>Makes arguably the worst iPhone in history. >Makes a pointless

>>59042225
>HOW?! Have we failed as a species?
Not at all, the population of people with the gay gene is like 1% out of the entire human race.

You forget how much profit Apple makes per sale and how much of a cult they have.

Loads of people complained about iPhone 7's lack of a headphone jack, then went down to the Apple store to buy one. Loads of people pointed out that the touchbar is a shitty replacement for function buttons, then bought the Macbook because they want to fit in with the other uni retards who bought them. Apple has proven time and again that they can turn a profit from practically anything, and these last few years prove it.

>tax rate of 25.5 percent

that's fucking lower than me. I wish I had record profits.

most of the points you listed are them cutting corners and spending less to make a profit. you literally answered your own question

>>59042225

Even the biggest Macfags will tell you that the iPhone 7 is shit.

What the fuck.

O well, i guess it gives Apple even less incentive to add features.

>>59042225
the MacBook Pro 2016 wasn't out in Q3, the main drive for sales was the Apple Watch and iPad Pro (with 100USD pencil and 150USD keyboard)

>>59042264
>loads of people complained
if it truly bothered them, they would have not purchased it.

Not enough central planning. The free market doesn't work.

>>59042225
Because applefags will eat up anything Apple shits out
Allthough even they think that the new Macbook and iphone are shit
Give it until the next Macbook and iphone, then you will see them start to lose money

>>59042322

That's exactly my point though, they complain but still keep buying Apple shit because they refuse to use anything non-Apple.

>>59042322
not about the phone, but the touchbar MacBook Pros are the most returned apple item currently. people don't like it.
>Source: I work at GS and have to test and rebox this shit

>>59042279
That's a dumb point of view. I can make a laptop made of cardboard to cheap out, I'll sell 0 units though. They removed a 0.5c headphone jack and added a proprietary haptic feddback module, there's no way this was made to cheap out.

>>59042418
>spend extra $2 on phone
>Make earbuds $130 more expensive
It's like you can't do math