Apple is going down.

[onthebottom]

Oh look, your brand Z table is from two years ago ... I wonder what is happening NOW ?

Study: Google leapfrogs Apple as world's most valuable brand

(CNN) -- Well, guess that argument's settled for now. Google is a more valuable brand than Apple....

According to the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking, Google's brand value rose 40% last year, to $159 billion. Apple, meanwhile, slipped 20% to $148 billion. ... According to the report, it was Google's spirit of innovation, and Apple's perceived lack of it, that led to the flip-flop.

NFC - payments adopted by RBC, Apple to catch up with NFC, ... Apple sliding 20% into 2 nd behind Google

...... a sad, sad day to be an Apple worshiper. :Cry:

Are you 13?

You think Google has risen because of NFC - then you're an idiot. They are doing amazing things and have done a fantastic FANTASTIC job on web services, that's why they are soaring, it's got nothing to do with a failing wireless technology they support in a product that don't make any money on.

 

[IM469]

You think Google has risen because of NFC - then you're an idiot.

I never said that - I'm actually responding to your juvenile post with current material.. You posted the brandZ ... I just notice that it didn't reflect the current Apple trend downward.

I was quoting the article (which pointed out an obvious fact that I and others have pointed out to you) 'According to the report, it was Google's spirit of innovation, and Apple's perceived lack of it, that led to the flip-flop'. NFC is a new innovation (except to Apple) and while you have constantly defended the Apple NFC omission - EVERY argument you have put forward has been proven wrong.

You suggest NFC will not happen in the market; two Canadian banks introduce the service, you suggest Apple has a better way ... now Apple is going introduce NFC to their product .... OTB ... you are acting the 13 year old here ... you have been wrong, wrong, wrong and you just stick your fingers deeper in your ears and ignore the facts.

Just remove the Apple anchor holding you under and come up to the current technology. Embrace all the current technology that you have denied yourself ! Discover other NFC applications that people ave taken for granted these past three years.

 

[onthebottom]

I never said that - I'm actually responding to your juvenile post with current material.. You posted the brandZ ... I just notice that it didn't reflect the current Apple trend downward.

I was quoting the article (which pointed out an obvious fact that I and others have pointed out to you) 'According to the report, it was Google's spirit of innovation, and Apple's perceived lack of it, that led to the flip-flop'. NFC is a new innovation (except to Apple) and while you have constantly defended the Apple NFC omission - EVERY argument you have put forward has been proven wrong.

NFC is actually old news - it's the wearable (glass), R&D (self driving cars) all funded by increasing ad revenue that's adding value to Google's brand. Apple has not released a new product category in several years - that's how they drive brand value, thus it's waning.

You suggest NFC will not happen in the market; two Canadian banks introduce the service, you suggest Apple has a better way ... now Apple is going introduce NFC to their product .... OTB ... you are acting the 13 year old here ... you have been wrong, wrong, wrong and you just stick your fingers deeper in your ears and ignore the facts.

I have not suggested NFC will not happen, I've stated that NFC has not happened - and that's still true (again for mobile payments with a phone, less you get distracted again with chip cards or phone configurations). What % of transactions at those banks are made with smart phones - you'll find franctions of a percent - it has not happened. The lack of success to date has nothing to do with NFC (or any technology firm) but with the other issues I discussed. I think Apple will likely take a more holistic approach or won't enter the market at all. Clearly Google Wallet has failed, banks are taking their own approach. Will it succeed eventually - I don't know - there is a great opportunity to disrupt the payments business (this usually happens for the under-served if you subscribe to classic disruption theory) which is a very big deal, the banks are building NFC apps to protect their status quo.

At least you're back to one font and color - that's progress.

OTB

 

[IM469]

I have not suggested NFC will not happen, I've stated that NFC has not happened -

OTB

NFC HAS HAPPENED

- If you had a Samsung Galaxy phone and shared pictures/ files with your friends - you know NFC has happened,

- If you used NFC tags for programming - you know NFC has happened,

- If you read apply to either RBC or CIBC to use NFC mobile payments (except Apple) - you know NFC has happened,

There is only you and any other Apple iPhone user that it hasn't happen - because Apple is the only smartphone technology without it ... Duh !!!!!

