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Jony Ive's exit from Apple caused by company culture changes and growing frustration
So which is it? Is he just an “accountant” or is he personally engineering hardware?ravnorodom said:I think it's better for him to leave. The longer he stays the crazier Mac stuffs he will come up with that will become totally un-usable. I am glad thicker MacBook Pro is back with SD card slot and more ports so I don't have to pack extra accessories when travel. Kudos to Tim Cook.
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Jony Ive's exit from Apple caused by company culture changes and growing frustration
Yeah what a shit job he’s doing. Stock is up 1,000% since he too over, while the rest of the market is up 300%. Time to fire that clown.humbug1873 said:That's pretty much as expected. Cooks is an accountant at best who has absolutely no understanding how to keep Apple innovating. He leeched off the state of Apple when he'd taken over and admittedly was an effective Chief Excel Operator indeed.
But he failed giving Apple a future and I almost expect the next CEO toy (something with AR) is going to be the same thing as the 'Damn scribble toy' (S. Jobs) that failed to deliver a quality product from that guy that used to sell 'sugar water' (S.J. again).
History is repeating itself: The last round John Scully managed to grow the Macintosh after Steve left and essentially proved Apple is no longer able to develop a good product (case in point the embarrassing joke that was the Newton).
Now Tim Cook took over (again from SJ) and is executing well on all the (many) things Steve started, but I'm afraid he will fail delivering a quality AR Thingamagick (and the 'old' Apple stuff also starts to crumble in oh so many places).
I think Peak Apple is already behind us.
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Apple's Self Repair Program vs. Genius Bar: What it costs to fix an iPhone 13
What about all the other examples? Oh those don’t support your argument. Never mind.indieshack said:Even with Apples inflated parts cost, the camera replacement example illustrates just how outrageous Apples standard repair pricing is.
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Apple extends share buybacks by $90B, raises dividends by 5%
Buybacks help increase stock price assuming PEs remain constant. But during a recession share buybacks are indeed much like throwing money in a fireplace since PEs generally contract. Also the only way to cash in on a buyback is to sell stock, which brings worse tax consequences compared to dividends.JWSC said:I’m waiting for the ‘innumerati’ to chime in on how share buybacks are like throwing money in the fireplace. 😆It would be much better if Apple distributed part or all of the $90 billion as dividends, which right now are a paltry .5%.
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Notes of interest from Apple's Q2 2022 earnings report and conference call
That question would not be answered at all.radarthekat said:There was an indirect opportunity to ask about an Apple car. When Apple says, “… become carbon neutral across our supply chain and our products by 2030” an astute analyst should have asked for clarification.
”does this imply carbon neutral for existing products, or across all existing and coming products between now and 2030?”
If Apple is not planning a car in that timeframe, then the answer would be, “across all existing and coming products between now and 2030.” But if they are planning to introduce a vehicle in that timeframe it would be very difficult to imagine that whole new supply chain being carbon neutral, for such a heavy industry product. So Tim would have to truthfully say something like, “all existing and most new products.” Otherwise he might be caught lying to shareholders. His answer could provide an insight as to whether a car is coming this decade.
