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macapfel said:

Why aren't people moving in? I thought they started, but can't see anyone in the compound that doesn't look like a construction worker.

The footage might have been taken on a weekend. The traffic on I-280 looks pretty light for a weekday.

Plus, there's probably a greater chance of an Apple employee complaining about the drone if this was recorded during normal hours of operation. The construction workers likely don't care much.

jungmark said:

Sorry, the analysts “missed” in their predictions. Apple did not. 

And when you’re grabbing billions of dollars in profit hand over fist, why are units still considered an important barometer?

You have failed to understand what Apple's current business strategy is and how they have grown their Services revenue into a separate category that now makes up 10% of the company's overall revenue, second only to iPhone sales.
 
Unit sales is a barometer of Services revenue.

The more units Apple sells, the greater the likelihood that Services (apps, iCloud, Apple Music) will grow.

This is a key reason why Apple makes a push to expand their presence in emerging markets (like BRIC: Brazil, Russia, India, China, etc.) by offering lower priced devices (like the iPhone SE). Don't forget that the Apple iOS App Store makes *far* more money than any Android App Store.

Unit sales are important to Apple because other revenue is tied to those units.

Less so for Android handset manufacturers who aren't getting a 30% cut off of Android app sales, song downloads, music subscriptions, etc.

And this is not limited to iPhones.

What do you think Lenovo gets when some Windows user buys a third-party productivity or media editing program? What is Apple's cut from the Mac App Store?

StrangeDays said:

zroger73 said:

I'll be very surprised if Apple allows this.

Which one of us is not getting this story?

“after Apple examines and releases it for publication.”

Many readers on the Internet have problems with reading comprehension even in their native language. I'm not singling out AppleInsider readers by the way. This is typical of pretty much any Internet service or site.

People making inane comments that imply that they did not fully comprehend what they read is now commonplace in the Internet of 2017. And be prepared for even more poor reading comprehension in 2018.

Enjoy!

  

macxpress said:

tallest skil said:

K-Cup said:

I don’t understand the bitterness about a company celebration for its biggest assets - its employees. I was at the Gwen Stefani Beer Bash…

I don’t think you’re allowed to post here by the terms of your contract, but it’s nice to get an Apple employee’s take.

Why can't an Apple employee post here? Unless they're talking about an unreleased product I don't see why they can't participate here. I hardly doubt talking about the Beer Bash is a violation of any contract they're under. 

Yeah, that comment makes no sense.

It's not like K-Cup was disclosing any sensitive material. If my manager brings in a box of doughnuts for the employees, I eat one and tell someone about it, I have not violated anything.

Again, there are quite a few people here who appear to be totally disconnected from the real world.

Worse, these off-kilter comments get nuttier and nuttier year after year. 

I get the fact that many commenters here are very young, have very few life experiences, and have never worked in a corporate/professional Fortune 500-type environment, but we're getting long-time commenters who seem to be defiantly clueless of how big businesses work. Even when the latter are repeatedly informed on how big business works, it appears they are completely ignoring this information. It's like they deliberately want to be treated as rubes.

So bizarre.

LOL, some people here are completely out of touch with reality.

Anything larger than some piddly startup's beer bust actually have more than *ONE* keg. That means a choice. You can have Bud Light (or similar piss water), Anchor Steam, or some mind-bindingly bitter IPA you want. Heck, they might even offer water and juices.