Monday, May 27, 2013



Working Apple 1: $666,000.00 plus change.

The computer that changed the world

About that Apple 1 that set a new auction record (with video)

It was not owned by a professional ball player. It was not sold by Sotheby's. It did work.





iPhone entering the Star Trek Tricorder realm

Cradle attachment turns Apple's iPhone into handheld biosensor





iPad Video Ad Volumes Explode 10x in A Year, Due To Surpass PC Usage Inside 2 Years





Oxygene for Cocoa, from RemObjects Software



Editorial: Apple's iOS 7 needs exclusive, distinctive features, not just a flat UI





Laurene Powell Jobs and Anonymous Giving in Silicon Valley





Apple is forced to use the loopholes, because their competitors all use Reagan's Congress' 1986 loopholes. 

That was Cook's point.  

Not Apple's fault: Congress wrote the tax laws, so why blame CEO for obeying them?





'Not Apple's Fault'








Apple's iPhone sales tactics in Europe under antitrust investigation






Stuck in Sixth Spot in China, Apple needs to deliver their Brand of 'Shock and Awe' 




Apple is dancing on hp's grave, so what else can they do but mimic their conqueror in a pathetic attempt at relevance. 

HP expands Mac-cloning design approach across all of its latest notebooks





Samsung sets up lobbying/patent firm in Washington DC to funnel $ to Congress






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Saturday, May 25, 2013



My questions for Tim Cook









Remember these charts?

Android's market share is literally a joke





Digging in on the Church of Market Share





Quality and Profitability 

Why doesn't Apple cut its prices and sell more iPhones?





Samsung and Google each spend ten times the amount Apple does on lobbying

Apple on pace to double lobbying spending on taxes, other issues






The New iPhone Ad

Music Everyday





Jobs was often criticized for not being philanthropic.

Turns out he was, but he didn't publicize it like Gates and others.

Steve Jobs's family has been giving money away anonymously for more than 2 decades







Judge's pre-decision from the bureau of Pre-Crime

Judge says evidence will likely show Apple culpable in e-book price fixing case






South Australia's first Apple Store draws line hours ahead of opening





Haswell chips could bring 50% more battery life to Apple's next-gen MacBooks







Half of Apple's MacBook Air lineup now sold out at Amazon ahead of WWDC






Apple: Samsung shirked FRAND obligations, filed suit before making a licensing offer





Apple announces WWDC 2013 keynote for Monday, June 10




Microsoft photos are not to scale

Microsoft caught lying about tablet size in comparison to Apple's iPad

Microsoft caught lying about tablet size in comparison to Apple's iPad









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Thursday, May 23, 2013




Apple's iPad dominates online shopping traffic & revenue generation




Apple: Morgan Stanley Sees Upside in June Q iPhone Sell-Through






This is probably to counter Guy Kawasaki joining Google-rola
Longtime Tech Industry Analyst Michael Gartenberg Joins Apple


Longtime Tech Industry Analyst Michael Gartenberg Joins Apple - Forbes




3D Maps was one of the things that sent AAPL into a downward spiral.

I'll bet this gets only a teensy tiny fraction of the bad press (if any at all) that Apple's maps did.

Google's new 3D Maps destroy Manhattan in the wake of Apple's Flyover





eBook publishing will be the next US v Apple show-trial to enable short sellers 

The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation




The Real Story About Apple's Taxes




Guess which senator asked Apple the smartest questions?

To the surprise of many, it was the Tea Party candidate from Wisconsin.


"Wait a minute! The IRS hardly gave Apple 'the nod.' A follow-up question might have elicited the fact (spelled out in the company's annual report) that Apple is in an ongoing battle with the IRS over  'certain undistributed foreign earnings' -- the very issue at the heart of the hearings."

Video:




Pleasure Palaces

Apple retail stores - 12 years later


Here are a few factoids from Apple's most recent quarter:

  • Retail revenue checked in at $5.2 billion
  • Revenue per store came in at $13.1 million
  • Apple retail stores hosted 91 million visitors
  • Apple retail stores earned $57.6 per visitor



Green activists outraged at Apple Store's after-hours lighting





Joe Nocera does it again

"This is Steve Jobs," [Jobs] began. "You think I'm an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he's above the law, and I think you're a slime bucket who gets most of his facts wrong."




The NYT should have hired this guy's company, medium.com, on the spot to save a lot of money in the future.

The New York Times Told Me To Take This Down



Apple's 'iWatch' to come in late 2014 with focus on biometrics, analyst says






Better late than never I guess

Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group





94% of Teenagers use Facebook




The Xbox One: Hardware Analysis & Comparison to Playstation 4






I read somewhere that Google invested more in Tesla after Elon Musk hinted at asking Apple for money in TV interviews.

I remember him doing so, smart guy.  Google's additional money probably paid-off Tesla's government loans.

Tesla repays federal loan nearly 10 years early





John Gruber on Businessweek article profiling Google X


(a) Glass is "basically done"? Really?

(b) If Google X is so secret why are Businessweek reporters invited to tour it and profile members of the team?





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Wednesday, May 22, 2013



Imagine every iPhone screen ever sold protruding out of NYC





Possible wireless cards for next-gen Macs show 802.11ac connectivity





Apple, with pit bull tenacity, is still going after patent violations.

Samsung Galaxy S4 & Google Now accused of violating Apple patents for Siri and beyond







Mr. Cook came to Washington and escaped unscathed





Strange bedfellows during a tempest in a teapot

'The Senate should apologize to Apple'  ...Sen. Rand Paul





I just want to Testify! Grand Funk Railroad  

Apple CEO Tim Cook says America's IP environment needs more work







Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy





Everyone wants a bite out of 

Apple's tax practice in China subject of fierce debate





John McCain putting the proceedings into perspective:

'Why The Hell Do I Have To Keep Updating Apps On My iPhone?'





Why iPhone repair costs have soared





still a ways to go

Madrid Apple Store Puerta del Sol





Kurfürstendamm Store Photo Retouched






Like Apple, Google & Yahoo also avoid taxes by way of Ireland



Apple got no sweetheart accord on corporate tax bill, Irish say



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