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Who converts more PC users, Apple or its retail partners?
What Tim Cook didn’t say in last week’s earnings call Source: CIRP FORTUNE — When it reports on Mac sales in its retail stores, Apple (AAPL) likes to make the point — as Tim Cook did again last week — … Continue reading
Amazon throws its e-book weight around. Again.
More heavy-handed behavior from the book world’s 500-pound gorilla Click to enlarge. Source: Amazon FORTUNE — Publishers who have had to deal with Amazon’s (AMZN) arrogant reps know first hand the contempt with which they hold folks in the business … Continue reading
Australian Price Gouging Inquiry Targets Apple, Microsoft And Others
Getting a new laptop or buying a new license for an operating system is often cheaper in the U.S. than in most other countries. Europeans, for example, are used to paying a hefty premium for Apple products and the situation … Continue reading
Micron and Hynix Close Gap on NAND Flash Market Leaders in Q4
Dateline City: EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Solid manufacturing and strong pricing allowed Micron Technology Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to post strong performances in the global NAND flash business in the fourth quarter, allowing them to narrow the gap in market … Continue reading
Apple analyst: China is adding 10-12 million 3G subs per mos.
Having missed the boat last quarter, Wall Street is taking a second look at China Click to enlarge. Source: Auriga from company reports. FORTUNE — I can count on one hand the number of Wall Street analysts whose estimates of … Continue reading
Total 2012 Upstream Oil and Gas Spending to Reach Record Level of Nearly $1.3 Trillion; Set to Exceed $1.6 Trillion by 2016, IHS Study Says
Dateline City: CAMBRIDGE, Mass Global upstream capital and operating expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX) are set to reach a combined record of $1.23 trillion for 2012 and expected to rise to $1.64 trillion in 2016, according the latest IHS Upstream Spending … Continue reading
Apple’s tax strategies: ‘Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich’
The New York Times uses Apple as a lens to look at the loopholes in corporate tax codes The Reno office that manages Apple’s cash. Photo: David Calvert for the New York Times FORTUNE — Apple (AAPL), like every other … Continue reading
No, AirPlay Is Not The New Apple TV
Editor’s note: David McIntosh is the founder and CEO of Redux, a fast-growing video discovery company. Redux is the top downloaded app on Google TV, and you can read David’s other guest posts here. If you asked your mom or dad … Continue reading
Apple-Samsung settlement talks set (prematurely) for May
Ordered to meet on 5/21-22. But with more than 50 cases pending, it’s probably too early FORTUNE — Tim Cook seemed to be putting some distance between himself and Steve Jobs during Tuesday’s conference call when he was asked about … Continue reading
Did Samsung sell more smartphones than Apple?
Strategy Analytics says yes. iSuppli says no. Samsung, once again, isn’t saying. Source: Strategy Analytics. iSuppli disagrees. FORTUNE — We know how many smartphones Apple (AAPL) sold last quarter: 35,064,000. It’s right there in their press release and in their SEC … Continue reading
