Europe is picking on Apple

"Despite all the EC says, there are no such obligations on any gatekeeper, except Apple."

Premarket: Apple was green, turned red

From Barron's' "Stock Futures Rally After Fed Lifts Gloom on Tariffs, Rates" posted early Thursday.

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Brussels gets serious about interoperability

8 months ago

Published March 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Brussels gets serious about interoperability

"Today's decisions wrap us in red tape, slowing down Apple's ability to innovate for users in Europe and forcing us to give away our new features for free to companies who don't have to play by the same rules." — Apple's official response

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The Apple Vision Pro through the eyes of the founder of Oculus VR

8 months ago

Published March 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

The Apple Vision Pro through the eyes of the founder of Oculus VR

"They are trying to drag something out of the future that really shouldn't exist until 2026, 2027, and drag it into the present by making it ludicrously expensive." — Palmer Luckey

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Evercore's Amit Daryanani explains his Apple target hike (video)

8 months ago

Published March 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Evercore's Amit Daryanani explains his Apple target hike (video)

"The part that people sometimes forget is that all of the $100 billion-plus free cash flow comes back to you, the shareholder. It doesn't get invested in CPUs. It doesn't get invested in buying security companies."

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Apple has released a cool new Spike Jonze ad for AirPods (video)

8 months ago

Published March 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple has released a cool new Spike Jonze ad for AirPods (video)

"Highlighting the power of these new Air Pods to help escape everyday life, Pascal is seen dancing through the streets and mouthing along to the lyrics, as if part of his own musical."

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A deep look at Apple's 2024 acquisition of DarwinAI

8 months ago

Published March 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

A deep look at Apple's 2024 acquisition of DarwinAI

DarwinAI has developed methods for speeding up the training of AI models, while making them smaller and faster and giving users a window into how the systems are making decisions.