I'd love for them to break it out into its own category if it would help with marketing. I bought the Series 3 Watch with cellular last year but didn't update my iPhone 7 Plus. This year, I'm more likely to get a new Watch (like a larger display in the same casing, and especially if it has microLED display with increased battery life) while still sticking with my iPhone 7 Plus. I've only ever kept an iPhone for more than a year on one occasion (the iPhone 5s), but never for 2 full years. The Watch is just a whole lot more important to me at this point.
And AAPL so far in after hours trading has peaked at $196.21... $200 is looking tantalizingly close.
I think $198.90 is the magic number. Although it should be a no-brainer, it may be tough to achieve.
It would be $203.46 based on the last outstanding share count we got. But as of tomorrow we'll have a more current outstanding share count which will likely mean the share price needs to be a little higher.
Not only is it their best ever Q3, but their guidance for Q4 will also be another record ($60-$62 billion guidance vs $52.6 billion record). That's $8-10 billion MORE than their best ever Q4 in history.
Doomed....
I think that is the big takeaway here. iPhone is still flat but that guidance is very high. Something is in the pipe that will give them a boost and I doubt it's a LaserWriter update.
MAC sales down in last quarter and will continue down because Apple didn't release Function Keys Macbook Pro.
This is not why, and this is not what's going to happen to Mac sales.
A MAC is something else entirely.
Looking at the graph the last quarter were the fewest sold in 6 years (and this is the best economy in US in 10 years) and the lowest Revenue in atleast two years. Seems like the desperately need to get new computers out.
Mac sales appear stagnant to slightly down last 4 years.
It was a great quarter no doubt but iPhone sales were essentially flat. I’m not sure how much more they can raise the price so they’re going to really have to ramp up services revenue even more,
It was up a few percent. With the overall smartphone market down by, I think, 2.4%, that was pretty good. I just hope that Mac sales will recover next quarter, and the one after. A decline of 13% is large, no matter what the reason. iPad sales up only 1% YoY didn’t thrill me either. I’m concerned that iPad sales are showing less unit growth each quarter. Did the $329 model just give a temporary burst? i understand that the pro was updated last June, and this year, we’re still waiting. They are likely looking at that very closely.
MAC sales down in last quarter and will continue down because Apple didn't release Function Keys Macbook Pro.
This is not why, and this is not what's going to happen to Mac sales.
A MAC is something else entirely.
Looking at the graph the last quarter were the fewest sold in 6 years (and this is the best economy in US in 10 years) and the lowest Revenue in atleast two years. Seems like the desperately need to get new computers out.
Mac sales appear stagnant to slightly down last 4 years.
And what will be your excuse when it doesn't raise Mac sales YoY? Now will it be, if Apple would have just done XYZ then they would have sold more.
As mentioned in the conference call, which I’m listening to now, the fact that the Macbook Pro was released so late, as opposed to last year, is being given as part of the reason for lower sales. Hopefully we will se uptake this quarter, and hopefully, the quarter after will see newer models in other lines, increasing sales there.
It was a great quarter no doubt but iPhone sales were essentially flat. I’m not sure how much more they can raise the price so they’re going to really have to ramp up services revenue even more,
It was up a few percent. With the overall smartphone market down by, I think, 2.4%, that was pretty good. I just hope that Mac sales will recover next quarter, and the one after. A decline of 13% is large, no matter what the reason. iPad sales up only 1% YoY didn’t thrill me either. I’m concerned that iPad sales are showing less unit growth each quarter. Did the $329 model just give a temporary burst? i understand that the pro was updated last June, and this year, we’re still waiting. They are likely looking at that very closely.
I think it may be possible at some point for Apple to make smaller margins on the hardware, yet continue to see improved margins based on subscriptions and other digital services. This would further shut out Android and ensure continual growth for demand of services.
Not only is it their best ever Q3, but their guidance for Q4 will also be another record ($60-$62 billion guidance vs $52.6 billion record). That's $8-10 billion MORE than their best ever Q4 in history.
Doomed....
I think that is the big takeaway here. iPhone is still flat but that guidance is very high. Something is in the pipe that will give them a boost and I doubt it's a LaserWriter update.
An iPhone X Plus that they can sell for even more $$$.
