r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 16d ago

News Apple Losing Over $1 Billion a Year on Streaming Service

https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-losing-over-1-billion-year-streaming-service-information-reports-2025-03-20/
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u/defylife 16d ago

They didn't used to pay dividends, so that allowed them to stockpile a ton of cash too.

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u/ArtOfWarfare 16d ago

They paid dividends in the 80s. They had to pause them when they had a brush with death, then they resumed them after they had that huge war chest.

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u/defylife 15d ago

They resumed them in 2012 after 17 years without.