mike_galloway

winstoner71 said:

emig647 said:

I really don’t understand this, especially when Bethesda was $7.5B. 

Just going to leave this here: https://medium.com/halting-problem/zyngas-offices-now-worth-more-than-zynga-the-company-47a704d48249

Because everyone has a phone. There isn’t one person out there who doesn’t have at least 1 game on their phone, be it if they play it or not. Mobile gaming is a huge deal, more so than any other platform. 

grayfox691 said:

It's hard to feel anything but bad about this. That's the problem with multi national companies being a thing these days. There is no loyalty nor sense of community for these companies. Apple, much like other huge International corporations prioritize its current and future wellbeing without any thought given to where they came from. Apple will continue to play all sides in order to get favor with whom ever it needs to increase its revenue and influence. I don't know what the answer is to all of this but at the end of the day I think companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and others have too much power. I don't like the idea of not sharing the wealth but at the same time as an American company I'd like to see apple spend some of its resources to balance that equation with (for example) some effort on improving its manufacturing footprint in the US. China won't be cheep forever. 

lkrupp said:

AAPL has moved past MSFT to regain the title of world’s most valuable company. So where’s the headline AppleInsider? When Microsoft passed Apple there was a big “Apple Dethroned” headlined article. 

So analysts are predicting the Apple Car will disrupt the auto industry? We’ll see, we’ll see I guess.

GeorgeBMac said:

omasou said:

The funny thing is I don't see anyone saving any money.

Or, as I pointed out earlier with my Honda:  I'll be installing a throttle body myself for $45.   Honda wants about a $1,000 for the same repair.

A couple years ago I replaced a kitchen faucet for about $50.  A plumber would have charged upwards of $150 (Guessing)

People used to do most of their repairs themselves and only called a specialist when it was really needed.

That said:  I have zero intention of trying to repair my iphone -- unless its a question of repair it or recycle it.

It’s quite possible that the part to be replaced will come complete with all the tools/glue/seals necessary to do the job with no option of buying the component without these items. These tools will also likely be designed for a “one off” repair and unsuitable for repeat repairs.