Okay...the problem is you're not looking at this properly. It's not that the iPhone is consuming a larger chunk of the same pie. The pie is also getting bigger as the iPhone gets bigger. And this was likely a bit of an outsized quarter due to pent-up iPhone demand.
Yup. And...we are about to get offered new technology to expand and enhance the usability of said iPhones: Apple Watch!
Of course they do. Did you read my post? They aren't doing anything illegal or different thtna anyone else.
What I'm saying is maybe now they can pay their fair share, along with all the other huge 'American' companies that buy the gov't instead of actually paying.
But I guess you like your government bought and paid for instead right?
Okay...the problem is you're not looking at this properly. It's not that the iPhone is consuming a larger chunk of the same pie. The pie is also getting bigger as the iPhone gets bigger. And this was likely a bit of an outsized quarter due to pent-up iPhone demand.
Oh I'm sure that is the case. But it is a bit worrying to see iPhone consume more and more of Apple revenue. Hopefully ?Watch will change that. Cook said it will start shipping in April.
I'm fucking blown away they were even able to MANUFACTURE, ship, and sell this many phones in a quarter- I was worried about the supply. Tim Cook is truly a supply chain God. This sin't some plastic piece of shit either- it's an insanely well crafted, complex piece of electronics with extremely low tolerances.
they pay every penny they are legally REQUIRED to pay. Go whine elsewhere.
Of course they do. Did you read my post? They aren't doing anything illegal or different thtna anyone else.
What I'm saying is maybe now they can pay their fair share, along with all the other huge 'American' companies that buy the gov't instead of actually paying.
But I guess you like your government bought and paid for instead right?
Watch the lower than expected iPad and Mac sales lower AAPL thanks to Wall Street! 'Too dependent on iPhone' ... just wait and see!
EDIT: I hope I am wrong and APPL soars of course.
I think you are going to be right, they are already saying apple will be trading on guidance going forward not the good news they put out. It Analysis speak for the future is not going to be as good as Q4 so do not expect any big improvement in the stock price since the Analysis are looking for higher than expected which most likely will not happen.
To put things in perspective. This is 12.6% of all iPhones sold since the iPhone was released in Jun/2007 (excluding Q4 2014). This is just one quarter.
And fking stock price dropped by ~$4. How the fck this even happened. If it were another company, the stock price would've shot to the sky...look at ATT.
It's the barrel of oil vs cost of petrol issue. The price of petrol never drops when the cost of oil goes down but will always go up when the barrel of oil price goes up. Apple's stock price is the reverse. When Apple's profits go up their stock price either does not or drops.
Not that they're doing anything different than anyone else, but maybe now you can pay some taxes?
How much taxes did you paid last year, I bet you are in the 50% of people in this country who pay little to no taxes. You know the top 50% of the US income earners pay 98% of all the taxes the US collects. This is data published by the IRS, they know who is paying and who is not.
The only people I know complaining how much taxes anyone is paying are those who do not pay or pay very little in taxes.
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Okay...the problem is you're not looking at this properly. It's not that the iPhone is consuming a larger chunk of the same pie. The pie is also getting bigger as the iPhone gets bigger. And this was likely a bit of an outsized quarter due to pent-up iPhone demand.
Yup. And...we are about to get offered new technology to expand and enhance the usability of said iPhones: Apple Watch!
Maybe you can go away.
Of course they do. Did you read my post? They aren't doing anything illegal or different thtna anyone else.
What I'm saying is maybe now they can pay their fair share, along with all the other huge 'American' companies that buy the gov't instead of actually paying.
But I guess you like your government bought and paid for instead right?
Is this guy the latest TekStud?
Nicely done apple.
Maybe now you can pay some taxes?
I actually am proud to pay taxes as an American. Maybe you can go away.
They paid $6.39B in taxes on income of $24.4B, an effective tax rate of 26.1%.
Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/01/27Apple-Reports-Record-First-Quarter-Results.html
Oh I'm sure that is the case. But it is a bit worrying to see iPhone consume more and more of Apple revenue. Hopefully ?Watch will change that. Cook said it will start shipping in April.
Is this guy the latest TekStud?
No idea. I just reported him since he only posts the same thing over and over.
Wow...
Who decides what "their fair share" is ... You?
He now knows how many morons exist.
Bloody amazing!!!! Well done Apple.
Watch the lower than expected iPad and Mac sales lower AAPL thanks to Wall Street! 'Too dependent on iPhone' ... just wait and see!
EDIT: I hope I am wrong and APPL soars of course.
I think you are going to be right, they are already saying apple will be trading on guidance going forward not the good news they put out. It Analysis speak for the future is not going to be as good as Q4 so do not expect any big improvement in the stock price since the Analysis are looking for higher than expected which most likely will not happen.
To put things in perspective. This is 12.6% of all iPhones sold since the iPhone was released in Jun/2007 (excluding Q4 2014). This is just one quarter.
And fking stock price dropped by ~$4. How the fck this even happened. If it were another company, the stock price would've shot to the sky...look at ATT.
It's the barrel of oil vs cost of petrol issue. The price of petrol never drops when the cost of oil goes down but will always go up when the barrel of oil price goes up. Apple's stock price is the reverse. When Apple's profits go up their stock price either does not or drops.
In other words the two are not related.
And 47¢ per share! Congrats Apple...you just bought a round for everyone in the pub. I could almost dance a jig...:D
Nicely done apple.
Not that they're doing anything different than anyone else, but maybe now you can pay some taxes?
How much taxes did you paid last year, I bet you are in the 50% of people in this country who pay little to no taxes. You know the top 50% of the US income earners pay 98% of all the taxes the US collects. This is data published by the IRS, they know who is paying and who is not.
The only people I know complaining how much taxes anyone is paying are those who do not pay or pay very little in taxes.
Steve Jobs chose his management team and his successor well ... very well!