Bernstein analyst A.M. Sacconaghi, Jr. notes that besides iPhone replacement cycles, he considers the second biggest controversy around Apple's stock to be the long-term sustainability of growth in Services. Given that Apple's installed base should be relatively flat going forward, Services growth will likely depend entirely on additional ARPU expansion, whether through new offerings or increased monetization of existing businesses, he contends. His simple illustrative forecast suggests that Apple's existing Services businesses are likely to decelerate to perhaps less than 10% growth within 3-4 years. Therefore, for Services to buoy the rest of the company, it remains imperative for Apple to successfully ramp new Services, Sacconaghi adds.

Erste Group downgraded Apple to Hold from Buy.

Apple (AAPL) supplier TSMC (TSM) has unveiled its A16 chip manufacturing technology featuring nanosheet transistors with "backside power rails" meant for producing its ultra-advanced 1.6nm chips by 2026, Nikkei Asia's Cheng Ting-Fang reports. TSMC says the introduction of the technology can "greatly improve logic density and performance." Reference Link

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Apple saw sales of its iPhones fall 19.1% in the first three months of the year, CNBC's Ryan Browne reports, citing data from Counterpoint Research. Meanwhile, Huawei saw a 69.7% surge in smartphone sales in the country during the same period, Counterpoint said. Reference Link