Every holiday season, phone companies bring out new models and they have every new feature possible. It is relatively easy to stay with an older version which works well for you. Until you begin to have problems and then you check the internet to see if others have the problem. Apple has X or 10 out, but people with 6 and lower are having problems with their phones. Most consumers buy a phone and expect it to last for a long time and considering the average usage it should, just before Christmas Apple notified its customers the all lithium-ion battery degrade and has problems supplying the big bursts as they age and accumulate charging cycles. Apple tried to minimize the problem by reducing power which has the affect of slowing down the processor demands. The solution is to replace the battery.

In this case, consumers and Apple were both right and wrong, Apple was slowing down the older iPhones but it was for the right reasons as defined by Apple. However, it took a lot of evidence from dedicated users before Apple admitted to doing what it was doing.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, Apple has terrific margins and many people will continue to very loyal customers. It benefits from the lower tax rate because it makes profits as well as has billions of dollars in offshore accounts and benefits from the tax bill to bring the money back to the US. Apple is major beneficiary of the President Trump’s tax bill and expect earnings to be higher without doing anything more than what they did last year.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions.