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Tim Cook may have met with Trump during WWDC to discuss second term priorities
shrave10 said:hexclock said:foregoneconclusion said:The 2017 tax cuts that CEOs used for stock buybacks are due to expire. These are the same tax cuts that the Fed predicted would increase inflation. Go figure…Reducing the corporate tax rate to compete with other countries allowed US companies to repatriate billions of dollars back to the United States.According to the CBO those tax cuts increased federal tax revenue because the economy grew. Inflation came from all the crazy spending congress has done over the last few years, starting during the pandemic.macxpress said:Fred257 said:Trump is going to lose in an absolute landslide. Both candidates are senile. Is this the best as a country we can do? Sad… -
Tim Cook may have met with Trump during WWDC to discuss second term priorities
foregoneconclusion said:The 2017 tax cuts that CEOs used for stock buybacks are due to expire. These are the same tax cuts that the Fed predicted would increase inflation. Go figure… -
Apple's new diversity exec hails from Bank of America
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Apple users are keeping their iPads for a very long time
The trend is pretty clear estimating iPad unit sales that the average device life is heading to 6+ years. About when Apple stops software upgrades
Same thing I believe is happening with Macs. 7+ average life
Best thing Apple can do is keep adding new users to the installed base. Eventually, units sales will increase as the average device life plateaus -
Analysts mostly nonplussed by DoJ suit, and believe Apple will win
Amazon’s antitrust trial stats Oct 2026. Real possibility Apple’s does not start until 2027 - 3 years from now. Plus year in appeal process. Ultimately to Supreme Court if necessary. This will be a 4-5 year journey
In meantime, Apple is already or will move forward addressing the “Top 5” issues the DOJ put in their filing,
1 - Messaging. Already announced will roll out of RCS. And, the encryption standard when ready
2 - Cloud Gaming. I believe Apple already announced support
3 - NFC. Apple can easily allow 3rd party access to NFC, like it just did in EU. All the plumbing is already built
4 - Smart Watches. Apple can easily create some new APIs that allow 3rd party watches more access to iPhone
5 - “Super Apps” - Not sure what this means. But Meta is trying to do this anyway