It is apparent that Apple has been successful financially and has reached new heights but I don’t think this can continue for much longer.People have been declaring the death of Apple since the mid 80s. I was around then with my Apple //e.
We are hanging on longer and longer to the iPhone and the services (namely Apple Music when compared to Spotify
Yet and still Apple Music is growing faster than Spotify, service revenue is growing like crazy, and Apple doesn’t have to spend a hundred millions of dollars to get one person on their platform (Joe Rogan)
Where does Apple go from here? They can’t keep making iPhones and pissing developers off forever.
Developers really overstate their role. Developers go where the money is. Most of the money from the App Store comes from loot boxes and whales buying virtual currency. Developers have been jumping through larger hoops for over 4 decades developing for consoles.
I’m sure people asked where does Apple go from here since they introduced the Apple // in 40 years. Apple has shown an ability to evolve.
AirPods have become and ubiquitous sign of the technological times where people buy on brand and not on quality or functionality (plus they’re ugly imo).
People have been accusing Apple to sell on brand for two decades. Now, but especially when iOS 14 comes out, the integration between AirPods, iPads, iPhones, Apple Watch and to a lesser extent the AppleTV is second to none. Yeah, I have all of them....
Maybe you don’t have the pulse on what the consumer wants? I’ve seen analysts who believe that the AirPods by themselves are larger in terms of revenue than the iPod was at its peak.
They must either rise to a new zenith from a pure business standpoint (new products, cannibalize the old)
Has Apple ever shown an unwillingness to cannibalize it’s own products? Microsoft for instance has been one of the five most valuable companies for 20 years. This is not rah rah Apple. The only one of the five big tech companies that have shown an ability to evolve and diversify over the past 10-15 years is Google.