Show you the money? How about the facts, as they appear on the ground right now?
Apple is about 70% dependent on iPhones to rake in the revenue and profits.
The other services Apple offers, are dependent on iPhone usage. So, basically, even the ‘iStore’ and iCloud and every other service, is an extension of the iPhone. Take away the iPhones, and the other services collapse. So, iPhone and ‘iServices’ are one and the same; it’s one ecosystem where everything revolves around the iPhone. Were the iPhone to lose its luster, the profits at Apple would drop precipitously. The 12% or so marketshare of the smartphone market that Apple enjoys, would not be enough to produce enough revenue from the ‘iServices’. The Android marketplace doesn’t have to worry about the number of users dropping precipitously, and whatever money is made from the ecosystem won’t be affected.
Apple is its own worst enemy,where they control the whole ecosystem, from hardware to software, and all of that serves to keep the number of users to a relatively low number when compared to Android/Google.
When it comes to your ‘straw man’ references, there aren’t any. The facts speak for themselves. It is you, as a member of the Apple-cult, that prefers to remain in denial about the problems which Apple faces. Throwing the argument back at me, doesn’t change the facts, and the investors and analysts are all asking the same questions that I have.
You remind me of that other cult, namely the Muslim-cult, where nothing that can be said will convince them that, they have a problem with their religion. Your religion is the Apple-cult. Try to get a ‘real’ and ‘normal’ religion.
I will gladly admit you created a strawman and you hump it’s leg more vigorously than any troll I’ve encountered on FreeRepublic.
It seems you get something meaningful out of your relationship with your strawman. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
Having said that, I’m embarrassed to watch. I’ll close the door so you can carry on. I assume you have his consent...