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  • Ming-Chi Kuo thinks he knows why the iPhone 14 may launch early

    […] solely extrapolating from Apple's positive 3Q22 outlook, however, he thinks there are other pressures that will mean an early release benefits Apple.

    Of course that won't add to the total sales, just add to CQ3 to the detriment of CQ4. However for fiscal yearly sales, this would pad a little extra to FY2022 to the detriment FY2023.
    watto_cobra
  • China smartphone market plummets as Apple gains ground

    JP234 said:
    JP234 said:
    Apple is doomed. China is not our friend.  :s 
    So sayeth the prophet. Predicting the demise of Apple has cost a lot of investors and traders billions. Chinese consumers understand Apple's commitment to guarding their data and their privacy, and know full well that any Chinese-made smartphone is designed to spy on and track them. That's the reason Apple is gaining traction in the Chinese market. Huawei has already been caught implanting government tracking chips in their phones, for both foreign and domestic use.

    There is also the undeniable superiority of iOS over Android.
    This is precious. Do you have links to this story? 
    Sure!
    I don't see the link mentioned implementing tracking chips in the phones. I was scammed by you.
    FTA : "U.S. officials revealed some of what they knew about Huawei, in particular its reputation for being an extension of Beijing's spying apparatus. U.S. officials disclosed findings that Huawei had used backdoors in networking equipment it manufactured"

    Granted, they're neither tracking chips nor are they in the phones. However software based backdoors can be easier to implement and ported to other equipment like phones and can be harder to discover. They're also only some of the findings that were revealed. So the original claim is definitely a technical stretch but the spying narrative is by no means a scam (as per the link).
    watto_cobra
  • Apple added more than 30 million paid subscriptions in 2022

    So is there only an "earrings report" this time and no "earning call" ? Will there be a call later ? Did I miss some announcement ?
    Is that why AI's coverage is minimal this time ?
    Granted the record is not quite the blowout of others but still, the stock is trading at around +3% in after hours trading, more than 3 hours after the report and AI usually has more detail and reports on the Q&A of the call.
    JanNLwatto_cobrawilliamlondon
  • Apple reports record-breaking $83B in revenue in supply impacted Q3 2022

    JP234 said:
    I worked at Apple for 12 years. While Tim Cook may lack the vision of Steve Jobs, his brilliance as a businessman makes him a worthy successor, and one of the best CEO's in the world. The numbers don't lie, and those numbers have enriched the portfolios of millions, myself included.

    Tim is at Apple because of Steve, and Tim has carried Steve's torch of strong principles tall and proud. I fear the next CEO will not do that, and it will be a sad moment of change in Apple's lifetime. But change is inevitable.
    I'm not so sure. It has been suggested that Jeff Williams is being groomed as the next CEO or at the very least a serious candidate for succession. He is similar to Tim in many ways and has followed a similar path both before and within Apple, even similar functions albeit offset by a decade or so. I'm very confident that that particular succession would go quite smoothly and Apple's DNA will still be in good hands.
    byronl
  • How the EU's new big tech antitrust laws will hit Apple

    gatorguy said:
    JFC_PA said:
    Side loading is an open door for spyware, state sponsored and otherwise. 
    Apps don't sideload by themselves. If you only use the AppStore, alternate sources have zero danger for you. 
    My main concern about side loading security is 'Man in the Middle' infectes versions of popular So Me software or other communication trojans that could potentially send malware to people with the real legit App Store version.
    watto_cobraStrangeDays