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Apple expected to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday::Analysts haven't missed Apple's lack of growth this year and want to see the company thriving again.

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[–] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This, and they’ve positioned themselves as a luxury brand in a cost of living crisis. Look at B&O etc. I remember when ibooks came out that were cheaper than the previous year.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] supercheesecake@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Body and odour. It’s a new deodorant line.

[–] CumBroth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

B&O

Maybe they mean Bang & Olufsen?

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

But they're a conspicuous luxury, which many people clearly feel the pressure to own, even if it means sacrificing more basic needs.