The CultCast CultCast #229 - Alex’s Apple Orchard
Apr 29, 2016
57:34
Thisweek: Apple’s 13-year record revenue streak isbroken; our best picture yet of iPhone 7features; rumors point to afaster, untethered Apple Watch 2; Apple has a hugeincrease in R&D spending, but where’s the money going? And stick around for more stories from the Cult of Mac. This week: a 15-year-old mows lawns, then uses the money tobuild one of the world’s best Apple collections.
This episode supported by
Freshbooks, the easy-to-use invoicing software designedto help small business owners get organized, save time invoicingand get paid faster. And I can vouch for this fromexperience, it also makes tax time a cinch. Get startedwith a free trial at Freshbooks.com/cultcast, andplease enter “CultCast” in the “How did you hearabout us?” section!
TunnelBear, the simple privacy app that makes it easy tobrowse privately and enjoy a more open internet. VisitGetTunnelBear.com to getyour free TunnelBear today.
We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a thanks for thegreat music you hear on today's show.
Submit your CultCast intro, win some CultCloth!
Intro - Hamilton Morris loves his iPod
8 optimistic takeaways from Apple’s slumptastic earningscall
- R&D spending at Apple increased by $1.1 billion dollarscompared to the same six month period last year, according to a newSEC filing
- The tech giant is fighting itself here, being forced tocompare thisyear’s numbers to the killer iPhone 6 sales that drove2015’s overwhelming revenue
- Apple’s tablets are doing fine, really, selling 10.3 millionunits this quarter. But in general, tablets are stinking up theplace.
- Apple surprised by SE demand andcan’t keep up
Apple Watch made $1.5 billion more than Rolex last year
- The Apple Watch, which celebratedits first birthday this week, is just such a product. Howmuch of an impact did the Apple Watch make in its debut year?Enough to bring in $1.5 billion more than Rolex did in 2