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Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:17:17 +0000 From: Tyrone <none@none.none> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts) X-No-Archive: Yes References: <v8hnso$148k$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <v8jkgd$317ms$1@dont-email.me> <VImcndriaLkTyjD7nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@supernews.com> <v8jlgr$317pk$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Usenapp for MacOS X-Usenapp: v1.27.4/l - Full License Message-ID: <coCcnQFho_lg9TD7nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@supernews.com> Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:17:17 +0000 Lines: 27 X-Trace: sv3-zGb/uybT6jfVIwfVN8udGwSDnfw8NGRT88pzx5JuGxMicHOvWgouwNyyf4bqNIRIaOXoxKKjIKHC/8y!E7eARDv2EoDrNvztOvaNcGetqGJosTDjcZUGkHGW7xU83OeEXTBt18IbLZVA3Tv4US1fLqfWRMkp!CaOoOxGOWCk= X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2277 On Aug 2, 2024 at 6:10:35 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: > On 2024-08-02 15:02, Tyrone wrote: >> On Aug 2, 2024 at 5:53:17 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: >> >>> The word "greatly" doesn't appear. >>> >>> And the chart provide shows a minuscule drop: >>> >>> <https://media.ycharts.com/charts/a9cdb555d19470ecebf9f8064448e144.png> >>> >>> What else have you made up? >> >> But hey. The good news is that since revenue has dropped, doesn't that >> automatically mean that R&D spending has gone up as a percentage of revenue? >> >> Isn't that the metric that this dimwit has been using? > > Oh, he's shifted now. > > Now--suddenly--what's important is comparing R&D to stock buybacks. > > :-) Gee, who could have predicted that? "Apple's revenue is always rising, let's compare R&D to that. Ooops, revenue drops slightly, let's no longer compare R&D to that because I now see how stupid it is to compare R&D to revenue".