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Interesting as all the negative people who said this wouldn't work. Just like the Apple Home Pod speaker right now. When will people learn that its Apple slow march to perfection that makes their products so good? Never enough credit for their accomplishments...

Lots of hate here coming from people who haven't done the job? Also as a former retail employee I can confirm for sure that it did and does suck big time. Working retail is not easy and most here putting down Apple employee couldn't do the job or even get this job as terrible as it can be (who would want it). Managers due suck big time and the worse thing is Apple tries to push the cool aid big time. Lots of people drink it but I wish they would just be honest with people. That's the thing that really makes this bad is the promise is not reality. This is the real problem... working at a fast food place most people don't think its a good job with fair pay and fair treatment. Working for Apple they like to mask the reality and it pisses people off when they don't get the prize. Its all smoke and mirrors...

Please appreciate your retail and support employees as most of them are working above their pay grade. They try to make the best of the situation and work hard for all the Apple fans.

However Apple does have great benefits and for the old timers like me who were smart left working at the mall with over a million in stock. Stock purchase plan was insane and buying shares for $1.10 adds up quick. Splits and more splits and constant share price increase is amazing. IMO you will see Apple at $400 a share in 5 years or less with no split. Big thing are coming and it's not going to stop for awhile. My advise is buy as many shares and you can and max out your 401K like I did. You still have a chance to get to the millionaire+ mall club!

Yes, it's a big worry, but give Tim a break. Trump is a moron and impossible to deal with... as far as the AI is concerned, Apple's OS's are complex and full of security. They are doing this the right way, slowly and correctly. However, Wall Street and investors hate this. They want it now!

Japhey said:

JP234 said:

coolfactor said:

JP234 said:

Insanely great. But what did this cost me, as an Apple shareholder? Betting my dividends would be higher if Apple spent a teeeeeny bit less on these eclectic and expensive stores that are popping up. Apple customers don't need a "floating dome" to shop for Apple goods and services. A mall store is just fine for me.

Comments like this remind me of why our world is so messed up. Humans are selfish, and not out of survival like the rest of nature.

So how is Apple's hard work at padding your pockets bringing value into your life? Do you drive an expensive car or a junker, just to be practical? Do you own a large screen TV or just read a book at night?

It goes both ways. Apple's investment in the "Apple experience" is why sales remain strong.

Actually, my wife and I drive Volvos. A 2013 S60 and a 2022 XC40, both Platinum trim, paid for in cash. Between our Apple, Microsoft, two utility and 5 oil company stocks, the dividends throw off enough cash to buy a new one (about $45-$50K each) every two years. My 2013 has only 28,000 garage kept miles on it, so I'm keeping it, even though I'd like a new one. Maybe if Apple paid me a special dividend or raised the dividend, I'd get a new 2023, even though my '13 is near mint. But I'm a lifelong gearhead, so cars are near the top of my spending priorities.

Our TV is only 43." And I read lots of books, too, mostly from the library. We have no debt; not cars, not mortgage, not credit card.

To put it in terms no millennial will ever understand, but every Boomer will, "You can't spend or borrow your way to prosperity."

To put it in terms that YOU will never understand, every single word of this post is cringe. 

Every
single
one. 

What’s cring is people competing to be more wholly than thou are? Who are any of you to criticize this person for their opinion as he can spend his money on what he wants to spend it on and you have no say. Apple has Millions of shareholders they all have different perspectives, and none of them is more important than the next. He is no more greedy than you are. Stop being so pc and trying to outdo each other with who is more holy. I’m sure you do everything with everyone else in mind every day. Never thinking of yourself. Ridiculous! Also, Apple is not a charity and was created by greedy people. No one is innocent…

No probable cause, no warrant, no way!

This is how the system is set up and if they want in then they need to do it legally. It's that simple. 

Why do people give away their freedoms and rights for FAKE security? The Terrorist Threat in almost nonexistent and not worth your freedoms and our money. We spend billions for security to protect us from absolutely nothing when it comes to this statistically. It's all FAKE and agenda driven. Here a list of thing that REALLY kill American's so maybe we should ban these things. How many people die from T in the USA each year? Almost none. Only 30 people have died from terrorism since 2001. More Americans have died from squirrel and raccoon attacks than have died from terrorism since 9/11.

Let's do the math... 30 people since 9/11 is less than 2 people a year. If you include 9/11 it's 178 a year. Still way less...


- Slip and Falls "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over one million Americans suffer a slip, trip, and fall injury and over 17, 000 people die in the U.S. annually because of these injuries."

- Bicycles "In 2015 in the United States, over 1,000 bicyclists died and there were almost 467,000 bicycle-related injuries."

- 300,000 Americans die of obesity every year.

- 40,000 Americans per year die of car accidents.

- 550,000 Americans per year die of cancer.

- Drowning 2000

- Poisoning 39,000

- Fires 2700

Chocking 2500

So sad!

The real question is how this will impact Apple’s phone sales if TikTok goes dark permanently. What are your thoughts?

williamlondon said:

darkvader said:

Less RAM, no GPU upgrades.

NOT impressed.  Honestly not even sure why Apple bothered.

Were you in the market for a new Pro or are you being your typical negative nelly self and just posting shit like always?

Why do people take this so personally? Unless you are a shareholder who gives a hoot what you think? You have no skin in the game. If you don't like the upgrade don't buy it. My wife's Forester has no OEM engine upgrade and no OEM storage upgrade. I mean I have to buy a space case if I want to haul around more stuff. I am not sure why Subaru even bothers and I am not impressed. 

Only people with no self-worth pin their existence on what another company sells. Buy what you like and don't worry about if it's the "BEST" or "CHEAPER" than Apple. You know I can buy a C8 for less money than a Bugatti!

I am in the same boat. I have been down a ton and have been saving this for my future for 20 plus years. I worked hard to earn this stock and no one gave it to me. With that being said, Apple will be here longer than Trump, and time will heal what he has done and what he will do. He will die of old age, and his legacy will be made fun of for a long time. He will go down as one of the worst presidents the USA has ever seen. I hate to be positive, but Tim and Apple are way smarter than Trump and his MAGA morons. We are in for some hard times, but it won't last forever. Apple will find a way, and if Microsoft can navigate and still be worth a ton with almost no innovation and a horrible leader, Apple is a way better company. It is funny how Trump wants to destroy great American companies, but the people will prevail.

kiwimachead said:

Far out. I’ll always struggle to understand how north Americans voted this psychopath into the White House, twice.

Because most Americans are uneducated and not very smart. We have some of the best and some of the worst people in the world. We are the stupid melting pot of the world. However, even the craziest MAGA will revolt when they can't afford cigarettes and beer. They will revolt when those lottery tickets won't get them out of this debt and mess they are in...

This is so DUMB!

Every year we hear about how Apple doesn't have a bigger market share than all those lame companies' phones but what does Apple have? All the profits! Since Android makes their money on the customer data no wonder they are cheaper. People who don't know quality, security, ease of use, non-fragmented OS, looking for the best deal buy Android. Ahh don't forget you can customize the icons on the Home Screen (mind blown). It's like buying a trailer home vs a custom home. It's cheaper but it costs you a whole bunch of your soul. 

Also, let's get more patriotic. Buy an American company's products. Don't buy something that someone else stole from Apple. Android would not exist (meaning all the Asian phones) if it were not for Jobs and Apple. 

Again ANY other company would jump for joy if they could profit just one-quarter of what Apple does. Apple is doomed...