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Apple signed 'many' publishers for subscription service at 50 percent revenue split, repor...
I keep reading all these silly news stories about Apple’s “exorbitant” cut. Obviously these writers have no idea how the printed magazine and newspaper business has worked since forever. The price you pay at the newsstand or for a subscription merely covers printing and postage costs. All the actual profits are generated through advertising. Apple is eliminating their distribution costs. A 50% cut of the subscription cost is exceedingly generous to the publishers, who will make most of their profit via advertising that is not susceptible to browser-based ad blockers.
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Apple needs blockbuster acquisitions in gaming & video streaming to thrive, claims J.P. Mo...
mobird said:Buy Tidal. HomePod could use some love with higher quality stream. Tidal is a much better experience than Apple Music, I don't need DJ's which seems to so important to Apple IMHO. -
Apple needs blockbuster acquisitions in gaming & video streaming to thrive, claims J.P. Mo...
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Apple's earnings warning indicates trouble in China, but everyone should calm down
victordias2000 said:In the UK, I noticed a lot of people given Huawei's mobiles and tablets as a gift. That surprised me and started thinking that Apple wouldn't have a good holiday season in UK, so I am not surprised about the news. Pricing is definitely affecting iPhone and iPad sales.
Oh, and thank you Google for providing free software development to the Chinese knockoff artists after destroying a great American tech company (Motorola) before selling it to, yep...the Chinese. Thanks Larry and Sergey! -
Apple's earnings warning indicates trouble in China, but everyone should calm down
I agree with the gist of this article, and yes, “analysts” have been hysterical about Apple for literally decades. That these fools are able to influence investors in any measurable way is both baffling and infuriating.
That said, I am not happy with Tim Cook. At all. Where are the new product lines? Why has Apple completely whiffed on home automation while Google (!) and Amazon (!!!) churn out cameras, doorbells and thermostats? I thought Apple was supposed to be the ultimate ecosystem creator? Where are all those billions of R&D dollars going? Smaller iPhone bezels? Why does Apple continually drag their feet on desktop and laptop computer hardware to the point of absurdity? Why does Apple allow the Chinese to shamelessly rip off their design IP without any countermarketing? Why isn’t Apple telling consumers that Google makes its money by whoring out the details of their personal lives? Google is creating a corporate surveillance state and the only times we hear Apple protest are during Cook interviews at events the average consumer is unaware of. Why does Siri lag behind the competition despite being first to market? Why isn’t iCloud a viable Dropbox replacement (no file versioning)? Why has Apple dropped the ball on pushing Apple TV as a legitimate gaming platform? Where is an Apple non-tracking, non-invasive web search service? Why did they bail out of the WiFi router business? You’d think they’re running on a skeleton crew with a crimped budget. Hey Tim, some products don’t command the same profit margin as others, AND THAT’S OK, as those products exist to make the overall ecosystem more complete and compelling. Tim is always talking about “an exciting product pipeline in the works” yet all we seem to get are upgrades of existing products. Geez, I feel like we’re back in the Spindler or Sculley days when Apple innovation was merely a slogan but not a reality.
Frankly I wish Tim would spend less time posturing politically or crusading for social justice causes and more time INTRODUCING NEW INDUSTRY-SHAKING PRODUCTS. Despite being a leftist hippie, Steve knew that getting political only alienates half the customer base. I wish Tim would follow Steve’s lead.
Bottom line: Apple is a right-brain company currently being run by a Left-brain CEO, and I don’t think that’s good in the long term. Show us the innovation, Tim!!! WHERE IS THE ONE MORE THING?????