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Apple alsorevealedsome middling results this quarter, as part of its Q2 reporting to shareholders.

Microsoft’s fiscal year runs slightly differently from Apple’s, so Microsoft’s Q3 is Apple’s Q2.

Apple vs. Microsoft

As such, people are seeking to retain their existing laptops for longer, rather than splurge on upgrades.

Microsoft has also laid off thousands of employees globally, whereas Apple has largely avoided making such heavy cutbacks.

Conversely, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook recently said that layoffs arenot being considered.

Surface Laptop 7

Surface Laptop 7

Surface Laptop 7

Surface Laptop 7

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

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Renderings of the 50th Anniversary Exclusive Microsoft Surface Laptop.

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MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.