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Apple has some ideas to cut costs
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    In 2019 with introduction of T2 chip in all new hardware and with sales (in items produced) going fast down for Apple they are looking at rising profits ideas even more.

    Due to transition to proprietary ARM64 multicore chips with integrated GPU Apple want to cut amount of authorized service centers and pair it with big service cost increase (to keep demand in balance). Idea here is to decrease number of different hardware going to service centers and especially try to hurt repairs of older hardware (to stop delivering parts). Apple is analyzing market looking for most profitable cuts.

    Note - it is just unproved rumors from one of authorized repair guys (who is scared as hell to lose his work) :-)

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  • jleojleo

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Small addition from source.

    Recent Apple war on refurbished sellers on Amazon as well as on service centers is necessary first step. As they figured out that it is simpler to first make them go out of business slower and ahead of hard decisions to avoid lot of whining.

  • jleojleo

    Apple cutting important features such as SSD recovery port, i9 issues

  • jleojleo

    Why We Sold Apple Stock

    There are several reasons why Apple has done so poorly in services. First, it’s a product company. Macs, iPhones, and iPads are incredibly complex devices that, though they are packed with software, are released every year or every few years. Services are software — they almost require gradual, even daily improvement. You release an imperfect product and then keep improving it with continual releases. This approach seems to go against Apple’s DNA.

    The second and even more important point is that Apple is facing innovator’s dilemma: Today two-thirds of Apple revenues come from the iPhone, and for that beast to survive it requires a walled garden. This is why Apple’s music doesn’t work on Amazon’s or Google’s speakers. Oh, and what about Apple’s speakers? Apple predictably took a “premium” strategy with its speakers, a strategy that worked great with Macs, iPhones, and iPads. However, the strategy has failed in the case of speakers because Apple’s product is several times more expensive than the “good enough” offerings from Google and Amazon. Moreover, the walled-garden strategy has backfired here. For instance, Apple speakers will not play Spotify, an incredibly popular music service with 75 million paying users and 150 million active users that competes with Apple’s Music. Thus, to protect its iPhone cash cow, Apple services is fighting with one arm tied behind its back.

    https://realinvestmentadvice.com/why-we-sold-apple-stock/

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