Why This Earnings Season Signals the End of an Era for Apple

Almost all of the analysts’ questions during Apple’s earnings press conference this quarter were about artificial intelligence.

How will Apple’s recently announced Apple Intelligence service for iPhones, iPads, and Macs impact services revenue? How will the platform, which requires Apple to deploy a global network of its own AI-enabled servers, similar to the AI ​​servers Microsoft has included in its Azure cloud service, impact future capital spending? How will it impact iPhone upgrades?