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Macs make up 8% of Apple's revenue. That entire product line is basically a hobby compared to iPhone and its ecosystem.

by paxys 1y ago

wiseowise 1y ago
That's almost 9 billion.
api 1y ago
They’re also what everyone uses to build software for the iOS ecosystem.
gumby271 1y ago
This defense feels so ridiculous every time I hear it (and it's almost always about Apple). People trot it out about Airpods too. If Apple is too big to care about this product line, we should be enraged, not shrugging or pointing out how successful they are.
lapcat 1y ago
So you wouldn't mind taking an 8.5% pay cut? Apple stockholders wouldn't mind an 8.5% drop in the stock price? If Apple dropped the Mac, how many of those former Mac users would also drop the iPhone? (I would.) And of course, Mac is the platform for writing iPhone apps. Indeed, Mac is the platform that Apple engineers use to write the iPhone operating system, which was based on and shares a lot of code with the Mac operating system. The Mac is the lynchpin that holds the entire ecosystem together. It also provides a lot cachet to Apple. Most of the wealthiest and/or influential Apple users are Mac users as well as iPhone users. If Apple can't make a desktop computer anymore, the company's founding product, that would be embarrassing to say the least.
- bdangubic 1y ago
  > If Apple dropped the Mac, how many of those former Mac users would also drop the iPhone? (I would.) I would drop every device I have currently (myself and my family) which is too many to admit publicly
dangus 1y ago
Very shortsighted take considering Apple’s ecosystem advantage. macOS is a major part of keeping iPhone users on iPhones, and in turn keeping Apple users buying subscriptions. When you look at the most profitable demographics in the market (e.g. “computers over $1000”) Apple has a huge percentage of that market in both revenue and marketshare.
smcleod 1y ago
So "just" $32 billion USD?

Macs make up 8% of Apple's revenue. That entire product line is basically a hobby compared to iPhone and its ecosystem.

by paxys 1y ago

Macs make up 8% of Apple's revenue. That entire product line is basically a hobby compared to iPhone and its ecosystem.

wiseowise 1y ago

That's almost 9 billion.

api 1y ago

They’re also what everyone uses to build software for the iOS ecosystem.

gumby271 1y ago

This defense feels so ridiculous every time I hear it (and it's almost always about Apple). People trot it out about Airpods too. If Apple is too big to care about this product line, we should be enraged, not shrugging or pointing out how successful they are.

lapcat 1y ago

So you wouldn't mind taking an 8.5% pay cut? Apple stockholders wouldn't mind an 8.5% drop in the stock price? If Apple dropped the Mac, how many of those former Mac users would also drop the iPhone? (I would.) And of course, Mac is the platform for writing iPhone apps. Indeed, Mac is the platform that Apple engineers use to write the iPhone operating system, which was based on and shares a lot of code with the Mac operating system. The Mac is the lynchpin that holds the entire ecosystem together. It also provides a lot cachet to Apple. Most of the wealthiest and/or influential Apple users are Mac users as well as iPhone users. If Apple can't make a desktop computer anymore, the company's founding product, that would be embarrassing to say the least.

bdangubic 1y ago
> If Apple dropped the Mac, how many of those former Mac users would also drop the iPhone? (I would.) I would drop every device I have currently (myself and my family) which is too many to admit publicly

dangus 1y ago

Very shortsighted take considering Apple’s ecosystem advantage. macOS is a major part of keeping iPhone users on iPhones, and in turn keeping Apple users buying subscriptions. When you look at the most profitable demographics in the market (e.g. “computers over $1000”) Apple has a huge percentage of that market in both revenue and marketshare.

smcleod 1y ago

So "just" $32 billion USD?