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Their business is almost entirely based off of iphones right now. If they focus on improving their desktop and laptop brand, they may be able to get some tract

Their business is almost entirely based off of iphones right now. If they focus on improving their desktop and laptop brand, they may be able to get some traction there. Perhaps if they make a lower-end line of computers or phones -- although I doubt they'll do that since they want to be seen as a 'premium' brand. Google isn't really more diverse than apple, something like 90% of their revenue comes from adwords. They keep trying to diversify and make a profit off of other venues, but they keep failing at it.

ricardobeat 9y ago
iPhones are 44% of the business at the moment. Mac, iPad, iPod, Watch and services make up the other 56%.
coryl 9y ago
- 46.7 million iPhones sold, up 2% YOY for revenue - 10.3 million iPads sold, up 14% YOY for revenue - 5.4 million Macs sold, up 25% YOY for revenue - $8.5 billion services revenue, up 34% YOY - $3.2 billion other products revenue, up 36% YOY They seem to be doing really well with Macs and iPads sales, as well as extracting more profit out of iPhone users with services like Music. Apple just finds a way to keep growing. I imagine the reinvented Mac desktop machine might help (https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives) and hopefully Watch will eventually get the mythical bloodless glucose reader they've been researching for years.
ineedasername 9y ago
True I suppose. Apple sells hardware and earns revenue through a platform they created for content. Google sells much less hardware, but made the OS the Platform, app store included, primarily to have control of the ecosystem for ad delivery. The primary difference in terms of security of their revenue streams is that Google doesn't need to sell hardware to secure their stream, while Apple's (apart from itunes for music on a PC) is directly tied to # of hardware units it can push. It's still always jarring when I realize, yet again, "Wait, Google is just an advertising firm. All else follows that."
abritinthebay 9y ago
The iPhone is the lowest % of their revenue it’s been for a long time. Your advice is the same as what every armchair analyst has been saying for 10 years. I see no reason to believe it’s gotten any higher quality now.
- ineedasername 9y ago
  Well, there's my grains of salt for me then too! At least I'm not getting paid to get this stuff right, I'd hate to be a paid incompetent instead of just a hobbyist at it.
  - abritinthebay 9y ago
    Haha, yes, many of these professional “analysts” are merely professional click-bait writers.

ricardobeat 9y ago

iPhones are 44% of the business at the moment. Mac, iPad, iPod, Watch and services make up the other 56%.

coryl 9y ago

- 46.7 million iPhones sold, up 2% YOY for revenue - 10.3 million iPads sold, up 14% YOY for revenue - 5.4 million Macs sold, up 25% YOY for revenue - $8.5 billion services revenue, up 34% YOY - $3.2 billion other products revenue, up 36% YOY They seem to be doing really well with Macs and iPads sales, as well as extracting more profit out of iPhone users with services like Music. Apple just finds a way to keep growing. I imagine the reinvented Mac desktop machine might help (https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives) and hopefully Watch will eventually get the mythical bloodless glucose reader they've been researching for years.

ineedasername 9y ago

True I suppose. Apple sells hardware and earns revenue through a platform they created for content. Google sells much less hardware, but made the OS the Platform, app store included, primarily to have control of the ecosystem for ad delivery. The primary difference in terms of security of their revenue streams is that Google doesn't need to sell hardware to secure their stream, while Apple's (apart from itunes for music on a PC) is directly tied to # of hardware units it can push. It's still always jarring when I realize, yet again, "Wait, Google is just an advertising firm. All else follows that."

abritinthebay 9y ago

The iPhone is the lowest % of their revenue it’s been for a long time. Your advice is the same as what every armchair analyst has been saying for 10 years. I see no reason to believe it’s gotten any higher quality now.

ineedasername 9y ago
Well, there's my grains of salt for me then too! At least I'm not getting paid to get this stuff right, I'd hate to be a paid incompetent instead of just a hobbyist at it.
- abritinthebay 9y ago
  Haha, yes, many of these professional “analysts” are merely professional click-bait writers.