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SG Scott Galloway Scott Galloway Professor of marketing at NYU Stern and author of bestselling books including The Four and The Algebra of Wealth.

“Apple does not get enough credit. They're constantly second-guessed: why don't you have a cheaper computer? Why aren't you in AI? They have more discipline around what not to do than any company of that size. They put one chip down on VR. I think they spent a billion dollars on it. Meta spent 60 on it. They are better at saying no. They pulled the plug on the car. … The only Mag 7 company that has not decided to play in traffic in the AI arms race is significantly outperforming the others who are in this AI arms race.”

Prof G Markets · Money & Markets · November 2026

“Apple does not get enough credit. They're constantly second-guessed: why don't you have a cheaper computer? Why aren't you in AI? They have more discipline around what not to do than any company of that size. They put one chip down on VR. I think they spent a billion dollars on it. Meta spent 60 on it. They are better at saying no. They pulled the plug on the car. … The only Mag 7 company that has not decided to play in traffic in the AI arms race is significantly outperforming the others who are in this AI arms race.” — Scott Galloway, Prof G Markets

Context

Galloway had just asked which Mag 7 company stayed out of the AI spending race and which has the strongest stock this year. The answer to both was Apple, and he argues that knowing what not to do is an underrated trait.

Transcript

Prof G Markets Around 47:20 into the episode
Scott Galloway

…what they decide to do, it's what they decide not to do. Do they have the discipline to say, this is a great idea, it's a great market. It's not the right idea, the right market for us at this moment. And of the Mag 7, to this point, of the Mag 7, who has decided not to engage in the AI arms race.

Ed Elson

Apple.

Scott Galloway

And who has the strongest year-to-date stock performance?

Ed Elson

I think it's Apple.

Scott Galloway

Ding, ding, ding, ding. Apple has significantly outperformed the other six that are either the arms race or engaging in the arms race. And Apple does not get enough credit. They're constantly second-guessed. Why don't you have a cheaper computer? Why aren't you in AI? Why aren't you in search? They…

Ed Elson

In any other world, I would be instinctively agreeing with you on this because I'm such a sucker for discipline, you know, risk management. But I still

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