Fred Stein on Samsung may be losing money on every Galaxy Z TriFold it sells - 'upvote, adding: The older foldables were not water and dust proof and were not durable. I’m surprised they can be sold at all.'
on Goldman Sachs unloads the Apple Card at a discount (updated) - 'Per reports, it’s still using Mastercard payment network.'
on Dell gets points for its nearly AI-free briefing at CES - 'Well, for most people “AI” is LLM and they get that through a web browser or maybe an app. So far there’s nothing on the device (laptop or phone) that makes “AI” a significant DEVICE feature. It’s kinda like benchmark numbers. A few people care, but most people just want to get work done without noticing any delay.'
on Goldman Sachs unloads the Apple Card at a discount (updated) - 'Does this mean Visa instead of Mastercard? I like the latter’s security features that were part of the account services.'
on Robert Reich calls out the CEOs of Salesforce, Apple and Meta - 'The Judgement of History won’t be kind to ANY person positively associated with Trump’s party. But it will probably take 50 years for that judgement to show up.'
on Goldman Sachs unloads the Apple Card at a discount (updated) - 'I heard for a while that Goldman was losing money on these cards. Some of it was rumored to be because Apple didn’t allow as many fees for various issues that normal cards would charge. I am far from this industry so take that with a grain of salt.'
on Today, Google is No. 2, Apple No. 3 - 'Enjoy it while you can. There is no query that can be made via AI, that I can’t wait for Apple’s version. It isn’t that I’m fearful of internet surveillance, it’s my way of thumbing my nose at Big Brother.'
on Today, Google is No. 2, Apple No. 3 - 'There was a time FB was ad free. It will replace traditional search and be filled up with targeted ads and tracking. Enjoy it while you can.'
on Today, Google is No. 2, Apple No. 3 - 'I don’t think Apple has struggled to convince investors of its AI positioning. As with anything else Apple is working on, it hasn’t attempted to convince investors of anything. Mainly because Apple has never subscribed to an investor relations “strategy” that’s built on hype.'
on Today, Google is No. 2, Apple No. 3 - 'Have other users noticed over the last several weeks that queries using Gemini (AI mode in Google) have gone from being great and as good or better than Chat GPT to almost sucking? The ads are creeping into Gemini and negating its advantages. I have switched back to Chat GPT for my AI queries. Anyone else?'
on Goldman Sachs unloads the Apple Card at a discount (updated) - 'So Goldman Sachs loses $7 Billon since 2020. That pales in comparison to the $70 Billion Zuckerberg lost on his drunken sailor spending on the Metaverse during that same time frame. Yet Apple still makes a Sh*t Ton of money quarter after quarter. Other than the one where the EU was awarded $15 Billion from a ridiculous Irish Tax Court case created by “Vestager” that even the sovereign Country of Ireland defended Apple on throughout the entire legal journey.'
on Today, Google is No. 2, Apple No. 3 - 'I avoid Alphabet/Google like the Plague/Covid. They, like Microsoft, ripped off Apple. They make their money off of selling their user’s personal info to advertisers. Apple was on the right track when they made their own Maps app. The less they have to do with Alphabet/Google the better.'
on Robert Reich calls out the CEOs of Salesforce, Apple and Meta - 'Robert Reich: “Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they’re sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines”. I believe Robert Reich means well…but he’s absolutely wrong to refer to business C.E.O’s as the part of “our leaders” who are responsible for improper political action at home and military action abroad. Business C.E.O.’s have a responsibility to their company/shareholders and they’re expected to do what’s necessary to help the company they lead be successful. OTOH, people elected to Congress are there to pass laws but also to be one of the three branches of power enshrined in the United States Constitution….and an important part of their responsibility, is to provide a proper counterbalance to the Judicial and Executive branches. They must provide a limit to the powers of the other two branches. If Robert Reich is bemoaning the lack of response to Trump, it’s the Legislative and/or Judicial branches of government that deserve the blame…not business C.E.O.’s.'
on Robert Reich calls out the CEOs of Salesforce, Apple and Meta - '@4:10 mark. “…Democrats must swear off Big Money…” LMAO'
on Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring is back from Taiwan with Apple takaways - 'Intro/Enterprise/Education Mac at $599 is an absolute game changing growth monster. This is not getting nearly the excitement it should.'