It was a great quarter no doubt but iPhone sales were essentially flat. I’m not sure how much more they can raise the price so they’re going to really have to ramp up services revenue even more,
It was up a few percent. With the overall smartphone market down by, I think, 2.4%, that was pretty good. I just hope that Mac sales will recover next quarter, and the one after. A decline of 13% is large, no matter what the reason. iPad sales up only 1% YoY didn’t thrill me either. I’m concerned that iPad sales are showing less unit growth each quarter. Did the $329 model just give a temporary burst? i understand that the pro was updated last June, and this year, we’re still waiting. They are likely looking at that very closely.
According to Apple’s summary PDF both iPhone and iPad units were up 1%. I would consider that essentially flat. Cook did hint at services pipeline. I’m guessing that’s their original TV programming and I won’t be surprised if they announce a news/magazine subscription service. Maybe they’ll offer a bundle for all their different services which would be slightly cheaper than buying all of them individually.
Apple's tiny AirPods are turning in mighty big numbers and the demand still exceeds supply. After using them for over a year I now know why.
How do they fit in your ears? Do you miss not having a strap for if you wanted to take them out and just wear them around your neck. I do that with my JBL wireless all the time. I would really miss not having that.
Apple's tiny AirPods are turning in mighty big numbers and the demand still exceeds supply. After using them for over a year I now know why.
Apple could make a very funny commercial knocking off that Samesung commercial with the guy grimacing at the lightning adapter dongle: have an AirPod user grimace at a Samesung cord. But of course, Apple rightfully avoids this approach.
It was a great quarter no doubt but iPhone sales were essentially flat. I’m not sure how much more they can raise the price so they’re going to really have to ramp up services revenue even more,
It was up a few percent. With the overall smartphone market down by, I think, 2.4%, that was pretty good. I just hope that Mac sales will recover next quarter, and the one after. A decline of 13% is large, no matter what the reason. iPad sales up only 1% YoY didn’t thrill me either. I’m concerned that iPad sales are showing less unit growth each quarter. Did the $329 model just give a temporary burst? i understand that the pro was updated last June, and this year, we’re still waiting. They are likely looking at that very closely.
I think it may be possible at some point for Apple to make smaller margins on the hardware, yet continue to see improved margins based on subscriptions and other digital services. This would further shut out Android and ensure continual growth for demand of services.
It’s pretty clear that with another over 30% growth in services, a number much larger than the growth in hardware, that Apple is doing very well in capturing what is very often a reoccurring income. They said that they have 300 million subscriptions, up a lot over last year, over 30%.
what I like seeing is that the iPhone is providing less of a percentage of Apple’s sales from a dollar perspective. I’d like to see it under 50%. Even though it’s called that, it’s not just a phone company.
Apple's tiny AirPods are turning in mighty big numbers and the demand still exceeds supply. After using them for over a year I now know why.
How do they fit in your ears? Do you miss not having a strap for if you wanted to take them out and just wear them around your neck. I do that with my JBL wireless all the time. I would really miss not having that.
Mine fit great. Can just leave them in and forget them, no need to take them out. I can hear perfectly well with them in, and they're so light. Never had one fall out. The auto pausing is great too.
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I do like their retiring all of that debt this quarter. I’d rather they did more of that, and less stock buybacks.
It was up a few percent. With the overall smartphone market down by, I think, 2.4%, that was pretty good. I just hope that Mac sales will recover next quarter, and the one after. A decline of 13% is large, no matter what the reason. iPad sales up only 1% YoY didn’t thrill me either. I’m concerned that iPad sales are showing less unit growth each quarter. Did the $329 model just give a temporary burst? i understand that the pro was updated last June, and this year, we’re still waiting. They are likely looking at that very closely.
According to Apple’s summary PDF both iPhone and iPad units were up 1%. I would consider that essentially flat. Cook did hint at services pipeline. I’m guessing that’s their original TV programming and I won’t be surprised if they announce a news/magazine subscription service. Maybe they’ll offer a bundle for all their different services which would be slightly cheaper than buying all of them individually.
How do they fit in your ears? Do you miss not having a strap for if you wanted to take them out and just wear them around your neck. I do that with my JBL wireless all the time. I would really miss not having that.
what I like seeing is that the iPhone is providing less of a percentage of Apple’s sales from a dollar perspective. I’d like to see it under 50%. Even though it’s called that, it’s not just a phone company.