I haven’t been blown away by my iPhone 6. The build quality is so poor that I even considered switching to Android, even though we all know I won’t do that because I love iOS too much. Why can’t I run iOS on one of those really nice handsets that Samsung or Sony makes? I’ve heard the iPhone 6S is better, and I’ve been thinking of trading in, even though I’m sure it’s just more of the same. But that same has done incredibly well.
That’s right, iOS game developers just got an even larger audience as Apple reported that in Q4 (the period ending 26 September) they sold another 48 million iPhones and 9.88 million iPads. That marks a 20% decline in iPad sales, but still a record fourth quarter for Apple thanks to iPhone, Apple Watch, all-time records for Mac sales plus revenue from services.
So, how much money did Apple make? Apparently $11.1 billion net profit from revenue of $51.5 billion. Sorry, let me just help that sink in for a moment. While everyone else is actually losing money in the mobile space, Apple has reported profit of $11.1 billion. Shareholders will be paid out a dividend, but I just wish that someone would fix my cracked screen. You know, from my iPhone that cracked while in a case in my bag.
Are you one the many people who contributed to Apple’s ridiculous success this year? The Apple Watch is certainly a big part of it, and at least I followed my typical Apple wisdom and avoided the first generation product because it’s never great. But that second generation is already calling me name… Why do I do this to myself?
Last Updated: October 28, 2015
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:10
Flimsy inferior overpriced tech, the only reason they make so much profit, is because of this:
http://www.raisingsheep.net/uploads/1/3/5/3/13538303/6594421.jpg?442
I’m sorry, but that is just amazing to me that so many people fall in that trap.
As another awesome admiral once said, IT’S A TRAP!
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:11
Ugh, but that being said, most smartphone companies are skelm bliksems
#RockingOldTech
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:19
http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aKBpn2W_700b_v1.jpg
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:20
Dat insert!
HvR
October 28, 2015 at 09:11
There is a sucker born every minute
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:12
Oh you
oVg
October 28, 2015 at 09:45
Thanks to planned obsolescence I just stay away. R17 000 for these fcuking things and they are outdated within 6 months. I can see why muggers kill people for these things. Its because they have phones that are outdated.
Francois Knoetze
October 28, 2015 at 09:20
Odd, love my iPhone 6 and it has a nice sturdy case 2 years on and no chips, scratches etc. People can say about Apple what they want. the products are solid. Nothing to do with being a sheep. I have not had a bad experience with and iPhone ever. Android on the other hand I want to throw into a lake every time i use it(that is personal preference though and bad juju) Don’t give a rats ass about customisation, faster Octacore processors blah blah blah. My phone works. it takes my calls, the apps I use for cycling works perfectly, I sms/whatsapp, I take pretty pictures and my console apps are on it. Each to their own Apple works for me, Android works for others.
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:24
Agreed. It’s just a phone with a different OS. I’d rather hate on windows phones
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:26
Windows phones are not bad, BUT THAT HORRIBLE STORE IS WORSE THAN GAUTENG TRAFFIC
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:26
The interface is shit
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:28
My wife has one, I’m not fond of her phone. NOUkia, camera is good, battery life is damn good, ummmm, the….ummmm….yeah, battery and camera is good. Oh the screen is not too bad either.
Hey, that’s three!
HL3 CONFIRMED!
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:33
lol
Francois Knoetze
October 28, 2015 at 09:29
My grandmother has a windows phone. So she asks me how to get whatsapp on it. took me 15 minutes to just figure out where to go and what to search. Now I just a say: “I don’t know” to avoid that experience again.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:32
I wanted to take a quick picture of something a while ago, fiddling with the phone, put it down, walked to get my S4, took picture, done
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:34
Exactly
Brady miaau
October 28, 2015 at 10:26
that is true, but if all you do is Facebook and Whatsapp, like my wife, it is great.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:28
Well for me, not all Android’s are good. For instance, I don’t like Sony version, at all
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:21
Most expensive cult ever 😛
Francois Knoetze
October 28, 2015 at 09:23
I am very proud of it and sacrifice a bunny to Stan…I mean Satan every time my money goes out of my pocket. that being said the business and my own business pays for my dirty nasty hobbit habits.
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:27
Nice!
oVg
October 28, 2015 at 09:31
I hear the new iPhone can detect if you have prostate cancer from the smell of your fart.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
October 28, 2015 at 09:33
AMAZING!
HAI
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:37
Also it has a smug app so that teaches you to put on your best smug face when you spot people with other phones while driving in your Prius
oVg
October 28, 2015 at 09:41
lol, my Nokia is so old that whatsapp does not work anymore. Partly the main reason why I still keep it.
Remember, 80s KIDS did not even have answering machines. WIN
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 09:46
Whatsapp is really cool after I turned off read receipts. Now people cant know that I read their messages. Because apparently it’s rude to not stop driving, watching a movie or making food to reply immediately
oVg
October 28, 2015 at 09:48
lol I remember all the 20 years olds at work going nutts over the fact that they can now see when you read the message. Fuck privacy.
Hell, talk about the Borg collective.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 28, 2015 at 09:58
The trick is not switching on your phone’s data at all. Add not reading email to that & you’ll never be bothered. Because people don’t use phones to call you.
Hammersteyn
October 28, 2015 at 10:41
I like to stay in touch with our Destiny group. But not the rest of my erm….. friends
oVg
October 28, 2015 at 09:52
You will buy the next iPhone. You will buy the next iPhone. You will buy the next iPhone.