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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoHow does Apple’s profitability being a little less than it used to be (they’re still insanely profitable) imply that it’s a “sinking ship”?
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Did you watch the video or are you guessing based on the thumbnail? Because the video isn’t about apples profitability.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I watched the first minute or so, which was aboua their stock price relative to Microsoft. Profitability is a huge part of a company’s stock price.
I didn’t watch the rest because I’m not going to watch a 30 min video without a good reason to.
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
TL;DR: Under Jobs, Apple focused on engineering products and the profitability and stock price followed. Under Cook, Apple focuses on stock price and is massively cutting R&D/Engineering costs to the point they did not release anything really new for years. E.g. Siri that is unable to catch up to modern chatbots.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Sure, that’s an argument for why the stock price is suffering, not for why macOS is in danger. Apple is still massively profitable, the stock price just reflects the market’s perception that profits won’t increase as fast as their competitors.