Synopsis: What went wrong with iPhone last year? Is Apple’s recently disclosed earnings loss a sole reflection of the price increases, or is it a more complicated picture, factoring in China’s economy and its relations with the United States?

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Duration: 01:06:48

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

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• Letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors
• Apple’s Precarious and Pivotal 2019

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