Of all things to keep proprietary, I think connectors are silly. How many iPhone users were inconvenienced when they switched from the 30 pin to Lightning? Or when Macbooks changed power cables?
I don't know. How many?
Oh, you don't know either? Then why did you bring it up?
Apple's cash flow was only 14 times Amazon's, and their market cap is nearly 4 times as big. The market obviously believes Amazon will grow, while Apple has peaked. Apple's P/E and other valuation metrics are roughly on par with ExxonMobil's, so it's not as if Apple's valuation is all that low.
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I don't know. How many?
Oh, you don't know either? Then why did you bring it up?
Well, if you want to look at cash flow, maybe you should look at cash flow for the last quarter:
Apple's cash flow increased by 33% over the previous year:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1133281-mr-market-should-be-looking-at-apple-s-cash-flow-rather-than-its-profits
So this quarter was so bad that their cash flow only increased by 33% - and that was with one fewer week.
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You said proprietary solutions. Connectors, algorithms, OSes, etc are all types of IP. ,,,,
Okay, but we were talking about DLNA, NFC and other common protocol support. Not somebody's secret algorithm.
Now that you bring it up, though, Apple told everyone that they'd document Facetime so it could be used across brands.
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A village with a cellphone and power source. You're not even trying.
One of the projects I was recently asked to help with was an attempt to aid people in just that situation. That's why it was on my mind.
Anyway, I don't see a conversation here. Later!