Each Apple cultist gets a chip implant for the purpose of transferring funds directly from their employer or family to Apple at scheduled times, such as shortly before Apple reporting dates or whatever other times Apple deems to be appropriate, in amounts to be determined by Apple based on sophisticated AI algorithms that take into account the cultist's conditions of employment and those of their immediate family. This is the Apple I-chip.
Non-Apple USB C devices such as Moto G6 (recommended!) do just fine with hardware compatibility. I don't need any dongles at all, just cables with type C instead of micro B. The computer/power wart end remains type A. This is fairly painless.
Type C on both ends gets into guaranteed crazy land, where Apple is jumping in with both feet. Saner companies are introducing host-side type C gradually as just one of several ports, typically also including several type A, at least one HDMI, and a DisplayPort. Maybe in five years that will evolve to just type A and type C. VGA ports became scarce years ago and DVI is starting to vanish in favor of HDMI. Good riddance to DVI, what an annoying cable to connect! And I hope HDMI dies out soon too, with its consumer electronics association roots, and also being a pretty crappy plug ergonomics-wise, but realistically all those TVs are going to keep it alive for some time.
DisplayPort connectors are probably going to die out before HDMI because type C is so much nicer. Which is perfectly fine with me, because I, like many people, don't yet own a single DisplayPort capable monitor. So I will just keep my wallet in my pocket until USB C monitors become common, not just on the high end. Ideally, classic DisplayPort never becomes part of my strange cable collection.
Dropping type A right now, today, would just be pure idiocy, but I expect that Apple is fully capable of it and will do exactly that.
The connector is the same (and it's shitty) but the signaling is very different
The connector is not shitty, it's a fine piece of work in terms of capability, ergonomics, form factor, mechanical stability and basically all the things that matter about a connector. Thunderbolt 3 conforms to USB Type-C physically, electrically and protocol-wise, using Type-C's "alternate mode" functionality to provide PCI-E and DisplayPort functionality. So I take issue with your "very different" characterization, it indicates that you have not bothered to read the Wikipedia page or "Thunderbolt Technology Community" page, or any other accurate information. (BTW, you'd be an idiot to trust my post too, just go right ahead and check it.)
USB-C and its Thunderbolt 3 superset are high minded, ambitious projects, apparently well executed, but with obvious potential for compatibility nightmares. We are right now on the verge of finding out just how bad that is going to be. Let's hope for the best.
What you can connect to what depends very much on the controller hardware on each end and the software driving that controller hardware. For example, to connect a monitor you need hardware such as DisplayPort, which is (apparently) always supported by Thunderbolt 3 controllers, but does not necessarily require Thunderbolt 3 because it is one of the "Alternate Mode partner specifications" defined for USB Type-C. HDMI is another alternate mode partner specification defined for USB-C. Apparently, Thunderbolt always provides HDMI 2.0, but this can also be provided without Thunderbolt. Confused yet? You should be. If not, then you just don't understand.
Did you know what I was talking about? Yes? Then we're good. That's why I spell I-phone that way, so you know what I'm talking about. It's not my job to do your branding for you.
Good idea. I suggest they start an orchard, they've already got some investment in branding. But not sure how strong the market is for black apples though.
A common one I see often is the belief that a company buying its own shares increases the price of the remaining shares. No. Because the decrease in company value exactly balances the larger portion of the company represented by each share. The share price therefore remains the same.
As an exercise, assume that a company has only two shares issued, and its entire assets consist of $100 in the bank. Each share is obviously worth $50. Now the company buys back one of the shares, the company is now worth $50. And there is now one share outstanding, representing the entire value of the company. That is, $50. Hmm, magic, the share value did not change. And like magic, this principle holds no matter how many shares there are or what the company is worth. The technical term for this is "mathematics".
Of course it gets more complicated when you mix in some emotions, and a liberal sprinkling of stupidity.
