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Re: Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

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Post by doodpants »

Tetraviolator wrote: post #5

This is great to see. As an Apple fan, it was fun to watch Google's Android quickly steal everything from the iPhone, and then fail to make as much money as Apple on the endeavor. Apple has been a great leader in consumer-ready touch devices.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: ideas cannot be "stolen", because an idea expressed is an idea shared. The moment Steve Jobs announced the iPhone is the moment Apple freely gave the world the idea of a keyboard-less and stylus-less touchscreen smartphone. Google didn't have to break into a vault to learn about this.

Re: Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

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Post by spullara »

icebraining wrote: post #297
pdpi wrote: post #295

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On what metric? Market cap says they're top dog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by_...

Oh, fair enough. But I think that's a poor metric, since it's much more "virtual" than metrics that actually affect the economy, like turnover. I prefer Forbes average of four metrics: http://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2014/05/07/the-worlds-...

That Forbes article was also written when Apple's market cap was "only" $483B. As of today it is $680B.

Re: Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

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Post by mcphage »

MBCook wrote: post #167
mcphage wrote: post #135

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I've got a 3, and want to upgrade, but... it's not super urgent. I use my iPad pretty often, but the iPad 3 has the feature I care about most (retina screen), and there haven't been many major changes since.

I've got a 3 but there is nothing wrong with it. The Air 2 is thinner and MUCH lighter, but enough to spend $500+? If they release a new version with some really big new feature like real stylus support for drawing they might get me, but as it is my iPad 3 works very well and I see no actual need to upgrade.

Yep, I agree. They're faster and lighter, but starting with the 3, they're all pretty good at what they're used for. Until they make some major change, people will keep them around for a while.

Re: Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

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Post by jsprogrammer »

runeks wrote: post #350
jsprogrammer wrote: post #304

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Apple employees create value. Apple itself hoards cash and leaks it out to shareholders.

Surely, the Apple employees use Apple's property when creating value. The employees -- presumably -- don't own the desk they sit at, the computer they use at work, the building in which they work. And they don't pay the bill from TSMC when wafers need to be produced -- Apple pays for all these things. It is able to do this, in part, because it has hoarded cash. I'm sure you wouldn't claim that it's possible for the e…

Does not mean it is optimal, only (potentially) marginally useful.

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Post by okibeogezi »

hyperbovine wrote: post #76
okibeogezi wrote: post #45

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Apple makes luxury products. People like luxury products. Luxury products have strong brand appeal so they can comfortably ask people to pay more for products. Any other company that sells like phones at Apple's price range will FAIL. You either make something extremely better for the same price or just as good at a lower price. Neither is a guaranty for success though.

They make luxury products and yet everyone owns one. That is the real genius.

http://www.businessinsider.com/no-one-can-beat-the-iphone-20...

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Post by MBCook »

lultimouomo wrote: post #234
MBCook wrote: post #172

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I've had that kind of problem before, and I can also tell you the old PowerBooks in the G4 era could be pretty bad. You were thrilled to upgrade because it made a big difference. I've owned some of the older laptops where bits would start wearing out. My current laptop is a 2010 MBP and I've upgraded both the RAM and the HD, neither one is an option now. The upfront costs are higher than they used to be, and I'm not…

> the old PowerBooks in the G4 era could be pretty bad. You were thrilled to upgrade because it made a big difference While I understand and respect your position, it made me smile that since someone was selling you pretty bad things, where bits would start wearing out, you were thrilled to give them more money for other things. Apple can really have the pie and eat it!

It wasn't that so much as the G4s were so underpowered that you'd jump at an excuse to get a faster one. I never had any real problem with them other than minor cosmetic things from heavy use.

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Post by snom380 »

adl wrote: post #346
throwawaymsft wrote: post #247

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If you've ever used one you'd immediately notice the build quality, responsiveness, usability and a zillion other factors which are hard to quantify. Comparing spec sheets doesn't do justice to the actual experience of using one. If you're serious, borrow one from a friend for a few days.

I have owned dozens of Macs (personal and work), from the clamshell iBook, TiBook, White iBooks, to the latest MacBooks and a few iMacs too. I'm very familiar with the platform ;-) Most of the time they are above the average PC/Laptop, I do give you that, but recent models have reduced functionality (non replaceable batteries, memory, HDD, dongles for ethernet, etc) all in the name of Form over Function.

Isn't the SSD replaceable on all of them? Sure, there are trade offs, but do you think built in Ethernet is important enough to warrant making a laptop thicker, given the WiFi speeds we have today?

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Post by 72deluxe »

AlexeyBrin wrote: post #318
72deluxe wrote: post #261

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I think this is accurate about the nix underpinnings of OSX. I spent years and years and years on Linux faffing around every distro upgrade, fighting with drivers, spending so much time getting stuff working, and then they pulled the stunt of new desktop paradigms, chucking 30+ years of desktop interaction in the bin, so I bought a MacBook after using OSX at work for some years and having a Mac Mini at home for some…

You can get VS 2013 Community Edition for free (it is basically the Pro edition with a different name), for your personal use or for companies with less than 5 people.

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely have to get that downloaded and sorted under a VM some time soon.

Is it really just the Pro version? Is distribution of software created with it limited?

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Post by 72deluxe »

slantyyz wrote: post #337
72deluxe wrote: post #258

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I have a 2012 MBP and it's the last of the good ones I feel. A real pity because I don't know what to move to when the time comes! (I too fear the insane RAM prices).

The good thing is that the 15" models have CPUs that are pretty fast, even today. The 2012's CPUs produce much less heat than the 2011s, so I tend to think that you're good beyond 2017 if you don't do anything that requires you to constantly get CPU speed bumps.

That's the message I want to hear. Thanks!

I do compile C++ in parallel frequently under Xcode, but I don't stress it for gaming other than for a few hours once a night. Stays cool most of the time (other than gaming, it goes mental then).

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Post by Dylan16807 »

rjaco31 wrote: post #248
Dylan16807 wrote: post #116

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Staffing and supplies for the staff are cheap enough when you have billions. Let's say you forgo airplanes, how much is it going to cost to get that carrier ready to sail?

Airplanes ain't exactly cheap though

...which is why the two sentence comment you replied to said to forgo airplanes...
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