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Tim Cook Says Apple's $1 Trillion Value is a 'Significant Milestone' But 'Not the Most Important Measure of Success' in Employee Memo
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Not on this planet - affordable means not expensive - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affordable
Apple wants you to bend over at take it with a straight face.
It's coming this Fall.
Of course, if you don't consider $999 or $1,089 affordable, that's another issue.
Yes, crow at the fact Apple got there by shafting you, keep smiling.
I think it's quite on the contrary. Within a year, the stock price will go up not in any small part by Apple's new Macs (entry-level MacBook, Mac Pro and hopefully a positive surprise for Mac Mini).
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I need to ask, what exactly do you find to be the issue with iOS 11? It works perfectly on my iPhones (X, 8 and SE) and iPads. Maybe I am the exception to the norm, but I haven't had any issues.
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Thinking such as this is why Apple continues to make so much money. Apple is primarily a phone company for folks who don't use wired headphones. They make computers on the side for those who don't like ports and don't care about upgrades and repairs. In any case, the company has found its customer base and will continue making these sorts of products as long as there are buyers.
Apple charges what they can get away with and hardly properly priced from a consumer point of view.
You don't get to be a trillion dollar company without being totally ruthless.
We have a very different definition of "joke". Judging by the tone of your steady stream of posts (which are often quite entertaining, thank you), I don't think it's wise to define what "joke" is from an obviously bitter standpoint.
If Apple is not your cup of tea, there's choice on the market. Or do you secretly (openly?) love the ecosystem of Apple products? That is one of their greatest achievements in the last 6 years, and it has a lot more value than many people give it credit for.
All this means is Apple can borrow larger amounts in the future if it ever wanted to do so. Same as equity in your home when a bank looks at it if you need an equity line of credit. Dividends will increase (Tim's entire focus) as we sure as hell don't see innovative Macs any longer. Tim had better hope the supply chain of consumers with lot's of money to spend on high margins devices continues. If things go south, Apple will be in a world of hurt. This would be a good time to take a little profit if your big into AAPL. 
The significant updates will be because Intel went from quad to hex core CPUs. The other "significant update" will be using the T2 chip to control access to the SSD.
I wonder how the T2 handles the Fusion drives in the iMac.
Ah...the VOC.
Well, let us consider ourselves grateful that corporations no longer have the power to raise standing armies...
Although it's clear that he's trying to spin the right message to his employees and customers, what else would you expect him to say? Apple makes their fair share of mistakes (just like any company), but you can't deny how dominant they have become in the tech industry. Confidence among investors shows that they expect this trend to continue. Nice work by Tim and Apple in their accomplishments, but it certainly doesn't change anything for them.
Demonstrably people still do buy small desktop machines like the mini though, obviously laptops are more popular. I never mentioned wanting an upgradable machine. If 3rd parties can sell an identical MB for less than $1000, then Apple are ripping off customers shopping in their own stores.
That’s not the only thing I’m referring to, as you said, the CPU performance is solely down to Intel. The T2 chip isn’t really very significant in the context of the updates. Also, they’re going to 8 core if we’re talking about desktop chips.
The question isn’t really Apples dedication to the Mac right now, it’s about their actions in the future and whether they can keep up regular refreshes as a now trillion dollar company.
It’s amazing how nostalgia can so easily distort memories. It’s a dangerous drug.
Most local shops are going out of business because consumers are couch potatoes and screen watching lazy duffers who want everything delivered to their door. But there is a waking up happening now. Amazon is opening up more physical stores and those are book shops too.
Small businesses should always have a presence on all ecommerce platforms.
Perhaps. I am missing the good ole days when people wanted to help others and not derive pleasure from dragging others down. Seriously, how people take this occasion to keep on whining.. I don't get it. Plenty of specific threads on particular devices for that... any way you want to slice it, this is quite the positive achievement. I would think the trophy for participating generation would not feel the need to take away from that. Perhaps if you don't have to work for achievements, you also don't have to appreciate them.
HAUAHUUHAUHA True costumers? I'm very happy with every decision Apple is making.
You speak for yourself. And apparently the numbers also destroy you theory.
A very small number of sad people complain about every single thing Apple makes. The majority off costumers are happy.
93% costumer satisfaction. The highest in the industry.
You mean like Dell and HP? Perhaps the two goals are incompatible and that’s why you don’t see Apple peddling cheap crap AND trying to project itself as a premium brand with overpriced models in the lineup like Dell and HP.