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Apple quietly bought $17B more after record high $24B Q2 stock repurchase [u]
A company needs to be intensely focused on their strengths.randominternetperson said:Interesting to think that Apple could have been this generation's Berkshire Hathaway. Instead of buying billions of dollars worth of Apple shares each quarter, they could just as easily have purchases shares in Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, etc. In short order they would have enough stake in those companies have seats on the board. My understanding is that this practice is (was?) standard practice in Japan, so all the major industrial companies were closely linked. On net, I expect it's a good thing that this isn't the practice in the US, but it's interesting to think about.
Apple is not an investment bank.
Apple is a design-led product/solution/ecosystem company that builds loyal customers.
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Even Xiaomi staff can't distinguish its clone of Apple's Memoji
But - it is the only way to do a "memoji". There is no other way...the design is obvious... -
No, '250 scientists' didn't warn that AirPods are a cancer risk
Have you been using them a lot? It would explain much...wozwoz said:
Really? Where have you been hiding. Scientists have warned that potential health risks of chronic EMF exposure include cancer, genetic damages, neurological disorders, learning and memory deficits, and reproductive issues, among others.rogifan_new said:Hmm...DED’s article is the first I heard about this. -
Samsung to spend $116B in next decade to overtake chipmakers TSMC, Intel, Qualcomm
Margins for smartphone business outside of Apple are not high - trending to commodity. Yes, a few vendors have flagship phones that no doubt have some reasonable margins, but they do not sell enough of them to matter. Whereas that is all that Apple sells.crfcom said:
The margins that Apple holds don't say "commodity" to me.seanismorris said:
Agreed. Samsung does a lot of things well. Their best bet going forward is de-emphasizing phones, and re-up their parts business.cornchip said:Investing in core competency I see.. Making awesome mobile electronics is hard. Especially when you don't have any good software.
Phones are a commodity business, and Samsung is poor at software (which would allow them to differentiate). This just makes sense...
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Samsung delays launch of Galaxy Fold after review unit screen failures [u]
I wouldn't call "reviewers" beta testers...hentaiboy said:Samsung gives experimental product to some beta testers, responds to feedback, delays launch. Move on everyone.
