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Thisweek: Apple’s 13-year record revenue streak isbroken; our best picture yet of iPhone 7features; rumors point to afaster, untethered Apple Watch 2; Apple has a hugeincrease in R&D spending, but where’s the money going? And stick around for more stories from the Cult of Mac. This week: a 15-year-old mows lawns, then uses the money tobuild one of the world’s best Apple collections.
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8 optimistic takeaways from Apple’s slumptastic earningscall
- R&D spending at Apple increased by $1.1 billion dollarscompared to the same six month period last year, according to a newSEC filing
- The tech giant is fighting itself here, being forced tocompare thisyear’s numbers to the killer iPhone 6 sales that drove2015’s overwhelming revenue
- Apple’s tablets are doing fine, really, selling 10.3 millionunits this quarter. But in general, tablets are stinking up theplace.
- Apple surprised by SE demand andcan’t keep up
Apple Watch made $1.5 billion more than Rolex last year
- The Apple Watch, which celebratedits first birthday this week, is just such a product. Howmuch of an impact did the Apple Watch make in its debut year?Enough to bring in $1.5 billion more than Rolex did in 2
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