Apple's Carl Icahn effect, redux

Apple's Carl Icahn effect, redux - Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech

Carl Icahn 'pushed hard' for $150B Apple share buyback at dinner with CEO Tim Cook

Apple stock level makes no sense: Bill Miller on CNBC

Apple stock level 'makes no sense': Bill Miller

I wonder how many iPhones  sold this past weekend?

Apple CEO Tim Cook applauds awe-inspiring work by employees, gives Thanksgiving week off

In company-wide email, Apple CEO Tim Cook applauds awe-inspiring work of employees

Delta is blowing it

Are you ever going to feel safe flying Delta again?

Delta Pilots fought against deal to replace iPad flight bags with Microsoft Surface

"We fought hard for iPad," a pilot working for the airline told AppleInsider. He described the Delta deal as being about money, travel contracts, and Delta's Information Technology staff historically being "in bed" with Microsoft.

Delta Pilots fought against deal to replace iPad flight bags with Microsoft Surface

Abusive? Google, Motorola try to argue for Apple FRAND 'abuse'

Abusive? Google, Motorola try to argue for Apple FRAND 'abuse' | Computerworld Blogs

Shifting currencies lead to 'stealth' price drop for Apple in emerging markets

The Bad Guys of Engineering: What defines design-centric companies like Apple

Rubinstein was repeatedly clashing with Jony Ive, who used to work for him and now reported directly to Jobs. Ive was always pushing the envelope with designs that dazzled but were difficult to engineer. It was Rubinstein's job to get the hardware built in a practical way, so he often balked. He was by nature cautious…His job was to deliver products, which meant making trade-offs. Ive viewed that approach as inimical to innovation, so he would go both above him to Jobs and also around him to the mid-level engineers. "Ruby would say, 'You can't do this, it will delay,' and I would say, 'I think we can,' " Ive recalled. "And I would know, because I had worked behind his back with the product teams." In this and other cases, Jobs came down on Ive's side.

The "Bad Guys" Of Engineering: What Defines "Design-Centric" Companies Like Apple | Co.Design | business + design

Apple continues to roll their own