Dear Skeptics, Here's How Apple Will Continue To Demolish Expectations

Business Insider ^ | Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | Jay Yarrow

[Star Traveler]

Apple delivered the greatest earnings report in history on Tuesday.

That's not hyperbole. Apple earned $18 billion in net income over the three-month period of October to December 2014. That's more than any other company has ever earned over a three-month span.

Apple earned those mind-melting profits thanks mostly to the iPhone, which is an incredible business.

Apple sold 74.5 million iPhones, up 46% from the year prior. The iPhone generated $51 billion in revenue, giving each iPhone an average selling price of $687.

[Star Traveler]

As if that makes a difference to any of those consumers ... except for you ... LOL ...

[Star Traveler]

Then why are you interested in Apple threads ... :-) ...

I mean ... there are gardening threads all over the Internet and I have nothing to do with them. If I see it’s “gardening” I just don’t even bother ... I mean, why waste my time on reading “gardening” when I’m not the least bit interested ... LOL ...

[Star Traveler]

Yeah ... talk about someone being obsessive/compulsive, stalking and wanting to control others and their thinking ... he’s the poster boy for that ... :-) ...

[Poser]

Sorry to disappoint you, but I did use them. I just didn’t like them as much as the PCs. I’ve had Apple products in my office since the first Apple II that I bought around 1980. Even then, I liked my CPM machines better.

I’ve had Windows, Mac, and Linux computers in both my office and home for the last 10 years. I run business software and gaming. I think the software selections for the PC were and are far superior to the Apple products, particularly for database management and accounting.

Additionally, I like to build and update my computers. Apple’s proprietary hardware makes that very difficult. So, because I’m retiring in six months, I gave away my Apple computers to colleagues last week. I just don’t do anything productive with those particular computers. They had lots of chances.

[Star Traveler]

I always thought iTunes was a great way to go. The very first day that the iTunes music store was open, I bought some music. Now, many years later, I picked up an iPad and those very first songs I bought on April 28, 2003 were right there on my iPad, merely by opening the program and doing nothing else! (along with all the other music)! Amazing!

[tacticalogic]

As if that makes a difference to any of those consumers ... except for you ... LOL ...

That's the ticket. Laugh at people for not being one of the sheep. Good job!

[VanDeKoik]

LOL! You nailed it there.

I would also add a constant victim mentality.

Bizarre need to cite financial documents to "prove" they are better than you.

Lack of ability to use anything else, not because they are clueless, but because it is "junk".

And for the FR ones: The glee in cheerleading for a company that actively gives money and support to causes that work against conservatives, but conveniently ignoring that or making excuses, all the while screaming that you are evil for pointing that out.

[Star Traveler]

You’re simply out of touch to the vast and overwhelming number of consumers in today’s market — whether or not you like the way they think. Just because this vast consumer base doesn’t operate like you or think like you doesn’t make them worse off than you. That’s where you go wrong.

The companies accommodate themselves to the REALITIES of the consumer and how they think and operate. The ones that do this well, are VERY SUCCESSFUL ... just like Apple shows us.

This is how the vast and overwhelming majority of the consumers are going to think and evaluate “what they can do”. They are going to say, first of all, “How much money do I have to take out of my pocket right now to do this?” THEN, they are going to say, “How much do I have to pay each month?”

NOW ... if the money “out-of-pocket” is satisfactory to them, and they are okay with the monthly amount ... THEY BUY! And that’s about it.

Again, you’re simply OUT OF TOUCH with the consumer market and how this vast and overwhelming market works. They DO NOT work like you think, and that’s “YOUR PROBLEM” and not theirs.

[Star Traveler]

I think we’ve confirmed you’re a stalker who is mentally unbalanced ... LOL ...

[tacticalogic]

You’re simply out of touch to the vast and overwhelming number of consumers in today’s market

Bandwagon and Inevitable Victory. Bandwagon-and-inevitable-victory appeals attempt to persuade the target audience to take a course of action "everyone else is taking." "Join the crowd." This technique reinforces people's natural desire to be on the winning side. This technique is used to convince the audience that a program is an expression of an irresistible mass movement and that it is in their interest to join. "Inevitable victory" invites those not already on the bandwagon to join those already on the road to certain victory. Those already, or partially, on the bandwagon are reassured that staying aboard is the best course of action.

[Star Traveler]

Companies that succeed ... accommodate the consumer and how they do things. That’s why Apple is WILDLY SUCCESSFUL!

YOU - on the other hand - refuse to accommodate or even “recognize” the way the vast and overwhelming majority of consumers are, and instead, prefer to call them names ... :-) ...

[tacticalogic]

I’m just one person. If you really believed it was just me you wouldn’t give it a second thought.

[VanDeKoik]

“I think we’ve confirmed you’re a stalker who is mentally unbalanced ... LOL .”

Oh? I’ve been insulted by thin-skinned cult members for a consumer electronics company!

My goodness, what shall I ever do? Go cry to Sowrdy. Maybe he can chuck a financial spreadsheet or something to make you feel better.

[Star Traveler]

I’ve already seen several other Apple naysayers here on this thread, so I know you’re not the only one of those around ... :-) ... I just know that you and those other Apple-haters that show up here do not match the overwhelming consumer market that is out there. Apple’s dramatic success shows that.

[Star Traveler]

Well ... we’re making progress. At least you know you’ve been insulted. Now, if we can get you to recognize your stalking and your need for mental help ... then we’ll be making real progress ... :-) ...

[tacticalogic]

I just know that you and those other Apple-haters that show up here do not match the overwhelming consumer market that is out there. Apple’s dramatic success shows that.

I'm not really a "hater". I work in a big IBM mainframe shop, so they hated me first. I'm just a big 'ol Karma lollipop.

[freedumb2003]

BINGO! LOL!!!

“Defensive” doesn’t even begin to cover it. This thread speaks volumes...

[dennisw]

There’s no sheeple like Apple sheeple

[Billthedrill]

Stalkers are weird and you are one of about half dozen that spill their bile on these threads.

That is a lie.

[Star Traveler]

That’s over a HUNDRED MILLION ... and growing ... :-) ...