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Actually, the key takeaway is that some analyst last year thought they were paying $3 billion. They’re making $10 billion on services now. Hardly seems that con

Actually, the key takeaway is that some analyst last year thought they were paying $3 billion. They’re making $10 billion on services now. Hardly seems that concerning, especially given the growth and the fact that you have no idea what Google is paying them. I also fail to see how a huge and rapidly growing services segment indicates that they’re no longer innovating. Especially given their total dominance and revenue growth in their other categories. Your comments all over this thread kinda just make it seem like you have an ax to grind against Apple.

charlesism 8y ago
Your comments all over this thread kinda just make it seem like you have an ax to grind against Apple. I'll assume you're not really interested in debating my motivations for posting here. That sounds like a good way to just get into a petty internet argument. Other than that, you make some good points. No, I don't see Apple innovating in ways that matter to me, to be honest. Of course, that's a messy argument. They have changed plenty of things since SJ passed. Those products appeal to many people. So I don't know how to quantify it. They've certainly made a lot of money, so there's that. As for services and Apple's focus on it: is it helping anybody? It doesn't help me. Instead I get nag screens and advertisements I didn't used to get. I get pushed to a "subscription model" I don't want. I get second rate versions of Spotify, Google Maps. And I've seen Apple evolve from eWorld through iTools through dotMac, MobileMe, iCloud... I'm not the only person whose mouth those services left with a bad taste. If Apple truly is, first and foremost, a "services company" as the OP pondered, then I think they really have their work cut for them.