Archive for the 'Apple' Category


Roundup

THE APPLE NUMBERS How long do you keep a cell phone?  Two years at most. That’s why Apple stock is going to go through the roof. I thought it was properly priced or overvalued, I told a friend not to buy any more at these prices.  But what made me think different was Jason Schwartz’s […]

Mobile

I watched Steve Jobs’ iPhone 4.0 presentation.  He’s at risk of becoming a caricature of himself.  Every feature is described with superlatives, as if a plumber lifted the back of the commode, delineated the inner-workings and pronounced them not only revolutionary, but emotionally satisfying, decreeing that users would truly love the operation of the toilet.  […]

Apple Buys EMI

And the Beatles join the iTunes Store just in time for Saturday’s iPad launch. The deal…  Just like with Apple’s purchase of Lala, no hard numbers have been released.  But both Citi and Terra Firma are happy.  Citi gets its money back, and Guy Hands gets to save face, Terra Firma’s covenant breaches become irrelevant, […]

Steve Jobs’ Response

He’s not impossible to get ahold of, he reads his e-mail and every so often, he gives a response.  And the "Telegraph" has assembled some of his choice retorts. But I’m only gonna focus on one: Question: I have to pay Apple to see if my water-damaged MacBook Pro can be fixed? Steve Jobs’ answer: […]