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  3. Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day.

Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day.

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  • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

    Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

    Matt GemmellM This user is from outside of this forum
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    Also those donations are presumably tax-exempt.

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    • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

      Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

      Matt GemmellM This user is from outside of this forum
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      Put another way, if you had $50,000 in annual disposable income (after tax), Apple’s $1m would be like you donating 41 cents… and issuing a press release about it.

      (Edited for my miscalculation in Apple’s favour.)

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      • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

        Also those donations are presumably tax-exempt.

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        @mattgemmell Another sad wrinkle: when you "donate" through a corporation to a charity or relief fund there is no guarantee the money is paid out in a timely manner - it's not a passthrough. Often corporations put it in an account, accrue interest, and do a one-time tax write-off donation for the year.

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        • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

          Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

          Neil KandalgaonkarN This user is from outside of this forum
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          Yup, math checks out, multiple sources, this one is the clearest (usually it’s reported quarterly)

          https://www.statista.com/statistics/267728/apples-net-income-since-2005/

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          • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

            Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

            John RipleyJ This user is from outside of this forum
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            @mattgemmell If this amount were spent on an R&D project it likely wouldn’t even need SVP approval.

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            • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

              Put another way, if you had $50,000 in annual disposable income (after tax), Apple’s $1m would be like you donating 41 cents… and issuing a press release about it.

              (Edited for my miscalculation in Apple’s favour.)

              TomT This user is from outside of this forum
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              @mattgemmell I think it's not 4$ but only 40 cents...

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              • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

                Dusk to Don :raccoon:D This user is from outside of this forum
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                Dusk to Don :raccoon:
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                @mattgemmell

                Well said!

                Related, informative, and always entertaining:

                https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=69AtkAHkKEc

                #someMoreNews #philanthropy

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                • TomT Tom

                  @mattgemmell I think it's not 4$ but only 40 cents...

                  Matt GemmellM This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @tdelmas Ha, I think you’re right!

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                  • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                    Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

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                    @mattgemmell Right be like the former Mrs.McKenzie Bezos and drop a billion

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                    • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                      Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

                      Linux and praxis: part of the resistance   🇵🇸 ☮️L This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @mattgemmell

                      1.4% of Cook's annual salary with add-ons recently.

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                      • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                        Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

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                        @mattgemmell that’s so much more than 0 %, right?

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                        • Jenkins. Tom Jenkins. 🤮🤢🤮E Jenkins. Tom Jenkins. 🤮🤢🤮

                          @mattgemmell that’s so much more than 0 %, right?

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                          @ewos1986 Infinitely.

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                          • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                            Put another way, if you had $50,000 in annual disposable income (after tax), Apple’s $1m would be like you donating 41 cents… and issuing a press release about it.

                            (Edited for my miscalculation in Apple’s favour.)

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                            @mattgemmell This is the kind of simple mathematical context that the world needs more of; thanks.

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                            • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                              Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

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                              @mattgemmell

                              You make 1- 200 dollars a day, this is yearly charity of a quarter. Or a buck.

                              Apple gave Trump gold bars.

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                              • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                                Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

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                                @mattgemmell abd yet they are unable to fix many known issues in macOS 🥹

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                                • Neil KandalgaonkarN Neil Kandalgaonkar

                                  Yup, math checks out, multiple sources, this one is the clearest (usually it’s reported quarterly)

                                  https://www.statista.com/statistics/267728/apples-net-income-since-2005/

                                  Matt GemmellM This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @neilk Thanks for checking!

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                                  • John RipleyJ John Ripley

                                    @mattgemmell If this amount were spent on an R&D project it likely wouldn’t even need SVP approval.

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                                    @jripley Which is good, because they’re getting hard to find.

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                                    • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                                      Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

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                                      @mattgemmell I feel like money isn't real when I see numbers like these.

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                                      • (❍ᴥ❍ʋ)T (❍ᴥ❍ʋ)

                                        @mattgemmell I feel like money isn't real when I see numbers like these.

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                                        @Thorn I hear you. Redistribute wealth!

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                                        • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                                          Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four quarters, which is an average of $323 million per day. So when they loudly donate $1m to a charity or a disaster relief fund, they're giving 0.3% of their profits for that single day.

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                                          Lot of reposts on this! I feel like I’ve found my people, as I’m on a bit of a journey these days. #FOSS as resistance, an end to billionaires, crush fascism, redistribute wealth. Social justice and equality and privacy for all. Kindness, but mind the paradox of tolerance. 💜

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