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It's not just apple. Nvidia, AMD, and several other companies haven't announced layoffs.

My opinion is that all the above have strong CEOs who aren't reactive.

All 3 companies produce actual real life things also, so it’s harder to lay off sections which aren’t as profitable as others when share prices fall.

Here is an article [1] and corresponding HN discussion [2] that adds some insight to that question.

Think different, I guess.