Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 When the stock price hit $207.05 earlier today, the company crossed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Our dystopian future of corporate nation states continues apace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Just now, Chairslinger said: Our dystopian future of corporate nation states continues apace. Jennifer Government Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 We can only hope that Costco ends up carving out some territory in the Corporate Wars so that we can all live there with a decent income and benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 These guys really needed that tax cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: These guys really needed that tax cut. Hey, cut them slack - they've repaid 2/3 of that $15 billion Irish tax bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I'll cut them something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: We can only hope that Costco ends up carving out some territory in the Corporate Wars so that we can all live there with a decent income and benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 “You smell like a toilet.” - Steve Jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The def star Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I think I found out their key to success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 41 minutes ago, The def star said: I think I found out their key to success. A few USB cables I've owned have done that. Or the connection stops working correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 39 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: A few USB cables I've owned have done that. Or the connection stops working correctly. Yeah but Apple has an ongoing notoriety for this. I remember way back in 2009 or 2010 having a Macbook Pro charging cable that had basically the exact same failure mechanism. They replaced it for free at the store, but still, I was using a charging cable for a laptop that look basically just like the one on the left and thank fucking god I happened to notice before it caught anything on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jason said: Yeah but Apple has an ongoing notoriety for this. I remember way back in 2009 or 2010 having a Macbook Pro charging cable that had basically the exact same failure mechanism. They replaced it for free at the store, but still, I was using a charging cable for a laptop that look basically just like the one on the left and thank fucking god I happened to notice before it caught anything on fire. For what they charge for that stuff they should include a higher quality charging cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfit410 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I'm pretty just just selling 10 Macbook pros with all of the options would generate roughly that much profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The def star Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 32 minutes ago, Jason said: Yeah but Apple has an ongoing notoriety for this. I remember way back in 2009 or 2010 having a Macbook Pro charging cable that had basically the exact same failure mechanism. They replaced it for free at the store, but still, I was using a charging cable for a laptop that look basically just like the one on the left and thank fucking god I happened to notice before it caught anything on fire. I had a 2011 Mac Book Pro and went through 3 charging cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 5 hours ago, The def star said: I think I found out their key to success. All but 1 of my iPhone cables look like this. For the one that doesn’t it’s starting to head that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 All of my wife cables look like this and none of mine do. It's from using it too much while plugged in and being too rough. If you take care of the cables they last just fine. That said, yeah, they should totally make stronger cables. That said again, I always buy 3rd party cheapies. I'm not paying their price for cables. Screw that. You can get a good lightning cable for like $5 bucks online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 I have never owned or used an Apple product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I don't like OS X enough to "see the light" and stop using Windows, but the hardware is nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 28 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I have never owned or used an Apple product. Not even in school? I remember using the Apple II when I was in grade school. I also had to use a Macintosh computer in High school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 My wife's 2012 Macbook recently died, and she wanted a new one. I tried really hard to convince her that newer windows laptops are actually pretty good, and showed her a few with similar form factors to current Macbooks. However, she wouldn't budge. I ended up finding a 2016 (I think) new in box Macbook Air for $900 and I purchased it yesterday. My work computer is a Macbook pro with Touch Bar, and it's an ok computer. The touch bar is neat, but it's also annoying. With no haptic feedback when you press a graphic on the screen, you have to actually look at the touch bar most of the time to confirm you are pressing the right button. Plus I have some sort of weird issue where my battery drains over the weekend. My last work computer, a 2013 Air, could stay in standby mode for what seemed like an eternity without draining the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I still use my 2009 MacBook Pro as my primary computer. My 2011 iMac’s graphics card just bit the dust. I've contemplated getting maybe a Surface for work (graphic and game design). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The def star Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 2 hours ago, ort said: If you take care of the cables they last just fine. That's BS. I have had my Lenovo Y510p for over 5 years and currently a Razer Blade laptop and never had to buy a new power supply cable. I use my laptops for work so I constantly have to take them out and put them up. I took good care of wrapping it up properly but those cables aren't meant for excessive use. Also I did try to buy a cheap non Apple one and that cable got hot. It was the second cable I got to replace the original because I wasn't gonna pay what Apple was asking. Eventually it got too hot that I didn't want to risk my $2000 Mac Book Pro over a $10 replacement so I worked what Apple wanted. Luckily the Mac Book Pro was a gift because a friend of mine spilled water all over my Windows laptop at his pre wedding party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 hour ago, MarSolo said: I still use my 2009 MacBook Pro as my primary computer. My 2011 iMac’s graphics card just bit the dust. I've contemplated getting maybe a Surface for work (graphic and game design). My personal laptop is a surf pro 4 (i7) and I love it, my wife kept trying to hog it so we got her a pro i5 last Xmas and she loves it. I use both an iPad Air and pro at work and I still vastly prefer my surf pro. If I could i’d Get work to buy me a surf laptop. Consider hitting up an MS store in a mall to play around with one for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I have a fair amount of Apple stock. The past few days have been quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 9 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: I have never owned or used an Apple product. I had an i-pod I bought about 15 years ago and that is literally it in my almost 38 years on this planet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Apple is reportedly arguing that buildings at its headquarters are worth just $200 to reduce its tax bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Apple is reportedly arguing that buildings at its headquarters are worth just $200 to reduce its tax bill That is a bold move, and it probably will pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 14 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Apple is reportedly arguing that buildings at its headquarters are worth just $200 to reduce its tax bill Yeah, they got them at the same auction where Bart bought his factory for a dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Amazon joined the trillion dollar club today as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/technology/amazon-stock-price-1-trillion-value.html?smid=fb- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 11:35 AM, RedSoxFan9 said: Apple is reportedly arguing that buildings at its headquarters are worth just $200 to reduce its tax bill Looks like they just put down all their property as being worth $200. I wonder what the game is here? Are they just hoping that their assessment goes through unchallenged and save a chunk of change? I feel like if they lowballed an $8B property as being worth $1B they'd have a better chance of getting away with it, assuming anyone actually looks at the figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, TwinIon said: Looks like they just put down all their property as being worth $200. I wonder what the game is here? Are they just hoping that their assessment goes through unchallenged and save a chunk of change? I feel like if they lowballed an $8B property as being worth $1B they'd have a better chance of getting away with it, assuming anyone actually looks at the figures. I'd be shocked if they weren't getting killer land deals for fulfillment centers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, TwinIon said: Looks like they just put down all their property as being worth $200. I wonder what the game is here? Are they just hoping that their assessment goes through unchallenged and save a chunk of change? I feel like if they lowballed an $8B property as being worth $1B they'd have a better chance of getting away with it, assuming anyone actually looks at the figures. I’m guessing that the process of protesting requires you to put something down initially, not that they are actually expecting to get away with $200 valuations. I know that’s how it works here, you have to furnish the number you think it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I’m guessing that the process of protesting requires you to put something down initially, not that they are actually expecting to get away with $200 valuations. I know that’s how it works here, you have to furnish the number you think it should be. No way they actually expect $200 though, as you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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