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elijahg said:

GeorgeBMac said:

entropys said:

Love the mini. Will keep it as long as possible.

Apple needs to remember that it didn't get to where it is by satisfying stockholders.

Meeting customer wants and needs (even if it had to create them!) is what made (and makes) Apple great.  Yeh, only a minority want a smaller phone.  But likewise only a minority (8%) want a Mac.  

I strongly doubt that Apple is losing money on the mini.  Rather, because of lower demand they aren't making as much on it as a larger phone.  If that assumption is true then Apple is putting the interests of stockholders above those of their customers -- and that is not a sustainable business plan.

Unfortunately Cook is all about two things - squeezing as much profit out of products as possible, with the sole aim of increasing share price to satisfy investors, and using Apple as a platform for his virtue signalling. He only cares about the products as much as he has to to ensure continued profit growth.

The HomePod was probably cancelled as it didn’t hit some return on investment metric. AppleTV+ on the other hand is being given a free pass as it’s Cook’s attempt at a legacy. They’ve spent billions on AppleTV+, likely much more than the HP, but barely anyone talks about it. When the HP was cancelled, the thread had more comments by non-regulars than I’ve seen in years. The threads on AppleTV+ get a couple of comments, if that. 

As is often the case with postings like this, perception trumps reality. 
A simple Google search yields some interesting facts. 



We can see that Apple's margins started their upwards trajectory under Jobs until they hit their peak in 2012 (peak iPhone?). They have since levelled off under Tim Cook. So what conclusions can we draw? SJ was a greedy S.O.B. and TC is level headed manager?

Source: https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AAPL/apple/profit-margins

Acupuncture said:

Will these new lenses be devoid of the horrible green orbs that plague current and past iPhone photos?

You mean lense flare?



Unless you can find a way to bypass the laws of physics or take pictures where you're not pointing at light source. 
On DSLR's the lense hood can eliminate them.  

The event name is Spring Loaded.

Two words. 

Spring:
Event is held in "spring" in the Northern Hemisphere.
Something to do with springs. Insert Pencil in hinge it stays there secured. Push it and a spring pops it right out. 
Magic Keyboard 2. Push it all the way down and iPad is almost laying flat. Push it from that position and it pops right back up exposing keyboard, like a spring.

Loaded:
The event has many announcements, so it's loaded with goodies. 
I think moderate chance of new MacBooks, personally think these will be left to WWDC. Remember we are in a the middle of a global semiconductor shortage.
AirTags, still believe this will be more of a software feature announced in partnership with car manufacturers or other and through "Find my" services will be able to locate your car, bike etc. in crowded parking lots. 

My eyes!   
That picture of an iPad glued to a HomePod. 

crowley said:

Sounds like getting your phone stolen or lost could become much more of a problem.

Because in your part of the world, the laws of physics clearly state, that only smartphones can get stolen. 
Wallets containing plastic cards and/or paper passports, can never ever get stolen.  It's like dividing by zero.