BTW: Why not explain to the banks that NFC isn't happening (including NFC credit cards)

 

[onthebottom]

NFC HAS HAPPENED

- If you had a Samsung Galaxy phone and shared pictures/ files with your friends - you know NFC has happened,

- If you used NFC tags for programming - you know NFC has happened,

- If you read apply to either RBC or CIBC to use NFC mobile payments (except Apple) - you know NFC has happened,

There is only you and any other Apple iPhone user that it hasn't happen - because Apple is the only smartphone technology without it ... Duh !!!!!

BTW: Why not explain to the banks that NFC isn't happening (including NFC credit cards)

We need to work on your comprehension skills:

..... (again for mobile payments with a phone, less you get distracted again with chip cards or phone configurations). .....

Clearly NFC is here for bumping phones, which is at best a featurette, and not why Apple (or anyone) would consider including it into a phone. ALL of my comments (perhaps if I put this in obnoxious middle school fonts/colors you could see it) regarding NFC are in reference to mobile payments on a phone - in that regard it's been a failure.

 

[djk]

We need to work on your comprehension skills:



Clearly NFC is here for bumping phones, which is at best a featurette, and not why Apple (or anyone) would consider including it into a phone. ALL of my comments (perhaps if I put this in obnoxious middle school fonts/colors you could see it) regarding NFC are in reference to mobile payments on a phone - in that regard it's been a failure.

It's funny. I shop every day and have never seen anyone pay for anything with their smartphone. Lots of chip and pin with debit or credit card. I've noticed PayPass (tap and go with your CC) is taking off. But zip with NFC payments. But remember, NFC has happened or something. Lulz.

Who knows if Apple is going to support NFC. If they do, great. If they don't, great too. If NFC ends up being supported, it'll be a great shot in the arm for the technology as Apple users are more likely to shop on the platform.

 

[onthebottom]

Poor Ed, first that $4B market cap prediction ($687B today), and now this....

The 5 Craziest Numbers From Apple’s Earnings Report

Apple posted record earnings Tuesday afternoon, sending its stock skyrocketing more than 9% in after-hours trading. Here’s a quick look at the five craziest figures from Apple’s first quarter earnings report:

1. Apple made $18.04 billion in profit and $74.6 billion in revenue for the quarter. Those are both records for Apple alone, but there’s more: The numbers mean Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company ever, beating out Russia’s Gazprom by a neat $1.8 billion.

2. Apple sold a record 74.5 million iPhones last quarter. Company CEO Tim Cook said on average, Apple sold 34,000 iPhones every hour, 24 hours a day, each day over the three-month quarter. That’s just over 9 iPhones sold every second.

3. Apple has shipped 1 billion iOS devices to date, including iPhones and iPads. Cook told investors on a conference call the billionth device was a 64GB iPhone 6 Plus, which the company is keeping at its Cupertino headquarters as a trophy.

4. Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus lineup convinced the highest-ever number of Android users to switch to the iPhone, Cook said, though he didn’t give precise figures.

5. Apple made $16.1 billion in revenue from “greater China,” a category that includes mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan. That’s up 70% year-over-year and a big reason why the company had a record-setting quarter overall.

 

[IM469]

Poor Ed, first that $4B market cap prediction ($687B today), and now this....

The 5 Craziest Numbers From Apple’s Earnings Report

So let's figure out the technology relevance in this thread .. OTB is continuing the inference that Apple must be an innovator and the best product based on it's size. I'm guessing OTB buys his clothes from Walmart not Harry Rosen and instead eating Milestones, Bardi's, etc ... settles in for an anniversary dinner at McDonald's - according to their market cap .. the inventor of the hamburger.

 

[onthebottom]

So let's figure out the technology relevance in this thread .. OTB is continuing the inference that Apple must be an innovator and the best product based on it's size. I'm guessing OTB buys his clothes from Walmart not Harry Rosen and instead eating Milestones, Bardi's, etc ... settles in for an anniversary dinner at McDonald's - according to their market cap .. the inventor of the hamburger.

Hence post #20?

