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Old Sep 10, 2016 | 11:34 am
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Originally Posted by Internaut
Speaking of expected sales and revenue, Apple needs something new. They're never going to see the kind of growth they had with earlier iPhones because:

  • Everyone who wants (and can afford) one has one
  • They build them to last
  • The last revolutionary iteration was the 6/6 Plus, which is still a perfectly decent phone
  • They have the same issue with Macs and iPads which, in my experience, last for years
  • And the watch by itself wasn't enough.

If that car they're alleged to be working on isn't absolutely ground-breaking, I don't see where Apple has to go in terms of growth
What I've seen lately shows a pivot from a car to self driving technology. Probably a smarter move for them anyway, create and sell the tech, get it into the hands of a manufacturer, and let them do what they're good at. Win/Win for everyone. Although CarPlay runs on QNX, which is actually Blackberry. Sooooo.... there's that.
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