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The reality is that every business unit needs to justify its existence and when asking for headcount, it’s easier to point to a revenue stream you’re tied to ra
by matthewfcarlson 6mo ago
The reality is that every business unit needs to justify its existence and when asking for headcount, it’s easier to point to a revenue stream you’re tied to rather than “we help sell some things to businesses”
- carlosjobim 6mo agoAre you sure Apple does their accounting in that way?
- xp84 6mo agoDo you have a reason to believe they don’t? We’re not talking about some weird or obscure custom, it’s just basic business ideas.
- carlosjobim 6mo agoI think the burden of evidence is with you in this case. It doesn't make sense for Apple to do their accounting with such a method.
- robotresearcher 6mo agoApple famously doesn't have conventional business units. https://www.apple.com/careers/pdf/HBR_How_Apple_Is_Organized_For_Innovation-4.pdf https://www.apple.com/careers/pdf/HBR_How_Apple_Is_Organized...
- xp84 6mo agoThanks for this. For someone like me who hasn't worked inside Apple, it's very useful information.
- raw_anon_1111 6mo agoIf that were the case, the only business units that would ever be get funding would be the hardware sales. Even with AWS I doubt many of the service teams make enough money to justify their existence alone.
- hnlmorg 6mo agoI don’t disagree with that. But equally most business units in Apple are not tied to revenue streams. From R&D though to developers for other non-subscription software. And that’s before you then factor in the non-delivery team (eg finance, HR, lawyers, etc). So it’s not like a review stream is a requirement. Moreover, even back when they did have back office tooling as a revenue stream (eg OSX Server), Apple still left it to slowly rot before finally discontinuing it. So I just don’t think this is something anyone’s Apple cares enough about. If they did, then we wouldn’t be having this conversation to begin with.