Apple has published a press release recapping its 2021 services, including a record-breaking holiday period for App Store sales. https://t.co/I2HOqMuFWg pic.twitter.com/7AbvKco406
— John Voorhees (@johnvoorhees) January 10, 2022
On @theterminal: App Store devs made about $60 billion in '21. Apple says developers generated $260 billion since the store launched in ’08. That number is up from the about $200 billion it reported last year. Revenue between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve up double-digits.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) January 10, 2022
Big win. With increasing pressure on hardware margins, services margins not only mitigate, they start to accelerate — especially because they seem easier for biz-types to parse
— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) January 10, 2022
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“Apple services enrich peoples’ lives throughout the year”https://t.co/q3a26oj0d0 pic.twitter.com/QNm6DkprRb
… over the course of 13 years. Apple made $366 billion in 2021 alone, up 33% year over year https://t.co/llaX9RM5Tg
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) January 10, 2022
my contribution to society today https://t.co/sApgVEwfFy pic.twitter.com/waUKKSronQ
— Zac Hall (@apollozac) January 10, 2022