What irrational predictions? Apple's share of the smartphone market did shrink. Apple's unit growth has now stopped. Soon Apple's revenue growth will stop.
You worried? Just don't own AAPL and you will be ok. I would suggest also not owning an I-phone because it makes you look stupid, but that's just what I think. You go right ahead.
It does not matter whether a company retires its own shares or not. If not retired (struct from the register by shareholder resolution) then it is simply unissued stock, pure paper. It is common for companies to have unissued stock, this has no effect whatsoever on the share price or any other valuation measure.
Now Apple is already down to 11% of the worldwide market and was passed by Huawei at 15%. Xiaomi is now only 2% behind Apple, coming up fast, and Oppo is 3% behind. Apple will soon be fourth or fifth by market share.
Companies care about their stock price because if it does not go up, major shareholders will get together and throw out the current management. Happens all the time. Another major reason is employee stock compensation, top employees head for the exits really fast if their options go underwater. There are other reasons but those are the big ones for tech companies.
As far as I know it is impossible for a corporation to own stock in itself and I am embarrassed on behalf of pope ratzo, even more so for anyone who would take anything he says seriously, ever again.
On the conference call, Tim Cook said it is Apple's objective to always grow unit sales and at the same time he had his CFO state that they would be keeping those unit sales secret from now on. (Why Tim Cook was not man enough to state this himself... oh wait.)
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Apple watch dropped from 35% to 30% market share year over year, to hold a minority share of a market it once owned, while Fitbit Shipments grew 348%.
It was a parody post, right? This is the Apple that can't even make a wireless charger.
Each Apple cultist gets a chip implant for the purpose of transferring funds directly from their employer or family to Apple at scheduled times, such as shortly before Apple reporting dates or whatever other times Apple deems to be appropriate, in amounts to be determined by Apple based on sophisticated AI algorithms that take into account the cultist's conditions of employment and those of their immediate family. This is the Apple I-chip.
Apple sales growth is down. Way down. Shark Apple needs to keep moving, otherwise it drowns.
I-phone.
Better look down.
That's the general public. Do you talk that way in general life?
the top five shareholders of Apple stock are all Apple executives.
Individual shareholders. See 0.1%, above. Bucko.
To be honest, getting triggered by I-phone makes you look like a snowflake.
Non-Apple USB C devices such as Moto G6 (recommended!) do just fine with hardware compatibility. I don't need any dongles at all, just cables with type C instead of micro B. The computer/power wart end remains type A. This is fairly painless.
Type C on both ends gets into guaranteed crazy land, where Apple is jumping in with both feet. Saner companies are introducing host-side type C gradually as just one of several ports, typically also including several type A, at least one HDMI, and a DisplayPort. Maybe in five years that will evolve to just type A and type C. VGA ports became scarce years ago and DVI is starting to vanish in favor of HDMI. Good riddance to DVI, what an annoying cable to connect! And I hope HDMI dies out soon too, with its consumer electronics association roots, and also being a pretty crappy plug ergonomics-wise, but realistically all those TVs are going to keep it alive for some time.
DisplayPort connectors are probably going to die out before HDMI because type C is so much nicer. Which is perfectly fine with me, because I, like many people, don't yet own a single DisplayPort capable monitor. So I will just keep my wallet in my pocket until USB C monitors become common, not just on the high end. Ideally, classic DisplayPort never becomes part of my strange cable collection.
Dropping type A right now, today, would just be pure idiocy, but I expect that Apple is fully capable of it and will do exactly that.
The foul mounted troll is actually right, Thunderbolt is a superset of USB-C. Seems to be you who doesn't understand the electricals.
