Filip Novotny There can be no doubt that Apple is still on the rise even in recent months. They prove it sales numbers of new iPhones i financial results for the last quarter of 2014. In those, the Californian company could boast of the most successful quarter in history, but it kept one success to itself. According to Standard & Poor's, Apple broke the record for the highest quarterly profit.
The winter quarter, referred to by Apple as Q1 2015, brought a total of $18 billion in profit to the iPhone maker. This is more than any other non-state company has achieved up to that time. The previous record was held by the Russian energy giant Gazprom with 16,2 billion, followed closely by another energy company, ExxonMobil, with 15,9 billion for the quarter.
The amount of 18 billion dollars (442 billion crowns) means that Apple earned an average of 8,3 million dollars per hour. It's also more than what Google and Microsoft achieved - their profits for the last quarter are together 12,2 billion dollars. If we wanted to put apple profits in the Czech environment as closely as possible, it would fit the entire budget of the capital city of Prague for 2014. Ten times.
Apple's exceptional success is largely due to sales of the new iPhone generation. Phones with larger diagonals, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, towards which part of the public was initially skeptical, met with considerable popularity among customers and brought record sales figures within the product category as well. Among other novelties introduced in the last quarter, we also find iPad Air 2, iMac with Retina display or a watch Apple Watch, which are still waiting to be put on sale.
let's face it. larger diagonals were made exclusively for the Asian market. other clientele still have to adapt.
I don't think so, just today, as I keep repeating, more and more activities that were done exclusively on desktop computers are moving to mobile.
It is necessary to realize that today's smartphone is no longer primarily a telephone but a highly mobile computer where calling is also a "bonus" :-)
5S is more than enough to work with emails and calendars. light editing of photos in snapseed or camera+ is also sufficient. it is useless for large editing of photos, videos or any other graphics whether it is 3,5 or 7 inches.
I wonder what kind of work a person has to do on that phone if he needs a 5,5″ display. 4″ for 5Sku is more than enough for me. the documents can be read and easily edited is also not a problem. and for projects in sketchup or autocad, even an ipad is not enough for me. so why just a bigger display?
About that size: I've always had an android. Always smaller models, precisely because of one-handed operation. In October, I got a new iP6s from my sister who switched to iP 4. He seemed perfect to me. To the Internet, to e-mails, to games. Then, unfortunately, the problems started. I charged it 2x a day, I didn't try that messed up and dysfunctional multitasking where you are always offline in Viber, HangsOut and where almost nothing works in the background. I gave it to my girlfriend and bought a Galaxy Note 3. And I'm in heaven. I haven't used the laptop since. The font in the browser is the same size as on the laptop, Excel tables are easy to read and edit. I put the SSD from the laptop into the desktop and instead of the laptop I have a Note 3. When I do something on the iP4s, I can't even hit a letter on the small display and after 5 minutes my eyes hurt. There's just no going back. I loaned my Noto to my girlfriend and she was ecstatic. As soon as the S6 arrives, I'll buy the S5 and the iP4S will go from the shed. That's why the iP6 and iP6 Plus are such a success. Because to paraphrase your "visionary": No one is going to roll their eyes at a small display when they can buy a 5 inch phone. The 3,5 inch optimal size crap is ridiculous.
True, the press. Personally, I use my phone 99.99% in one hand, with the other I hold on to the bars in the subway, I open the door, them (iP4s)... For me, a future iP minus will be the next choice :-)
Dan (I'm not digging), please list here ten applications that you often use on your iPhone and that have brought something + to your life. I slowly don't even go to stor anymore, there is no way for me to find anything interesting in that pile of applications. basically I ended up with Iphone = tel, mail (read only), things
I don't have an iPhone. And I'm probably not quite a pusher of these technologies. In my opinion, the clear driving force of youth somewhere between the ages of 12 and 25 + is social networks. This is how I see it around me. Then browsing the web, etc.
I can say for myself that 4″ is enough for me so far, and in addition to calling, I use the bank, take photos of something that I will then send as a document, take photos as a scan, and e-mails. that's all, I don't play music or videos at all, and I only have two games, Carcasone and Mozkovna.
