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Just Mac revenue by itself would be the envy of most companies. But you can easily look at Apple’s revenue breakdown between Mac, iPads, services, wearables, e

Just Mac revenue by itself would be the envy of most companies. But you can easily look at Apple’s revenue breakdown between Mac, iPads, services, wearables, etc and see that it is well diversified. And Microsoft never “bailed them out”. Before the MS deal was signed, Apple had already gotten a line of credit for a couple of billion. The $250 million that Microsoft invested in Apple was nothing. Apple turned around and used $100 million to buy out PowerComputings Mac license. It didn’t become profitable for another two years. The little money that Microsoft invested didn’t make a difference.

brookst 4y ago
Microsoft’s financial contribution was nothing, but Office on Mac was huge. Had there been some third OS that was thriving so Microsoft didn’t feel the need to prop Apple up for antitrust reasons, the world would be different. But so what? I can’t believe someone is seriously arguing that the failures of the Scully era are somehow damning to Apple under Cook. Sure, every company can fail. Apple is the most profitable company in the world right now, so it’s an odd time to sing doom songs.
- scarface74 4y ago
  Office had been on the Mac since the 80s. Microsoft didn’t just wake up one day in 1997 and decide to port Office to the Mac. They promised to keep doing what they were already doing.
com2kid 4y ago
What % of those wearables and services are tied to devices? If iPhones vanished tomorrow, how much trouble would Apple be in? Wearables are 100% attach rate to iPhone, and I'd presume so are the vast majority of service subscribers. > Before the MS deal was signed, Apple had already gotten a line of credit for a couple of billion. The $250 million that Microsoft invested in Apple was nothing. As others said, the software support, browser + office were huge.
- scarface74 4y ago
  They would still have Mac revenue that is more than they ever had pre-iPhone.

brookst 4y ago

Microsoft’s financial contribution was nothing, but Office on Mac was huge. Had there been some third OS that was thriving so Microsoft didn’t feel the need to prop Apple up for antitrust reasons, the world would be different. But so what? I can’t believe someone is seriously arguing that the failures of the Scully era are somehow damning to Apple under Cook. Sure, every company can fail. Apple is the most profitable company in the world right now, so it’s an odd time to sing doom songs.

scarface74 4y ago
Office had been on the Mac since the 80s. Microsoft didn’t just wake up one day in 1997 and decide to port Office to the Mac. They promised to keep doing what they were already doing.

com2kid 4y ago

What % of those wearables and services are tied to devices? If iPhones vanished tomorrow, how much trouble would Apple be in? Wearables are 100% attach rate to iPhone, and I'd presume so are the vast majority of service subscribers. > Before the MS deal was signed, Apple had already gotten a line of credit for a couple of billion. The $250 million that Microsoft invested in Apple was nothing. As others said, the software support, browser + office were huge.

scarface74 4y ago
They would still have Mac revenue that is more than they ever had pre-iPhone.