ZDR, I also saw that Apple was looking at low single digit growth this next quarter so a return to growth, although slow, is a welcome sign. There were also significant FEX headwinds this past quarter ..read more

I saw this meme posted on Reddit and laughed, so I thought I'd share it here ..read more

Sorry - it would have been higher, but I put off buying a new Mac. Maybe next quarter ..read more

Apple beats Q2 estimates, as iPhone sales decline 10% Apple ( AAPL) reported its second quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday beating expectations on the top and bottom lines, but revenue declined 4% year-over-year on slower iPhone, Mac, iPad, and wearables sales than the same period in 2023. Still, the company announced it was authorizing an additional $110 billion for share repurchases and increased its dividend to $0.25 per share. Shares of Apple rose more than 3% following the report. Apple's Greater China revenue slide 8% year-over-year to $16.37 billion, though that was better ..read more

On ped30 site, professional analysts are looking for 90.4 billion revenue and 1.51 per share in earnings, on average. The independent analysts are looking for 92.4 billion in revenue and 1.58 per share in earnings, on average. Last year Apple did 94.8 billion in revenue and 1.52 in earnings per share. So the general consensus is that Apple's revenues will fall but the general feelings are that EPS will be stable. Probably margins making up for the shortfall in revenues. Most of the revenue shortfall is on the iPhone side. My guess is that it is mostly in China. As always, most of how Apple wi ..read more

Not a bug... its a feature... iPhone users employees have documented excuse to sleep late ..read more

This is what gave AAPL its boost today: Apple shares rise after Bernstein analyst takes bullish stance ..read more

The walls of Apple’s garden are tumbling down Apple’s reckoning isn’t just the end of an era for the company — it’s a reflection of the smartphone’s fall from beloved gadget to commodity. I was sitting in a suburban Cincinnati Starbucks when I realized everything was going to change. It was early 2008, and a friend was showing me his new phone. He loaded a website and passed his iPhone across the table, and I scrolled down the page. It was slow and clunky, but it was real. “There it is,” he said. “The internet on my phone.” It was like seeing the moment that something fragile falls out of ..read more

Apple event for media people coming on May 7, probably about new iPads. 7am Pacific, 10am Eastern ..read more

Global iPhone shipments drop nearly 10% as Apple's 2024 woes continue Phone shipments worldwide up 5%. Xiaomi up 34% ------------ I'm just the messenger. I'm not anti-Apple. I am critical of parts of their strategy. I've always hoped they'd emulate Toyota not BMW ..read more