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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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    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.

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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.

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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/

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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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                                        • Matt GemmellM Matt Gemmell

                                          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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                                          @mattgemmell rock on my dude 🐾

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