Is there a pattern to the madness? Yes there is. It's a variation on "buy the rumor, sell the news." Only in Apple's case, according to UBS analyst Steven…
What kind of tax holiday can Apple expect?
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6 years agoThere are three proposals on the table. The U.S. tax on income earned outside its borders is one of the highest in the world: 35% to the federal…
A tale of two pie charts. Not seeing the graphics? Try the website. From the European Commission press release: Apple Sales International recorded profits of…
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On social media, the iPhone 7 is huge
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6 years agoScreenshot from Facebook, three days before Apple's Sept. 7 event. Click to enlarge. Not seeing the graphic? Try the website. Apple is doomed?
For a phone that's embarrassingly slow, catches on fire, and has to be recalled, the notes were pretty good. A sampling: Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal: Best New Android Phone…
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Anti-Apple bias? Reader Jeff F writes: Philip, Here's a story idea to expose anti-Apple bias: Samsung's recall is 10x more serious than iPhone 6 bendgate, yet…
Video: Spectacular SpaceX explosion
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6 years agoA setback for Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. "The explosion, at Cape Canaveral, Fla., intensified questions about whether Mr. Musk is moving too quickly in his…
Stick around to find out where Apple goes from here. "There is a time to disrupt and there is a time to sustain," says Asymco's Horace Dediu. "The…
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Apple 3.0 now has 53,761 LinkedIn followers
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6 years agoBut the geographical spread is a mystery to me. My top 5 regions: Nigeria: 1,472 Greater New York City: 1,420 Pakistan: 1,214 Egypt: 1,062 United Arab Emirates: 885…
"We didn’t look for a tax haven or something to put it somewhere." —Tim Cook, to The Washington Post Okay. Maybe Apple didn't go looking for…
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt on This week, Apple is offering me $80 less for my iPhone 13 Pro 'Fixed. Belatedly'
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