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What Apple means to Steve Jobs – Rare video from 1997
Check out this video clip of Steve Jobs talking to Apple employees in 1997, shortly after he returned to the company he co-founded in 1976.
Continue reading...Apple shares hit new 2 year low
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Shares of Apple stock closed down today at $78.20, representing the stocks lowest trading price in just over two years. Last year at this time, Apple was trading at $192 a share before weaker than expected earnings forecasts brought the stock back down to earth in early 2008. Since hitting an all-time high of […]
Continue reading...RBC downgrades Apple with $70 price target
Sunday, January 18, 2009
RBC analyst Mike Bramsky downgraded Apple to an “Underperform” rating, and lowered his target price for the company to $70, down from an initial target of $125. In explaining his decision, Bramsky argued that current economic conditions are affecting the extent of consumer purchases in electronic devices. He also expressed doubt about Apple’s future given […]
Continue reading...“Top 10 Steve Jobs Quotes”
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Mariosundar has compiled an interesting list of the top 10 Steve Jobs quotes. While the list misses a few Jobsian gems from the past, it’s still worth a read. We found the following quotes in particular to be of interest. I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, […]
Continue reading...“Coverage of Steve Jobs’ health issues has not been journalism’s finest hour”
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Dan Miller of Macworld has an interesting article describing the amateur-ish manner in which a number of journalists have gone about covering the Steve Jobs health issue. Whether it’s predicting the death of Apple, or relying on financial analysts to make medical judgments, the number of ill-informed, and often times malicious, articles about Steve Jobs’ […]
Continue reading...More buffoonery from “industry experts” about Apple
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Hat tip to John Gruber of DaringFireball for finding this gem from Rob Enderle about the current happenings at Apple. “Steve Jobs is the Ronald McDonald of Apple, he is the face,” said Rob Enderle of Silicon Valley research company Enderle Group. “They either need to redefine the company so his role is divided among […]
Continue reading...Fake Steve Jobs, a.k.a Dan Lyons, banned from CNBC for Life
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Dan Lyons and Jim Goldman had a heated exchange today on CNBC over whether or not Apple was concealing anything in the weeks preceding Steve Jobs’ announcement that he would be taking a leave of absence from Apple. Lyons seemed particularly peeved at Jim Goldman for erroneously reporting last week that Steve Jobs was doing […]
Continue reading...Who is Tim Cook, and why did Steve Jobs choose him to run Apple in his absence?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
With Steve Jobs taking a leave of absence until June, Apple COO Tim Cook will be handling the day to day operations of the company. But who is Tim Cook? Well, luckily for you dear readers, Fortune did an interesting profile on Tim Cook not less than two months ago. Tim cook arrived at Apple […]
Continue reading...Dan Lyons and Jim Goldman spar over Steve Jobs leave of absence [Video]
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Video from CNBC of Dan Lyons and Jim Goldman sparring over whether or not Apple was concealing anything in the weeks preceding Steve Jobs announcing that he would be taking a leave of absence from Apple. Check it out below and see what you think, but I first want to say this: Steve Jobs has […]
Continue reading...Apple at CES 2010 – Could the rumors be true?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
There have been rumors floating around suggesting that Apple is planning to attend CES in 2010, and according to sources at AppleInsider, Apple’s attendance is a done deal. On its face, this rumor is absurd for a variety of reasons. After all, Apple left Macworld, which also takes place in January, precisely because it became […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs will take leave of absence from Apple until June, citing health concerns
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Steve Jobs wrote a letter today informing Apple employees that he will be taking a leave of absence from Apple until June due to a health condition that is more complex than he initially thought. In his place, Tim Cook will run the day to day operations at Apple. View the letter from Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Free online screening of “Welcome to Macintosh” – Monday night at 9:30 PM EST
Monday, January 12, 2009
Tonight at 9:30 P.M EST, there will be a free online screening of “Welcome to Macintosh”. The film has won numerous film festival awards, though it doesn’t have any interviews with Woz or Jobs, it does contain interviews with a number of other influential figures (such as Andy Hertzfel) who were an instrumental part of […]
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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