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Shut down Dell and give the money back to shareholders

In October 1997 at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo97, Michael Dell was asked what he'd do if he was in charge of Apple Computer. Dell responded to an audience of several thousand IT executives "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."According to Mac Daily News: A...

Tags: Humor, Finance, AAPL

Blog posts 2007-07-29

Apple announces record revenue, profit and Mac sales

Apple tonight reported their financial results for the third fiscal quarter which ended 30 June, 2007. Apple reported (compared to year-ago quarter): Revenue of $5.41 billion (compared to $4.37 billion in the year-ago quarter) Net quarterly profit of $818 million (compared to $472 million) or $.92 (compared to $.54) per diluted share Gross...

Tags: Finance, AAPL

Blog posts 2007-07-25

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Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Motorola and Verizon announced DROID for 6 Nov at $199.99

Gonna be an ugly season for retailersI don't see how many people still want to spend on these expensive gadgets / Win7 / iPhones.It will be worse next year with a proliferation of super cheap very functional Internet devices. Microsoft will find profit margines evaporating.Maybe the phone I've been waiting...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Motorola Inc., phone, Verizon Communications Inc., screen size

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...

Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Apple Q4 '09 earnings result - Most profitable quarter ever

moron servicemoron service, where are you?Ghost of PsystarSee? ... it just goes to show ya! If Apple doesn't get their act together and start licensing their operating system for Mac clones, there's no hope for them. How long can they expect to keep a drowning company afloat selling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows NT, Desktops, Apple Inc., big word

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Should Apple buy Sonos?

I hope notI want Steve Jobs controlling all my consumer electronics gear EVEN LESS than I want Bill Gates controlling all my computers!Sure, I'd like much more creativity and interconnectedness in the CE world, but not that the cost to be exacted by ol' Steve.No to SonosApple already has products...

Tags: Investment, Apple Inc., Sonos

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Bing: Decision engine = shopping engine

Bing is also better at medical searchesTry searching for "sciatica" on Google vs Bing. The Bing results are better laid out and categorized:http://www.bing-vs-google.com/?q=sciatica It's also great for weather and maps......although I still like Google Maps UI a little better with being able to change the course for directions by dragging...

Tags: Thurrott, MS marketing, Bing, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

The brain drain from Apple to Palm

People generally don't leave if......they are happy and challenged. I guess, on top of Mr. Jobs considerable skills, he can be quite a tyrant. If you are a very talented and highly knowledgeable/skilled individual at the higher levels of corporate management, you probably have the backbone and confidence to discretely...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., U.S. Department of Justice, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Apple music event slated for September 9 - sans tablet

Sources tell Digital Daily's John Paczkowski that Apple will indeed hold a "music event" -- as previously rumored -- during the week of September 7, 2009. The only real surprise is that the event is being held on a Wednesday (September 9) as opposed to Apple's typical...

Tags: Event, Apple Inc., Music Event, Phil Schiller, Tablets, Digital Music, Digital Media, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Philip Schiller: Apple's fireman (and perhaps most valuable exec)

That's part of the planThe plan is to de-emphasize Steve and to put "Apple The Company" and "Apple The Products" front and center. 1. Jobs resigned from having the keynote at MWSF2. Cook was put center stage while Jobs was on leave and AAPL stock rose well in that time3....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., fireman, Phil

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Episode 115: PowerPage Podcast

Episode 115 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss AAPL Q3'09 earnings, Apple tablet redux, App Store woes, firey iPods we play "What's on your Mac?" Featuring: Jason O'Grady and Rob Parker. You can subscribe to it in iTunes. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Digital Music, Digital Media, Notebooks, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals

Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferralsHow can they blame ...... netbooks when they have 97% of the market?Is there an untold story?^o^Wait, I thought cheap was good. 'Lauren' congratulated herselffor not being able to afford a Mac, and went cheap, cheap, cheap. And now we find out...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft layoff, Apple Inc., client revenue skid, Windows 7 deferral, MSFT, deferral, netbook, Microsoft Corp., skid, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Apple’s Q3 2009: best non-holiday quarter in company history

Apple’s Q3 2009 earnings conference call is under way, you can listen to the live stream beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET, 2:00 p.m. PT. The press release has been posted and Apple reported the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in Apple history. Some highlights: Apple...

Tags: Revenue, Apple Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Palm Pre defect poll prompts analyst to 'sell'

Palm Pre defect poll prompts analyst to 'sell' palm shares - "sell" recommendationWow, I wonder how much this "analyst" might have invested with Apple? Mmmm... Apple was obviously jolted by Palm's unexpected rise in the market and had to cut it's I-Tune support to this device with a "software upgrade"....

Tags: Smart phones, Eller, Palm Inc., Pre, Palm Pre, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Ahead of the tape: Apple Q309 earnings preview

Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its third fiscal quarter tomorrow,  Tuesday, 21 July 21 2009 at 2:00 p.m. PT, 5:00 p.m. ET. The conference call will be streamed via Quicktime natch from the company's Investor Relations Web site. CNet new...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Earnings, iPhone 3GS Sale, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-20

1 billion of Apple's app downloads may be bogus

1 billion of Apple's app downloads may be bogusbunkI've only re-downloaded an app twice, and both of those no more than once. Both times, as a result of a possibly corrupted file.Re-loading your iPhone, or even restoring it, re-loads the apps from iTunes, NOT from the App Store, at least...

Tags: Financial accounting, Apple Inc., app download

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

News to know: Apple, iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; Blu-ray; Bartz

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days CNBC:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Voice, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Blu-ray, Carrier Strength, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-23

AAPL: Is it time to buy or sell Apple stock?

If the WSJ is right, and Steve Jobs really received a liver transplant about two months ago, then what does this mean for the future of Apple? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Stock, Apple Inc., Investment, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rightsSteve alone DOES make Apple the company it isWhat would Apple be like without Steve Jobs? We don't have to guess. We already know because Apple was without Steve Jobs for many years. If Jobs hadn't returned Apple would have disappeared...

Tags: Leadership, job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., liver transplant, transplant

Discussion threads 2009-06-20