Apple's AI Hesitation At WWDC 2025: What's At Stake

Summary

• Apple's WWDC 2025 lacked meaningful AI innovation as expected, underscoring a cautious approach that fails to address mounting competitive and demand risks.
• This continues to leave Apple swimming naked in its deteriorating risk profile, with its growth and profit outlook blighted by intensifying competition and the looming tariff wildcard.
• Limited airtime for App Store changes during WWDC 2025 also confirms Apple's exposure to heightened litigation and regulatory risks that remain underappreciated by markets at its current valuation.
• Given muted catalysts and deteriorating fundamentals, Apple’s valuation, which is higher than a year ago despite the worsened backdrop, remains vulnerable to further near-term downside.

Dronandy

Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC”) keynote has long been more than just a gathering for developers to discuss upcoming software and hardware upgrades. Instead, it’s become a crucial barometer for Apple investors and consumers to gauge the company’s upcoming

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