Actually all of those buying decisions, I'm willing to bet, correlate much better with Android users..... http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/technology/mobile/iphone-smart-study/

LOL, just a little fun...

I noticed you didn't troll Ed - funny that.

 

[fun-guy]

Anyone who thinks Apple is going down has been smoking that cheap shit which fries your brain.

 

[Ed Thomas]

I meant they were (Now since i can say they ARE) going down in terms of outside design. Fanbois always asserted the original iphone size was fine as it was then AFTER Samsung crapped on that idea with their Galaxy phones Apple had no choice but to FOLLOW and enlarge their phone. They are followers also in terms of innovation now as well. All predicted by me about a 2yrs ago. One other Fanboi (5Hummer) was even stupid enough to assert Apple always had plans to enlarge their phone yrs before Samsung.

OTB always resorts to '$' cause that's all he has to stand on and '$' matter to him the most. Hence he loses again. :eyebrows:

 

[onthebottom]

I meant they were (Now since i can say they ARE) going down in terms of outside design. Fanbois always asserted the original iphone size was fine as it was then AFTER Samsung crapped on that idea with their Galaxy phones Apple had no choice but to FOLLOW and enlarge their phone. They are followers also in terms of innovation now as well. All predicted by me about a 2yrs ago. One other Fanboi (5Hummer) was even stupid enough to assert Apple always had plans to enlarge their phone yrs before Samsung.

OTB always resorts to '$' cause that's all he has to stand on and '$' matter to him the most. Hence he loses again. :eyebrows:

Meanwhile, samesung mobile profits collaps 60% for second quarter in a row....

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31033639

And Google missed earnings.....

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102377090

 

[fun-guy]

I meant they were (Now since i can say they ARE) going down in terms of outside design. Fanbois always asserted the original iphone size was fine as it was then AFTER Samsung crapped on that idea with their Galaxy phones Apple had no choice but to FOLLOW and enlarge their phone. They are followers also in terms of innovation now as well. All predicted by me about a 2yrs ago. One other Fanboi (5Hummer) was even stupid enough to assert Apple always had plans to enlarge their phone yrs before Samsung.

OTB always resorts to '$' cause that's all he has to stand on and '$' matter to him the most. Hence he loses again. :eyebrows:

Do you realize how childish your comments are? Does anyone really care who thought of making the screen bigger? Couldn't care less if you're right or not, people care about quality and value for your money. Whether Samsung came out with a larger phone first or not, no one gives two shits. What people think is translated at the cash register. It's apparent many people disagree with whatever you're thinking.

 

[saxon]

I've held Apple shares now for about 3 yrs. I'd like to see them put more of that huge cash hoard towards increasing the dividend and buying back shares.

 

[onthebottom]

I've held Apple shares now for about 3 yrs. I'd like to see them put more of that huge cash hoard towards increasing the dividend and buying back shares.

Then you'll like this report...

http://www.businessinsider.com/credit-suisse-upgrades-apple-2015-1

 

[Ed Thomas]

Does anyone really care who thought of making the screen bigger?

Fanbois care.

 

[SplitSecond]

Hey hater dude ET..."Apple to buy Tesla in the spring for $75B"!

 

[onthebottom]

Apple Market Cap just under $775B (on its way to 4 LOL), twice that of second most valuable firm Exon.....

 

[IM469]

Apple Market Cap just under $775B (on its way to 4 LOL), twice that of second most valuable firm Exon.....

No one asked, no one cares but here it comes ...

All hail OTB's religious vomit toward a company as if it was a religion. How ironic how OTB celebrates the very feature that Apple satirized in the beginning. A huge monopoly trying to dominate the world. Wake up OTB, your relentless obsession with Apple growth proves you just don't get it !

 

[basketcase]

...
All hail OTB's religious vomit toward a company as if it was a religion. How ironic how OTB celebrates the very feature that Apple satirized in the beginning. A huge monopoly trying to dominate the world. Wake up OTB, your relentless obsession with Apple growth proves you just don't get it !

He gets it. He just thinks the 'it' ha smore to do with investments than technology.

Then again, it is on topic of Ed's ridiculous thread.