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| From | Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) |
| Date | 2024-08-04 16:50 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <v8p43d$9dec$6@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <v8jeog$mtgi$1@solani.org> <v8okgh$6v5h$1@dont-email.me> <v8ossj$pvg0$1@solani.org> <v8p1ng$9dec$4@dont-email.me> <v8p3sr$q2a2$1@solani.org> |
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On 2024-08-04 16:46, badgolferman wrote: > Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: >> On 2024-08-04 14:46, badgolferman wrote: >>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: >>>> On 2024-08-02 13:15, badgolferman wrote: >>>>> Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote: >>>>>> badgolferman wrote on Fri, 2 Aug 2024 18:50:28 -0000 (UTC) : >>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe it is and maybe it has to do with the people being employed to >>>>>>> develop these things. Are they the best and brightest developers >>>>>>> available, considering Apple has the money to pay them? Or are they >>>>>>> DEI candidates selected to make Apple look good to shareholders and >>>>>>> those who demand such things? >>>>>> >>>>>> All I can say is I am always reasonable in all my factual assessments. >>>>>> As you know, zealots never know ANYTHING about what Apple actually does. >>>>>> >>>>>> At least you read about Apple outside of Apple's (brilliant) Marketing ads. >>>>>> >>>>>> To your concerns, all I can tell you is what is in the news about Apple's >>>>>> strategic decisions, which I'm sure you can handle - but the zealots can't. >>>>>> >>>>>> This, from midyear 2024 says, for example the iPhone accounts for "55% >>>>>> ($115.7 billion) of Apple's $210.3 billion in net sales", so it behooves us >>>>>> to concentrate on what Apple has improved on technology for that iPhone. >>>>>> <https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/05/07/apple-spent-183-billion-rd-in-12-years-674-billion/> >>>>>> >>>>>> Notice the fact that Apple spends far more on propping up stock than on R&D >>>>>> (where the article uses the word "breathtaking" where the article says no >>>>>> other company comes close to what Apple spends, not in R&D, but on P:E. >>>>>> >>>>>> What's a possible assessment takeaway from those two facts? >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe: >>>>>> a. Apple cares more than anyone about artificially propping up stock... >>>>>> b. And, yet, Apple cares far less than most in terms of actual R&D. >>>>>> >>>>>> What do YOU make of those two breathtakingly different facts about Apple? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It says Apple is on track to spend $31 billion this year on R&D,. >>>>> underscoring its record of increases every year since 2013. That’s >>>>> certainly no number to sneeze at, but unfortunately there hasn’t been much >>>>> innovation to show for it over the last 5-6 years. I know some will say the >>>>> mobile phone has reached its peak in features, but they’ve been saying that >>>>> for a long time. A truly innovative company would create things customers >>>>> didn’t know they wanted, not new colors or emojis. >>>> >>>> Give some recent examples of what you would term "things customers >>>> didn’t know they wanted"... >>>> >>>> ...from any smartphone manufacturer. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Face ID, >> >> Not recent. The first phone with it came out in 2011, and when Apple >> developed it enough to use it, it was 2017 >> >>> contactless payments, >> >> First used in a phone in 2004 (by Sony), but not actually useful until >> Apple got it right. >> >>> QR code scanning, >> >> Seriously? >> >> So the newest thing you can point to is from more than a decade ago. >> >> and other useful things >>> like these. New colors and new emojis don’t count. >> >> So it's not like Apple is somehow unique in not rolling out the >> innovations, is it? >> >> > > Admittedly I am not an early adopter of technology and tend to wait for > stuff to become mature. I gave you examples of useful things. At the time > they were not considered important but they have become so over time. These > are the type of things smart phone manufacturers should be developing. > But your argument was that Apple wasn't doing much lately. Implying that others were.
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iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-08-02 04:38 +0000
Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2024-08-02 17:46 +0000
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Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-08-02 16:30 -0700
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Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2024-08-02 18:50 +0000
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Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2024-08-02 20:15 +0000
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Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2024-08-06 15:42 +0000
Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-08-06 08:43 -0700
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