CheeseFreeze

sighting said:

Oh no what would one of the richest most profile companies in the world do? How about stop using cheaper labor and move manufacturing back to the country that buys 40% of your products and oh wait makes 12% less profits..   I don't know how people are not pressuring companies like Apple to focus on the people instead of the profits.. I blame the Stockmarket. I t made us forget why we do what we do.

You clearly have zero knowledge of cost and supply chains. First, this transition will take more than 6-8 years to complete. Moving a very complex production chain to the US will take years, from building factories to overcoming regulations and hiring and retaining talent (which isn't even there!). Then, most of the parts and raw materials will have to be imported, oh no wait - tariffs...sourced from the US. Most of the raw materials aren't even there. Anyway, basically you end up with semi-empty factories because no one wants to do the work or labor is too expensive, a lack of raw materials and parts, and $5000 phones. 
You are clinging on a past that no longer exists and doesn't make any sense today. 

blitz1 said:

In less than a week, Apple has proved to be extremely vulnerable. 

Its supply chain is under attack by tariff's.

Its flagship product is under attack by its former star employee.

Its AI is nowhere to be found.

Apple is under enormous pressure and let's see how M. Cook can address it. 

There's a bunch of kids on this forum disliking everything they don't want to hear versus what they don't agree with. You are right, Apple is in a tough spot. Why would any adult user of this forum 'disagree' with a simple fact like this? No, instead they 'dislike' the comment because it's not the reality distortion field they feel comfortable with. That attitude feels very MAGA to me.  

cessnapaul said:

"we love developers" as long as we get a 30% cut.

Just because Karl Benz invented the automobile doesn't mean he gets a cut of every toll road.

Saying Apple deserves a 30% cut of all digital goods because they built the platform is like saying a mall owner deserves a percentage of everything sold in every store, forever, even after the store builds its own loyal customer base and no longer relies on foot traffic.

Sure, Apple built the “mall” - the App Store - and they deserve fair rent for access and discovery. But when Apple blocks tenants from even telling customers that cheaper options exist outside the mall, or forces them to use Apple’s own checkout system, it stops being about fair business and becomes about control.

The real issue isn’t whether Apple should earn money - they already do, handsomely. It’s that they’ve positioned themselves as landlord, tax authority, and competitor all at once. Epic’s win doesn’t mean developers escape costs - it just means they can finally choose how to run their businesses. That’s not freeloading. That’s competition.

And let’s be honest: a free economy isn’t absolute. It needs guardrails. When two companies are the app economy, protecting free markets requires regulation - not just to stop abuse, but to keep the system open for the next generation of creators.

So… what about, you know, the sound? 🤷‍♂️

In short, we expect pretty much nothing.