Apple: The race to a trillion

Apple got within 10.5% of a twelve-figure valuation last month before taking a breath.

Groove Music (formerly XBox Music and Zune Music) is dead

My take: Apple didn't kill Microsoft's Groove, Spotify did.

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The dance of the megacaps

8 years ago

Published August 14, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

The dance of the megacaps

Apple's market value just climbed even further ahead of Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon.

Morgan Stanley: Why Apple shares fell 7% in a week

From a note to clients by Katy Huberty.

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Apple and the gang: Set 'em up, knock 'em down

8 years ago

Published June 11, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple and the gang: Set 'em up, knock 'em down

How Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft lost $80 billion in market value in one day.

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Apple's Siri (barely) outsmarted Alexa in 5,000-question IQ test

8 years ago

Published May 30, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple's Siri (barely) outsmarted Alexa in 5,000-question IQ test

Clobbered by Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana, led in percentage of answers that were "simply wrong." Posted Tuesday by Statista data journalist Felix Richter: According to research…

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On paper, Apple shareholders lost $27 billion Wednesday

8 years ago

Published May 18, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

On paper, Apple shareholders lost $27 billion Wednesday

Unwinding the Trump effect.

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Value disconnect: Facebook, Exxon, Google, Microsoft, Apple

8 years ago

Published May 11, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Value disconnect: Facebook, Exxon, Google, Microsoft, Apple

Apple, with a market cap hovering around $800 billion, is the most valuable company. Its stock? Not so much. Exhibit 1: Three years of market caps, with Apple…