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Re:Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with ... by 1oooqooq on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:22AM (#40178835)
exactly. they already hit the revenue goals even with shitty quality. it's the only goal that motivates work and in a monopoly it's tied to market size only.

what's a few thousand people per month losing all access to their data, if that is not even a blip on their revenue or revenue protections?

if you're going to buy a new iphone, you're going to buy a new iphone. it doesn't matter the slightest if you read some nerds complaining something broke one theirs that same week.

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Re:Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with ... by eastbound on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:48AM (#40178960)
People pay in average $1000 every 3 years ($27 per month). So if 1% people choose Android next time, Apple will lose 1% of 2 billion users x $1000 / 3 years = 7 billion dollars per year.
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Re:Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with ... by 1oooqooq on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:59PM (#40184373)
already way more than 1% do switch.

but if you're close to a monopoly, numbers go up with market size increase. you can lose ((market size Delta) - 1) until your bonus motivated employees have to care.

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