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Note to the Politicians: Apple can freely invest in China, using profits made in China from Apple products manufactured in China, without paying the US Treasury their demanded 35% of the profit. Now, if Apple could repatriate those $$$ without outlandish tax levies (like the vast majority of Industrialized countries allow), Apple would be making investments like this in US Companies. The United States is one of only six industrialized nations (of 34 OECD members) that taxes domestic corporations on a worldwide basis. In the past fifteen years, thirteen OECD countries have moved to a territorial system that exempts all or most of active foreign earned income from domestic taxation.[4] [4] PricewaterhouseCoopers, Evolution of Territorial Tax Systems in the OECD, prepared for the Technology CEO Council (Apr. 2, 2013),  http://www.techceocouncil.org/clientuploads/reports/Report on Territorial Tax Systems_20130402b.pdf.

The expanse of property committed to the new Apple campus was ALL occupied by office buildings prior to the acquisition by Apple. It is likely that - given the vast areas of open space in the Apple design - that the employee density will be lower than previously on that site.

ValueAnalyst said:

I don't understand how 15M is considered a success, especially at a lower than expected price and gross margin, when there are 300 Million people using 3 or more years old 4-inch iPhones, tens of millions of people in China and India alone becoming "middle class" each year, and a ton of people who regrettably upgraded to larger screen iPhones because 4-inch form factor hasn't been updated in years. Apple should be selling over 100 million of IPhone SE's not 15M!!!

Well, the article actually says they will sell 40 Million SEs. After cannibalization they are suggesting net 15 Million more iPhones in total during 2016.

rhonin said:

Not a bad update however to classify it as a 4.5 / 5 when it is only marginally better than a 5S is a bit of a misnomer. Is it worth an upgrade from a 5S on a 2 year or payment plan? Don't think so. I can see this as more of an entry level device. Still, they could have done better.

Marginally better? Suggest you look at the specs - unless you are only focused on the superficial 4" form factor rather than all the great electronics inside. True, for some folks its all about the cover, not the book.

As an Apple shareholder, I would prefer such an exploit comes from outside Apple. In 3 months, when it is out in the wild compromizing millions of bank accounts in the hands of nefarious agents, Apple can plead innocent to the damage done.