Apple's iPhone 16: World's best-selling smartphone

This marked the return of the iPhone series’ base variant to the top spot in the first quarter after a gap of two years.

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Musk and Cook: Headbutting in space

11 months ago

Published May 28, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Musk and Cook: Headbutting in space

"In this space, SpaceX only thinks about Apple as a serious competitor and Apple only thinks about SpaceX as a serious competitor." — Tim Farrar

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Europe nixes Apple's fix

11 months ago

Published May 28, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Europe nixes Apple's fix

"The decision is bad for innovation, bad for competition, bad for our products, and bad for users." — Apple's official response

Premarket: Apple is red

From MarketWatch's "S&P 500 futures dip a tad after 2% bounce" posted early Wednesday.

Apple: Constant assault by bad actors

In 2024, Apple detected and blocked over 10,000 illegitimate apps on pirate storefronts, which include malware, pornography apps, gambling apps, and pirated versions of legitimate apps from the App Store.

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Could Apple build an off-ramp to placate Trump?

11 months ago

Published May 27, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Could Apple build an off-ramp to placate Trump?

Apple’s chief executive may have wiggle room to get back in the president’s good graces. It starts with the iPhone.

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Morgan Stanley: Apple will defy Trump

11 months ago

Published May 27, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Morgan Stanley: Apple will defy Trump

"Apple's defiance to this directive: (1) likely means CEO Tim Cook's status with the current administration deteriorates from here; and (2) risks further tariff escalation (is a 50% tariff enough to shift production to the US?) — adding another brick to the wall of worry." — Analyst Erik Woodring