Apple Inc.

[Wildreamz]

Hey guys just join this forum! hope to learn new things here!

I'd like to ask thing regarding taxation..
us is reviewing a tax reform, and I will change apple profit a lot more.
now the bill is not passed yet, but lets say the bill pass next week, is the tax reduction benefit still apply to the previous week sales of iPhone x? or they would count the tax separately in 1Q?

Not sure. But I think that's immaterial in the bigger picture.. More important is the growth trajectory of Apple (and repatriation, very significant in the case for Apple). I think the future is very bright

The corporate Tax plan looks very aggressive, if succeed, is going to be a very significant positive catalyst for Apple (effective tax rate around 26%)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/07/oracle-j...ation.html

The U.S. government wants to reduce the federal corporate tax rate to 20 percent from its current maximum level of 35 percent. It also says profits that companies are holding overseas could soon be repatriated at a rate of around 10 percent.

(recently sold out, but looking to enter again)

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If you invested $1,000 in Apple 10 years ago, here’s how much you’d have now

Shawn M. Carter
December 1, 2017

The cost of Apple's iPhone X debuted at a whopping $1,000. That's enough to see Billy Joel live in concert 10 times, spend nine days at Disneyland or take a cruise through the Caribbean.

If you invested that amount in Apple stock 10 years ago, you'd have $6,228 as of October 31 of this year — enough to buy the phone six times over, or to buy it once and still have room in your budget for a concert and a trip.

That's according to financial website How Much, which took a look at some popular stocks in 2007 to find out how much a $1,000 investment in each would be worth now. Of the companies it examined, Apple's performance fell short of only Netflix and Amazon.

In the graphic below, the blue dots are equivalent to a $1,000 initial investment, and the pink dots equal the investment's current total value.

More details in https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/30/if-you-p...e-now.html

[Behappyalways]

Apple admits to slowing down older iPhones & S’poreans aren’t buying the reason
https://mothership.sg/2017/12/apple-slow...d-iphones/

[Wildreamz]

Apple admits to slowing down older iPhones & S’poreans aren’t buying the reason
https://mothership.sg/2017/12/apple-slow...d-iphones/

Well majority of consumers will not buy the reason, except the die hard Apple Fans (which happen to be the majority of people who still own Apple devices in the first place).

[Wildreamz]

https://www.investopedia.com/news/apple-...lockchain/

Is Apple Planning to Use Blockchain?
By Donna Fuscaldo | December 23, 2017 — 2:45 AM EST

Apple Inc. has filed a new patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that indicates it is creating a system for certifying timestamps using blockchain technology.

[weijian]

Apple admits to slowing down older iPhones & S’poreans aren’t buying the reason
https://mothership.sg/2017/12/apple-slow...d-iphones/

Well majority of consumers will not buy the reason, except the die hard Apple Fans (which happen to be the majority of people who still own Apple devices in the first place).

It's a good re-conciliatory move, although Iphone users are a more captive audience (the ecosystem of iOS/iTune and the Apple store) than they themselves realize to be.

Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama, will offer $29 battery replacements for a year

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/28/1682...wn-apology

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Apple Says All Macs, iPhones and iPads Exposed to Chip Security Flaws

By Mark Gurman
January 5, 2018, 8:22 AM GMT+8 Updated on January 6, 2018, 4:01 AM GMT+8

Apple Inc. said all Mac computers and iOS devices, like iPhones and iPads, are affected by chip security flaws unearthed this week, but the company stressed there are no known exploits impacting users.

The Cupertino, California-based company said recent software updates for iPads, iPhones, iPod touches, Mac desktops and laptops, and the Apple TV set-top-box mitigate one of the vulnerabilities known as Meltdown.

Despite concern that fixes may slow down devices, Apple said its steps to address the Meltdown issue haven’t dented performance. The company will release an update to its Safari web browser in coming days to defend against another form of the security flaw known as Spectre. These steps could slow the speed of the browser by less than 2.5 percent, Apple said in a statement posted on its website.

More details in https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...-chip-flaw

[Wildreamz]

I would argue 1 step further than that: If you want an integrated Hardware and Software ecosystem: Smartwatches, PCs, Smartphone, Tablets etc, then Apple is your only option.

But Apple software has been losing quality over the years.

(not vested)

[the_fallen]

Apple admits to slowing down older iPhones & S’poreans aren’t buying the reason
https://mothership.sg/2017/12/apple-slow...d-iphones/

Well majority of consumers will not buy the reason, except the die hard Apple Fans (which happen to be the majority of people who still own Apple devices in the first place).

It's a good re-conciliatory move, although Iphone users are a more captive audience (the ecosystem of iOS/iTune and the Apple store) than they themselves realize to be.

Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama, will offer $29 battery replacements for a year

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/28/1682...wn-apology

At least now we know that we can wait for more news to be released by Apple before deciding if we want to get out iPhone battery replaced.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin...er-9821002

[Wildreamz]

Apple Is Well on Its Way to Doubling Services Revenue by 2020
newsfeedback@fool.com (Adam Levy) Jan 10, 2018 Updated 6 hrs ago
http://host.madison.com/business/investm...a54d5.html

At the beginning of last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook said his goal was to double the company's services revenue by 2020. For the 2017 fiscal year, services revenue increased 23% year over year, accelerating from the 22% growth it saw in 2016.