Apple apparently keeps stumbling it’s way to success, somehow ????..

[Steve Connor]

[Shane Ross]

Yup…iphones and iPods and iPads saved them. Sure glad I bought stock in Apple BEFORE the iPod came out. My $300 investment turned into a down payment for a house.

Apple has been bigger than all other companies for years now…amazing.

Shane
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[Bill Davis]

[Shane Ross] “iphones and iPods and iPads saved them.”

Sure, but that frames it almost like those are external things, while they decidedly are not. They’re expressions of the same basic idea. Deeply understanding what evolving technology is able do for people – then building products that best leverage that understanding.

If you don’t have hardware and software engineers that can conceive something like the iPod – then you can’t similarly conceive something like the MacBook Pro.

There’s a continuum there that’s operating where human interface engineering meets materials engineering which meets software engineering and more…

and apparently THAT is how a company gets to a 9 figure market cap.

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[David Mathis]

Say now trillion has 12 zeros not 9. ????

[Bill Davis]

[David Mathis] “Say now trillion has 12 zeros not 9. ????”

Whoops. Unfamiliar numeric territory for a lot of folks, me quite obviously included!

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The shortest path to FCP X mastery.

[Oliver Peters]

Although, the success of the iOS and services ecosystems for Apple is pretty irrelevant to what we do.

– Oliver

Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com

[Herb Sevush]

The obvious question is why do you care? I know that I don’t care what Adobe’s valuation is, as long as they’re not going out of business. Does Apple’s financial success mean anything positive for FCPX or Mac’s in general? If so, then what? if not, then so what?

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Bill Davis]

[Herb Sevush] “The obvious question is why do you care? I know that I don’t care what Adobe’s valuation is, as long as they’re not going out of business. Does Apple’s financial success mean anything positive for FCPX or Mac’s in general? If so, then what? if not, then so what?”

IMO, Apple can’t do what Apple does best (which is take chances when they see opportunities that might disrupt current practices, but that they feel may pay off in the longer term) if the company isn’t strong overall financially.

More money in the bank, – the more willing they reasonably may be to take risks in forward looking initiatives.

Basically, the stronger the company grows after exhibiting a culture of innovation to the marketplace – the MORE innovation we’re likely to see.

Pretty much that simple, as I see it.

Creator of XinTwo – https://www.xintwo.com
The shortest path to FCP X mastery.

[Bob Zelin]

Hi
Debbie Downer here –
It seems that Bill is SO EXCITED that Apple has 1 Trillion Dollars. Well I know how Apple can continue that trend.
Before I tell you, I must say that I AM OLD, and close to getting Medicare, so I really don’t give a damn anymore. I have done well in the professional video business, so I have nothing to complain about. I still use and integrate Apple computers every day for professional editors. So I am just whining now. My reply is strictly about Bill’s happiness about Apple’s financial success.

One day Apple will “teach” every human being how to edit. EVERYONE will edit. And just like there is a small market for professional writers (and there will continue to be a small market for professional editors) – the VAST MAJORITY of what we do for a living will disappear. And Apple will make EVEN MORE MONEY (maybe 2 trillion dollars). And just like all those courses that you see (you too can learn how to use Microsoft Word !) – Bill will run a school that teaches every mom and every grandma how to edit their little show, so that (just like the demise of the printing business) – EVERYONE CAN DO IT. If you were to say “I am a printer” – you would sneer. And if you were to say ” I am a data entry person” – or “I am a word processor” – you would sneer. And this is EXACTLY what will happen one day soon. Do I care – no – I am old, I will be out of it before this happens, but for young people that are professional editors – well, they are screwed, and Bill Davis will say “SEE – I TOLD YOU SO”.

The exact same thing will ultimately happen to what I do for a living. It’s already happened. Video facilities are pretty much gone, except for the “factories” in LA. Everyone with a Canon 5D and an iMac is a production company.
And so, my last hold out – storage, and shared storage – with cheaper and cheaper companies (like QNAP and Synology) – ONE DAY – internet speeds to everyone’s home will be 10G speeds or faster. And this would have happened by now, if it wasn’t for the cable companies whose executives want that 50 million dollar a year bonus, instead of investing in fiber lines all over the place. Google has already proven that it can provide 800 Mb/sec connections to everyone’s home in countless cities for very little money (relatively speaking) – but that’s STILL too much money for the Comcasts, Spectrums, Cox’s, AT&T’s of the world – because their execs want the BIG BUCKS, and if they can get it for a few years, screw the consumers. And so I stay employed. But that will change one day soon, and soon, EVEYRONE will have a 1G connection to your cloud site, and people willing to pay more will have a 10G connection to their cloud site, and you will be able to cut your 4K FCP X video right off Apple iCloud – so who needs a “facility” – when I can do EVERYTHING from my bed, and deliver to the world without leaving the house.

I know it’s coming. I just don’t like it. Bill Davis LOVES THIS !

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Michael Gissing]

I’d be happy if Apple (and Google, etc) paid tax in the many countries they operate in. I don’t care how clever their products are when they are acting like such poor corporate citizens in so many countries. They are not the only tech and big industrial corporations that behave that way. That is no excuse but shows how socially uncool they are.