What does the business do?
Apple designs and sells devices including the iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch, together with the software that connects them. It also earns service revenue from activities such as the App Store, subscriptions, cloud storage, advertising and payments. The business combines hardware sales with services used by customers across its installed base of devices.
What to look at next
The detailed profile connects the business explanation with historical financial observations and their definitions.
- Business model: Devices and services.
- Measures to understand: Product categories, service revenue and cash flow.
- Important distinctions: Device sales versus the installed customer base.
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Source references
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