Readers’ poll

Is Apple losing its touch? To tie in with our Apple investigation on p36, we asked readers to share their views on Apple. Is it still thinking differently, or is it all about the money?

Apple has just released another stellar set of financial results, but we wanted to know if you thought it was focusing too much on the bottom line and not enough on developing technology.

There were a few glowing written responses, including Eiren’s belief that “Apple continues to push the envelope, long before most realise it exists”, but most responses demonstrated a low opinion of the company.

“Cheap nasty products, removing ports for no reason and focusing on margins rather than a quality product. Horrible company who will end up going the same way as Nokia,” wrote Keith Radcliffe.

Si said Apple was “getting greedy”, and Nick requested “don’t overlook the pros and innovate”. One reader wrote: “never owned an Apple product but... there’s hardly a direct rival to its products. Many close but not quite there; all seem compromised.”