And I agree with that. It is so. Expand to Asia. There, people, reach for the paddles.
It's been 14 days since I bought a plus and I have to say that since then I haven't noticed a single flaw in its beauty.. I had a 5Sko and I sold it for 11 without having to sell it, but my curiosity about the big phone was so great that I just had to
Will it be better than SLR in time? aha... well, you should look at a photo taken with e.g. a Nikon D800 with a fixed 35mm Sigma and you'll quickly realize what nonsense you said...
The 6 Plus takes beautiful photos, but in the field of mobile devices. The claim that it will one day surpass the qualities of SLR cameras is, I think, exaggerated even after you think about it. Just like phones, these devices are also moving forward in development. But that doesn't change the fact that the 6 Plus has a really great camera.
BTW: Why does this single article open on my mac in phone view? no other site does this for me :-O
No wonder when quality is lost and Apple goes after quantity! And there are simply more Chinese than us, that's why "bussines man" Tim Cook adjusts everything like this. Jobs made a name for himself and Cook is just capitalizing on it, but the question is for how long?
It's still a business like any other and everyone is after profit. After a few months, I got used to the 4,7" iPhone 6, and on the contrary, the 5Sko with its 4" feels small to me. Asia or China Mobile is a great marketing move. Which leads me to think that this is not the work of Tim Cook, but primarily of Ms. Ahrendts and Mr. Schiller. Tim Cook has a great speech, an interesting and engaging voice on the keynote, and therefore wwdc. Of course, he is not a visionary and I do not associate his name with any product (or excuse my ignorance, but unfortunately) Apple is doing well and hopefully it will continue to do well. The 6 and 6 Plus were of course a risk, but it paid off, people took it despite the first negative attitude, which I have not yet experienced at the introduction of an iPhone (even I changed my mind after a while). But who knows what we are capable of adapting to and where the limits are.
4,7″ is still a contender because the body is not that much bigger than the 5S. a couple of millimeters on each side is fine. in addition to the fact that the phone has become thinner again (in my opinion unnecessarily), it holds nicely. but 6+ is absolute abomination and disgust. it is an overgrown monstrosity that was designed only and only for Asia. there are recourse to huge displays. just look in Prague at the rascals who mostly take photos of souvenirs. if it's not an overgrown galaxy note, it's just a 10″ tablet.
And why not make a product that the market demands? See iPhone 6 Plus with you so-called "reeders". I have also heard several positive, although there are fewer, than negative opinions regarding 6+. But it was mostly about replacing the iPad mini with the iPhone 6 Plus.
The thinness of the device is a chapter in itself. 6 lasts +- the same as 5S. Despite its thinness, according to reviews, the 6 Plus is great.
From this point of view, you are right, if the market demands it... However, it bothers most (including me) that Apple cut off the 4-inch diagonal. I wouldn't put the blame on the Asian market, this step was simply made by Apple.
Otherwise, 2014 seemed to me that Apple was just testing what users want, are/are not willing to accept. The increase in the diagonal has caused quite a bit of reaction, and there have been reports that Apple is set to relaunch the four-inch iPhone this year or next.
Was that interesting and engaging voice ironic, or do you mean it? It's probably very subjective, but for example, I find his artificial, homosexual (and I don't mean the sexual orientation offensive at all, I'm just stating) imitation of Jobs to be comical. Otherwise, I agree that it's about habit, paw size and pocket size.
I also have to add to the discussion, I liked the design of the iPhone 6 and 6+ right from the start and when I first held it in my hand it was even better, however, after a week of using the 6, I found out that the transition to the 4,7" size is no longer for me ideal. I didn't have the slightest objection to the transition from 4s to 5s, this change was great, but now it's just too much. I don't mind the size of the display, on the contrary, I would take a 6+, but the size of the device does. I'm very confused right now, the phone really has a divine display and a thin body, but I'm considering whether the ip5s isn't more of a tefon in terms of practicality. If there is a 6- in the future, I will be the one to buy it. Anyone else out there going to a 4″ size 6-S???