money from almost everyone in the world and not putting it in their pockets. They just keep trying to rationalize what is not predictable, i.e. Wall Street attitude especially nowadays. While one thing only is certain: Apple's size and weight will always put the company on the main spot, for the good or the bad.
So while you may think and write about how the new mac Mini sucks, ten minutes and you have a plethora of well-informed gurus explaining about green economy, market share, personal use, enterprise guiding, resale value, anecdotical and universal experience. But the Mac Mini still sucks. This topic is quite representative of this.
By the way, I've sold all my AAPL stock bought in 2002 on early 2012 september, when it was clear that Apple had entered in the interests of too many greedy investors. Just to get back six months later and out again at the beginning of 2015. So yes I was lucky and made a lot of money with iToys, but that doesn't mean I'm forced to like whatever they throw to the market.
And the mini still sucks.
So while you may think and write about how the new mac Mini sucks, ten minutes and you have a plethora of well-informed gurus explaining about green economy, market share, personal use, enterprise guiding, resale value, anecdotical and universal experience. But the Mac Mini still sucks. This topic is quite representative of this.
By the way, I've sold all my AAPL stock bought in 2002 on early 2012 september, when it was clear that Apple had entered in the interests of too many greedy investors. Just to get back six months later and out again at the beginning of 2015. So yes I was lucky and made a lot of money with iToys, but that doesn't mean I'm forced to like whatever they throw to the market.
And the mini still sucks.
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I don't disagree....but I was emphasising that Apple is not exploiting its position and performance.
In the same quarter, Apple had costs of $62B whereas Google only had $16B. You can make the numbers as pretty as you want, anyhow you want.
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I agree with the sentiment, but for clarity, HMRC has nothing to do with politicians. Where politicians can and will make a difference is when they vote for tax on sales rather than profit, then these corps will have no place to hide.
You know that's what nature does, and what leads to perfection.
Everything is tried, and what works carries on, what fails falls by the wayside.
Years of doing that leads to perfect items.
Imagine if nature sat there years ago, thinking, naaaa, we won't try that, or we will deliberately hold that back as we don't like it.
Ask yourself a question, given all of these strings to their respective bows, if one of these companies couldn't exist after tomorrow, which one would the world do without?
There is a lot of potential in the service category, but i'm not sure if the current management is up for the task. You seem to have too much confidence in the current service team (especially Eddy Cue). Under his reign a lot of the current services are an underwhelming experience. Those constructions zones should be fixed, before they expanding in every direction. So far they can't even get the core services like iCloud, Apple Music and the App Store right.
All three seem to have severe conceptual problems. iCloud is still no Dropbox/Onedrive/Google Drive competitor. Apple Music and itunes with the cloud library is also a PITA (webclient?!). So far Apple is probably loosing money on music streaming like the rest (Spotify, Rdio, Deezer etc.). And despite the (iPhone) app sales growth the Mac/Watch/iPad Pro/TV stores needs a complete overhaul. Maybe a developer could shed some light on this, but from my consumer experience there are very little quality apps and lots of wasteland. Phil Schiller will hopefully improve it before it's too late.
Also the proprietary approach with Apple Pay and Homekit isn't really a guarantee for a future success. The rollout is way too slow. This year it could be others, who set the (open) standard for mobile payment and home automatization. Apple should really step up their service game, there is lot's of room for improvements and growth if they offer high quality services.
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No they wouldn't be. They would be no watch, iTunes purchases would drop dramatically as would app purchases, no cases, less extended warranties, less licensing for lightning, no music streaming.....
Go and see how well they were doing pre iphone
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More like, just too many places to know where to start...
These 'user complaints' have been building for the last few years especially - and although there may only be a minority vocal about it, the majority know it and still care (just not enough to post on forums like this).
When you alienate the vocal minority you are actually pushing away the influences and cheerleaders, i.e. the very people who (indirectly) are responsible for much of the demand of Apple's existing products - and the appetite for new ones.
Demand equals growth. Growth equals investment. If you can't see the connection, then I'm not going to waste any more time trying to spell it out.
Again... so many misdirected comments... this is only about stock price and how investors view the company today. As you may know, the "today" part can change very quickly.
It's not about not having OSX on iPads or the failure of the Apple Watch... it's not about how bad Apple is doing... they actually are still doing very well. What Apple has not done is show how they will grow... or at least investors have not seen how they will grow yet. Personally, I think this will change as the year goes on and even thinking of grabbing another chunk of shares while Apple is so low.
On the other hand, it's interesting to see that Google has captured this much value with selling advertising. Who would have ever thought?
It's not about not having OSX on iPads or the failure of the Apple Watch... it's not about how bad Apple is doing... they actually are still doing very well. What Apple has not done is show how they will grow... or at least investors have not seen how they will grow yet. Personally, I think this will change as the year goes on and even thinking of grabbing another chunk of shares while Apple is so low.
On the other hand, it's interesting to see that Google has captured this much value with selling advertising. Who would have ever thought?
The problem is, who do you replace him with? Of the current executive team? or external?
All I can say is who cares, I'd much rather care about the products then wall street. Here's where I think Apple surpasses Google by a long shot.
It is useless to talk about the value of a company while markets are going on such a roller coaster ride ... just like they did before the Great Recession, except this time it will be even more difficult for governments to stimulate growth. So, Apple is doomed, like the rest of us.
There lies the issue, people think Google's value is in advertising. Its like saying apple is the iphone.
Im sure google becoming the default search engine for apple helped them. This value is based on potential, and where the company is heading, what makes you think this year will be any different at apple from the last 2? Just product refreshes from apple. I expect most products to get refreshed this year, though nothing new, just spec bumps, the apple "car" is a few years away.
Only those who use the markets as a casino. Hopefully most investors are looking at the return on their investment in terms of dividends.... As if.
Just keep making that iPhone thinner, Johnny. THAT's what will right this ship!
You mean the glasses that never really made it to the public? And you compare them with an actual product that sold millions?
Yes you do not need / want a wearable and they all are a flop...... you might have been right and convinced people about it IF your name was Steve Jobs.
Man i wish i could make a flop product like the Apple Watch!!!
Reality check: Apple just ended another record quarter, where iPhone sales where HIGHER than previous.
In the real world people still buy Apple products more than other's... no matter how haters try to twist it.