HermeyTheElf

I'm assuming you are upset about the potential pipeline environmental issues. Technology like this will help.

This chip could empower millions of people to know exactly what is in their consumable water, marshes, rivers, oceans, food, etc.

If a government or corporation does cheat the public like they did in the Flynt Michigan water crisis then those officials will be caught, convicted and thrown into prison for many years. Poisining and shortening the lifespan of thousands of people is tantamount to mass murder. 

There are additinal use cases where this technology will be useful. Food is a huge one: abnormal amounts of pesticides in fruits and vegtables, rotten eggs, etc. How about inconsistent or out-of-date prescription medicine, or unregulated vitamins?

Spectrometers built into mobile devices will help keep officials, pharmacists and corporate officers honest, and improve the quality of life on Earth. It's a huge step in the right direction.

And this is what happens when your Bixby phone explodes on your nads...

This is the age of Apple? I thought this was the age of Google since they have like 75-80% market share in mobile, or the age of Facebook since they have like a trillion users. Either Thiel is upset because Apple is stealing all the talent, or he is sniffing glue again.

Sales of the iPhone are seasonal. This means more iPhones are sold in the December quarter compared with other quarters. Every year Apple adjusts production lower to meet a lowered demand in the quarter or two following the December quarter. Then the production ramp for the next iPhone model occurs. 

Last year Nikkei said Apple was going to cut iPhone production by 30% going into the March quarter. This year they say 10%. If the correlation is 1:1 then Apple will sell more phones in the March 2017 quarter than they did in the March 2016 quarter.

Another note: an iPhone supplier recently stated the cut in production was 15% going into the next quarter. Again, this was from an elevated number of components compared to last year. A 10% cut is better than the 15% cut anticipated by this supplier a few weeks ago.

This is very bullish news. Production for the 7/7+ is more than the 6s was last year, and they are only cutting the 7/7+ production by 10%? Last year Nikkei said they were cutting the production of the 6s/6s+ by 30%.

Happy New Year!!!