The connector is the same (and it's shitty) but the signaling is very different
The connector is not shitty, it's a fine piece of work in terms of capability, ergonomics, form factor, mechanical stability and basically all the things that matter about a connector. Thunderbolt 3 conforms to USB Type-C physically, electrically and protocol-wise, using Type-C's "alternate mode" functionality to provide PCI-E and DisplayPort functionality. So I take issue with your "very different" characterization, it indicates that you have not bothered to read the Wikipedia page or "Thunderbolt Technology Community" page, or any other accurate information. (BTW, you'd be an idiot to trust my post too, just go right ahead and check it.)
USB-C and its Thunderbolt 3 superset are high minded, ambitious projects, apparently well executed, but with obvious potential for compatibility nightmares. We are right now on the verge of finding out just how bad that is going to be. Let's hope for the best.
What you can connect to what depends very much on the controller hardware on each end and the software driving that controller hardware. For example, to connect a monitor you need hardware such as DisplayPort, which is (apparently) always supported by Thunderbolt 3 controllers, but does not necessarily require Thunderbolt 3 because it is one of the "Alternate Mode partner specifications" defined for USB Type-C. HDMI is another alternate mode partner specification defined for USB-C. Apparently, Thunderbolt always provides HDMI 2.0, but this can also be provided without Thunderbolt. Confused yet? You should be. If not, then you just don't understand.
Necklaces and bangles made out of unsold I-phones should do well. Maybe just add straps and turn them into flipflops.
They could make the price go down any time they want, just by releasing sales figures again.
You got that right. They could also make the price go down by never releasing sales figures. See how it works?
the largest tranches of stock are being held by APPLE EXECUTIVES.
You are deeply clueless about all matters financial, yet you blow hard on the internet.
0.1% of Apple is owned by insiders.
You know why they call it Silly Valley.
Did you know what I was talking about? Yes? Then we're good. That's why I spell I-phone that way, so you know what I'm talking about. It's not my job to do your branding for you.
Good idea. I suggest they start an orchard, they've already got some investment in branding. But not sure how strong the market is for black apples though.
A common one I see often is the belief that a company buying its own shares increases the price of the remaining shares. No. Because the decrease in company value exactly balances the larger portion of the company represented by each share. The share price therefore remains the same.
As an exercise, assume that a company has only two shares issued, and its entire assets consist of $100 in the bank. Each share is obviously worth $50. Now the company buys back one of the shares, the company is now worth $50. And there is now one share outstanding, representing the entire value of the company. That is, $50. Hmm, magic, the share value did not change. And like magic, this principle holds no matter how many shares there are or what the company is worth. The technical term for this is "mathematics".
Of course it gets more complicated when you mix in some emotions, and a liberal sprinkling of stupidity.
What irrational predictions? Apple's share of the smartphone market did shrink. Apple's unit growth has now stopped. Soon Apple's revenue growth will stop.
You worried? Just don't own AAPL and you will be ok. I would suggest also not owning an I-phone because it makes you look stupid, but that's just what I think. You go right ahead.
It does not matter whether a company retires its own shares or not. If not retired (struct from the register by shareholder resolution) then it is simply unissued stock, pure paper. It is common for companies to have unissued stock, this has no effect whatsoever on the share price or any other valuation measure.
Apple is not losing marketshare.
Apple is losing marketshare.
Now Apple is already down to 11% of the worldwide market and was passed by Huawei at 15%. Xiaomi is now only 2% behind Apple, coming up fast, and Oppo is 3% behind. Apple will soon be fourth or fifth by market share.
Companies care about their stock price because if it does not go up, major shareholders will get together and throw out the current management. Happens all the time. Another major reason is employee stock compensation, top employees head for the exits really fast if their options go underwater. There are other reasons but those are the big ones for tech companies.
As far as I know it is impossible for a corporation to own stock in itself and I am embarrassed on behalf of pope ratzo, even more so for anyone who would take anything he says seriously, ever again.
On the conference call, Tim Cook said it is Apple's objective to always grow unit sales and at the same time he had his CFO state that they would be keeping those unit sales secret from now on. (Why Tim Cook was not man enough to state this himself... oh wait.)