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Apple heads into annual showcase reeling from AI missteps, tech upheaval and Trump’s trade war
AP News ^ | Updated 12:38 PM CDT, June 9, 2025 | MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Posted on 06/09/2025 11:09:38 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — After stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech’s pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

The presummer rite, which attracted thousands of developers from nearly 60 countries to Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters, was more subdued than the feverish anticipation that surrounded the event during the previous two years.

In 2023, Apple unveiled a mixed-reality headset that has been little more than a niche product, and last year WWDC trumpeted its first major foray into the AI craze with an array of new features highlighted by the promise of a smarter and more versatile version of its virtual assistant, Siri.

Apple had intended the planned Siri upgrade to herald its long-awaited attempt to become a major player in the AI craze after getting a late start in a phenomenon that so far has been largely led by OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and an array of cutting-edge startups.

“This work needed more time to reach our high-quality bar,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s top software executive, said Monday at the outset of the conference.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
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1 posted on 06/09/2025 11:09:38 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

>> “This work needed more time to reach our high-quality bar,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s top software executive, said Monday

Maybe you should spend less time drinking in high-quality bars, Craig...


2 posted on 06/09/2025 11:14:44 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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maybe Craig should realize his company is growing earnings at low-single digit rates, yet his company’s share price is trading at a 30x+ forward P/E.


3 posted on 06/09/2025 11:34:28 AM PDT by millenial4freedom (Government was supposed to preserve freedom, not serve as a jobs program for delinquents and misfits)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Siri sucks balls. Two of my die hard iPhone kids say they are getting Pixels, because Gemini runs circles around Apple right now.


4 posted on 06/09/2025 11:41:23 AM PDT by montag813
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>> his company is growing earnings at low-single digit rates, yet his company’s share price is trading at a 30x+ forward P/E

Why? What could go wrong? 🤣


5 posted on 06/09/2025 11:43:01 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I see where Apple is no longer king of the hill when it comes to market cap. Wonder why? ;)

Nvidia is much bigger now, and Microsoft is even bigger than Nvidia, but not by much.

Google is a relative ‘also ran’ and Amazon leads Google in market cap.

When the AI dust settles, Nvidia will come back down to Earth, and stock values for many of those corporations will also drop.


6 posted on 06/09/2025 11:43:50 AM PDT by adorno ( )
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Siri sucks balls. Two of my die hard iPhone kids say they are getting Pixels, because Gemini runs circles around Apple right now.

I think Co-Pilot is better than Gemini, but then, that's depending on your platform preferences. And I try to avoid all things Google if I can.
7 posted on 06/09/2025 11:49:10 AM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Apple’s WWDC Keynote was underwhelming, to say the least - stock dropped like a rock right after Keynote ended.


8 posted on 06/09/2025 12:34:14 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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