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AppleInsider said:

Cook was formerly Apple's chief operating officer, and has actually doubled annual revenues under his tenure from $108.2 billion to $215.7 billion. At the same time, critics and supporters alike have suggested that Apple has become too dependent on the iPhone, and unable to break out with new device categories like the Apple Watch or its rumored self-driving car.

Very shortsighted view of Apple. Ignoring Apple watch, AirPods, Apple Pay.  Also ignoring the advancements made by the Johnny Sruji's microprocessor division.
So far no other company has produced anything that'll knock the iPhone off its throne anytime soon. 

If Apple does go down the OLED route, they will need around 10 million of those displays for launch and a very conservative 100 million for the year, unless they plan to be supply constrained for the entire 2017-2018 FY. This assuming that 7 and 7S will be released alongside.  
If they only plan a version 8 and 8+ with OLED, then the numbers will easily double. 
I would think that every other manufacturer, including Samsung, is scrambling to secure their bit.  

fallenjt said:

yojimbo007 said:

Black version will be nice too. To me white stands out a but too much ..

Has Apple ever made black earphones for idevices before?

Don't worry, Samsung will with the release of The Galaxy S8 and claim they're out-innovating Apple, again. 

Very good insight into the thought process necessary to design such a simple and elegant device. 
The end result is simply something only Apple could've designed. 

I was a bit skeptical at first, concerned about how'd they look on me. I urge everyone to give them a try and return them if for whatever reason they don't fit your needs. 
Other than "they don't fit my ears" reason, I doubt there will be many returns. 

cropr said:

Soli said:

1) Why should you or I "feel bad" (or "feel good," for that matter) that Dell had a certain number of unit shipments in a quarter. Their unit shipment mean nothing to me as a Mac user. I doubt even the CEO of Apple "feels bad" that Dell had a slight uptick in cheap PC unit shipments.

If there is one PC supplier that Tim Cook is watching it must be Dell.  The Dell XPS is probably the only real competitor of the Macbook Pro

No it isn't. I've seen it on a colleagues desk, bought his same time as my 2015 rMBP. 
Their trackpad is inferior, their screen not as nice and as for speed, it's just slow as hell. Their default config comes with what Apple calls a fusion drive. Good for loading up the OS and slow at everything else. 
Dell's done what every other PC manufacturer does. Cut corners, in order to lower price. 
About the only place Dell beats out Apple is in their standard warranty. They offer 3 years to Apple's 1.