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It seems like apple can continue to grow ‘unit sales’ by introducing new products like the watch at a regular pace.

wiremine 8y ago
Came here to make this exact point. Of course, the iPhone was a unique product in terms of how it changed the trajectory of Apple's fortunes, and likely can't be replicated. It's dominated 24% of the company's history. (10 years between 2007 and 2017; Apple was founded in 1976) If iPhone sales are flat, goosing the price makes sense, but it isn't the future of the company. To be honest, as a technologist, I'm sort of relieved. I'm interested in what's next, and now that the iPhone (and smartphones in general) is a refined product, I'm really interested in what's next in tech.
- ctdonath 8y ago
  Look for the next in flat computers. Seriously. AR/VR glasses might count.
toyg 8y ago
Or like the Earpods. I expect they will continue making discrete, targeted bets on wearables and other augmenters, while they keep poking at big ideas like the car. I really don't see them going the "social" way. Cook does cloud software as well as Steve did (i.e. not very), he'd rather sell physical widgets and be a landlord on the resulting platforms. I think this post reads too much into "Today at Apple", Apple are just reacting to Google building a similar network of physical locations for outreach and training last year, IMHO.
- macintux 8y ago
  > Apple are just reacting to Google building a similar network of physical locations for outreach and training last year You know Apple has been offering free classes at their retail stores for years, right?
  - toyg 8y ago
    Yeah but they’ve mostly been basic tutorials. The idea of “Today”, if i remember correctly, is to go beyond that, both in terms of volume and audience. Are you suggesting “today” is just a coat of paint over the existing stuff?
    - macintux 8y ago
      I'm suggesting that I doubt Apple is reacting to Google.
    - pertymcpert 8y ago
      I think so, they were definitely doing this first before anything Google did. Seems like they're just expanding it further logically.

Came here to make this exact point. Of course, the iPhone was a unique product in terms of how it changed the trajectory of Apple's fortunes, and likely can't be replicated. It's dominated 24% of the company's history. (10 years between 2007 and 2017; Apple was founded in 1976) If iPhone sales are flat, goosing the price makes sense, but it isn't the future of the company. To be honest, as a technologist, I'm sort of relieved. I'm interested in what's next, and now that the iPhone (and smartphones in general) is a refined product, I'm really interested in what's next in tech.

ctdonath 8y ago
Look for the next in flat computers. Seriously. AR/VR glasses might count.

toyg 8y ago

Or like the Earpods. I expect they will continue making discrete, targeted bets on wearables and other augmenters, while they keep poking at big ideas like the car. I really don't see them going the "social" way. Cook does cloud software as well as Steve did (i.e. not very), he'd rather sell physical widgets and be a landlord on the resulting platforms. I think this post reads too much into "Today at Apple", Apple are just reacting to Google building a similar network of physical locations for outreach and training last year, IMHO.

macintux 8y ago
> Apple are just reacting to Google building a similar network of physical locations for outreach and training last year You know Apple has been offering free classes at their retail stores for years, right?
- toyg 8y ago
  Yeah but they’ve mostly been basic tutorials. The idea of “Today”, if i remember correctly, is to go beyond that, both in terms of volume and audience. Are you suggesting “today” is just a coat of paint over the existing stuff?
  - macintux 8y ago
    I'm suggesting that I doubt Apple is reacting to Google.
  - pertymcpert 8y ago
    I think so, they were definitely doing this first before anything Google did. Seems like they're just expanding it further logically.