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Why Apple won’t release a NetBook
John Gruber over at The Daring Fireball has a very interesting and informative piece detailing why Apple won’t release a netbook. Apple focuses on things like build quality, user experience, and making products better than previous versions. Put simply, a stripped down laptop isn’t in Apple’s DNA. From the article: ” Higher performance and improved […]
Continue reading...Apple set to report Q4 Earnings October 21
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Apple will announce its Q4 earnings this Tuesday, and like usual, even if Apple blows past all estimates, the stock will likely tank if its guidance for the next quarter isn’t up to par with what analysts are expecting. AppleInsider is reporting that one of the key pieces of information analysts will be paying attention […]
Continue reading...J.P. Morgan ups Apple Estimates, bumps stock up to Outperform
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
J.P. Morgan, this morning, upped its estimates on Apple, and bumped up the stock from a neutral rating to outperform. In the research note, J.P. Morgan noted that Apple’s product lineup is as diverse as ever, and that the staying power of some of its products has been underestimated. This makes sense when you consider […]
Continue reading...Apple computer shipments grow at 6 times the rate of other manufacturers
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
AppleInsider has the scoop here, and you can read the original Gartner report here.
Continue reading...Analysts: $999 MacBook most significant announcement
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
From MacNN: “The announcement of a $999 plastic MacBook may be more significant than the revelation of metal MacBooks and MacBook Pros, say analysts with UBS and Piper Jaffray. The former firm notes that while the metal notebooks are more attractive, and boast features such as glass trackpads and better graphics hardware, the $999 system […]
Continue reading...Rumor – iPhone coming to Walmart in November?
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Move over Best Buy, you have some competition. According to the Boygeniusreport, Walmart will begin selling the iPhone this November, just in time for the busiest shopping season of the year. From Macblogz: “Making consumers lust after a device is the first step, however making the device available to them can be a greater challenge. […]
Continue reading...Another analyst downgrades Apple Stock
Friday, October 10, 2008
With the economy flailing, Apple’s struggling stock can’t catch a break. Already at 52 week low levels, the stock was downgraded by Oppenheimer to $145 from $213. A jump from its current price of $88 to $145 is still over a 50% increase, and getting into the stock now at this basement level seems to […]
Continue reading...The invitations are out, the spyshots are real, sub $1000 MacBooks, and no mac tablet
Thursday, October 9, 2008
AppleInsider is all over the latest news regarding the upcoming media event and new MacBooks. After much speculation, the event is finally official. Apple is set to announce a new fleet of MacBooks and MacBook Pro’s, along with a rumored innovation in manufacturing. Also, the spyshots which have been making the rounds on the Internet […]
Continue reading...Apple margins for current quarter to be better than anticipated
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Despite Apple’s assertion that its margins would take a hit this quarter, analysts are predicting that they won’t be as low as previously anticipated. ArsTechnica has the scoop here.
Continue reading...UBS cuts Apple estimates and price target
Monday, October 6, 2008
UBS cut its price target on Apple to 125, down from a previous target of 195. The reason for the lowered price target and lowered earnings estimates is obviously the current economic downturn we’re all in. In spite of this, Apple seems well positioned to weather the storm a lot better than most other consumer […]
Continue reading...Has Apple already sold 10M iPhones?
Monday, October 6, 2008
When Steve Jobs first unveiled the iPhone, he mentioned that he hoped to sell 10 million of them in 2008. Since then, reporting the number of iPhones actually sold has become somewhat of a guessing game for Apple enthusiasts, journalists and analysts. So is it possible that forum members over at The Mac Observer have […]
Continue reading...MacBook Price Drops?
Sunday, October 5, 2008
In conjunction with the rumor that the much ballyhooed brick is a new and innovative manufacturing process are the rumors that there will be a significant price cut in subsequent MacBooks and MacBook pros. This seems to make sense in light of of Peter Oppenheimer’s claim last July that Apple will soon be issuing state […]
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
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