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I know correlation doesn't imply causation, but I'm going with it: https://i.imgur.com/fyveqs3.png https://i.imgur.com/fyveqs3.png edit: chart of AAPL stock pr

by meritt 8y ago

I know correlation doesn't imply causation, but I'm going with it: https://i.imgur.com/fyveqs3.png https://i.imgur.com/fyveqs3.png edit: chart of AAPL stock price for the past 12 years

spiritcat 8y ago
graph of sales of 4" phones?
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saagarjha 8y ago
Of course, Apple stopped selling 4" phones a couple of months before the dip we're seeing. You can't really tell the difference if you try to include more than a decade of data, though.
threeseed 8y ago
That is one of the most egregious abuses of statistics I've ever seen on HN. Pretty funny. Stock price correlates with a whole raft of macroeconomic factors e.g. economy, taxation not just the specific performance of Apple. And even ignoring that Apple's performance as a stock is dependent on their overall revenue and profit mix for which they are extremely diversified. It's not just about iPhones. What we do know is that iPhones are important to Apple and if they genuinely thought that there was a significant market for tiny phones then they would release one. They still sell the iPad mini and the smaller Apple Watch for example so it's not just they they are afraid of small things.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  I'm pretty sure the graph was originally meant as satire.
  - threeseed 8y ago
    I thought as much. But still you see a lot of comments even here that Apple would be saved if they released a new iPhone SE or some other small phone.
artursapek 8y ago
lmfao
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cm2187 8y ago
I bet they must pay with put options to keep attracting new talent!