Matt Gemmell 🏴 on Nostr: Apple made $117.8bn in total profit (not revenue, of course) over the past four ...
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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