Archive | February 25th, 2010

Steve Jobs cracks wise at Apple shareholder meeting

25. February 2010

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Steve Jobs was reported to be feisty, in strong health, and in full control of Apple’s annual shareholder meeting which took place earlier today. Philip Emer DeWit comments on one particularly amusing moment: Another shareholder then asked a longwinded Q about what Apple/Jobs fears. “What keeps you awake at night?” … Jobs deadpans: “Shareholders meetings.” […]

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Apple plans to open 25 new retail stores in China over the next 24 months

25. February 2010

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Apple’s annual shareholders meeting too place earlier today in Cupertino, with Steve Jobs and other executives fielding questions on a varying number of issues. Of particular interest are Apple’s plans to open up 25 new retail stores in China, though Ron Johnson, Apple’s Senior VP of Retail didn’t specify the timeframe for such plans. Apple’s first retail […]

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Steve Jobs calls iTunes winner who responds with “Yeah right, who is this really?”

25. February 2010

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Per usual, Apple held a contest in honor of its 10 billionth downloaded song, with a $10,000 iTunes gift card being awarded to the lucky downloader, Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. Sulcer was also the recipient of a personal phone call from none other than Steve Jobs, though Sulcer at first believed someone was playing a prank on him. […]

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Palm slashes guidance, stock down nearly 16%

25. February 2010

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With Android making a strong push, and RIM and Apple still doing their thang’, Palm’s lineup of WebOS phones have seemingly been marginalized to the fringe of the smartphone market. Earlier today, Palm scaled back its earnings guidance and now expects 3Q revenue to fall somewhere in between $285 and $310 million. The street, however, […]

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And the winner of Apple’s 10 billion song download contest is..

25. February 2010

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Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia who purchased “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash. Apple issued a press release commerating the event earlier today. “We’re grateful to all of our customers for helping us reach this amazing milestone,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “We’re proud that iTunes has become the […]

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