– Apple still pockets billions from Samsung’s “hometown”.
According to the latest statistics, Apple’s profits from Korea have increased by 550% in 2023 – so impressive!.
Apple generated more than five times more profit from Korea in fiscal 2023 than the previous year. Source The Elec believes that the increase in profits is due to the popularity of the iPhone 15 series. It is estimated that Apple’s revenue from October 2022 – September 2023 in Korea is 7.52 trillion won (5,625 billion won). billion USD). During this period, Apple’s operating profit was estimated at 559.9 billion won ($417.8 million).
This number is much larger than the period from October 2021 to September 2022 with total revenue of 5.9 billion USD and profit of 91.3 million USD.
Previously, from October 2020 to September 2021, Apple “pocketed” 5.97 billion USD with a profit of 104.4 million USD in this East Asian country.
Currently, experts still do not know why the profits of “Apple House” in Korea increased so strongly with the same level of revenue. It is highly likely that the Korean market will have outstanding growth in Services, helping “Apple Defect” increase its profit figure in this country during the year.
– The price to repair Vision Pro glasses is the same as an iPhone
If you damage the glass without an Apple Care warranty, the total amount you have to pay is 799 USD. Meanwhile, the total cost with warranty is 798 USD – 1 USD cheaper.
You will have to pay $799 for an out-of-warranty repair. If you buy the warranty package for $499, it only costs you $299 – a total of $798 – for one repair. Photo: Cnet.
With $3,499 for the lowest version, Apple Vision Pro surprised many users with its sky-high price. However, that’s not all. It is worth mentioning that even the warranty and repair cost of this smart glass set is not cheap.
If you don’t pay an additional $24.99/month or $499 for 2 years of AppleCare Plus insurance, users will have to pay $799 – equivalent to the price of an iPhone – just to repair the cracked glass of the Vision Pro. If you have purchased AppleCare Plus, repairing glass or accidental damage will only cost $299.
At this price, the total amount paid for two years of AppleCare Plus and the glass repair fee is 798 USD – 1 USD lower than the repair cost without an insurance package.
To see how expensive it is, compare the 3-year AppleCare Plus package for the 15-inch MacBook Air to $229, and for the MacBook Pro to $499. Meanwhile, buying iPhone 13, 14 with 2 years of AppleCare Plus costs users only 149 USD.
– Apple shares contactless payment technology with competitors in the EU
Apple is preparing to open up the iPhone’s “tap to pay” capabilities to rivals in the European Union (EU), after being criticized for keeping users in its own ecosystem.
The above information was announced by the European Commission (EC) and Apple on January 19. The EC, the European Union’s (EC) market regulator, said it was considering Apple’s proposal, which came after the EC determined that the US tech giant had a dominant position. in mobile wallet transactions on iOS operating system by eliminating competitors.
Such transactions are based on near-field communication (NFC) technology, which uses magnetic induction to connect devices when they are in direct contact or close to each other. NFC technology allows users to tap their smartphone on the vendor’s payment terminal instead of a credit card with a microchip.
An Apple spokesman told AFP: “We have made commitments to provide third-party developers in the European Economic Area (EEA) with an option that allows their users to contactless payments from within the iOS app, separate from Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.
This option will be offered in the 27 EU countries along with related countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, which together make up the EEA.
