Android's choice: Higher price or less phone?

"Which one do you prefer: downgrading to keep the same price, or upgrading to a higher configuration with a moderate price increase?" — Redmi's Wang Teng Thomas

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In praise of Luca Maestri

11 months ago

Published August 29, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

In praise of Luca Maestri

"Maestri’s tenure was a CFO master class in capital return and cash flow management."

Premarket: Apple is green

From Barron's' "Stock Futures Rising After Nvidia’s Earnings Fail to Wow. Market Looks to Jobs Data." posted early Thursday.

India's Airtel is giving free Apple Music and TV+ to its 281 million customers

With mostly English-language content, Apple TV+ is a small player in India's $28 billion media and entertainment market.

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Bloomberg: Apple cut 100 jobs, mostly in Books

11 months ago

Published August 28, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Bloomberg: Apple cut 100 jobs, mostly in Books

"Layoffs are relatively rare at Apple, though the company has made at least four rounds of reductions in 2024." — Mark Gurman

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IDC: Android shipments expected to grow 9 times faster than iOS in 2025

11 months ago

Published August 28, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

IDC: Android shipments expected to grow 9 times faster than iOS in 2025

"However, there is a potential upside to the iOS forecast with a lot depending on how well the demonstrated GenAI use cases play out in the upcoming iPhone 16 launch and how soon Apple can establish local AI partnerships in China." — Senior IDC researcher Nabila Popal