Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts)

On Aug 2, 2024 at 6:10:35 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
 

On 2024-08-02 15:02, Tyrone wrote:

On Aug 2, 2024 at 5:53:17 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
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The word "greatly" doesn't appear.
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And the chart provide shows a minuscule drop:
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<https://media.ycharts.com/charts/a9cdb555d19470ecebf9f8064448e144.png>
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What else have you made up?

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But hey. The good news is that since revenue has dropped, doesn't that
automatically mean that R&D spending has gone up as a percentage of revenue?
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Isn't that the metric that this dimwit has been using?

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Oh, he's shifted now.
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Now--suddenly--what's important is comparing R&D to stock buybacks.
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:-)

 Gee, who could have predicted that? "Apple's revenue is always rising, let's
compare R&D to that. Ooops, revenue drops slightly, let's no longer compare
R&D to that because I now see how stupid it is to compare R&D to revenue".