More ripple effects from last year’s iPhone 6 windfall. Apple had a huge Chinese New Year in 2015. This year, not so much. “For the first time since…
No upgrade program for the iPhone SE
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3 years agoWhere’s the logic in that? I’m ready to buy a 4-inch iPhone. I’ve been ready for nearly nine months (See Apple, Dear Apple, please don’t kill…
The headlines have it backwards. Apple’s share price isn’t rising because a sell-side analyst has raised his or her price target. Price targets are trailing indicators, not…
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Apple, the FBI and Al Capone’s vault
3 years ago
3 years agoWhat did the FBI find in the San Bernardino iPhone? “We’re still working on that, I guess is the answer,” said James Baker, the FBI’s general counsel, at a…
Countdown to Apple earnings
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3 years agoApple’s fiscal Q2 2016 results are three weeks away. I’m going to be doing on Apple 3.0 what I did for nine years at Apple 2.0:…
For Apple 3.0 subscribers, a $300 value. I’m going to be in New York City Wednesday afternoon to spend some quality time with two of my favorite independent…
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The biggest shocker: Apple’s gross margin on services may not be 40%, but closer to 70%. In a multimedia presentation for clients—slide deck, conference call, 64-page note…
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Beyond the iTunes music store. With net revenue from services alone of $21.2 billion, Apple is now one of the largest internet services companies on the planet. So…
Results from a study of 2,176 U.S. consumers. Tim Cook, in case you haven’t heard, is gay—not that there’s anything wrong with that. But it was an…
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The New Yorker on Apple at 40
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3 years ago‘No novelist could have invented Steve Jobs.’ Two excerpts from Joshua Rothman’s thoughtful retrospective: “Apple’s history starts with the fact that it tried to take on the complexities…
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