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Apple’s Black Friday discounts may reach 15%
AppleInsider reports: Citing supply chain and distribution checks, analyst Shaw Wu, who recently joined Kaufman from American Technology Research, said this year’s Black Friday sale is shaping up to be a bit more aggressive than usual. “Historically over the last couple years, Apple has offered discounts between 5%-10%,” he wrote in a research note to […]
Continue reading...Apple Stores to match competitor prices on Black Friday
25. November 2008
infoAppleStore is reporting that Apple has internally announced that its Apple Stores are authorized to match the Black Friday sales of any authorized Apple re-seller. There have been reports indicating that Apple was already planning significant price cuts for Black Friday, so this Thanksgiving holiday is shaping up to be a great time to purchase […]
Continue reading...Apple Stock hits 52 week low
21. November 2008
Apple’s stock today closed just about $80 a share, representing a 52 week low. This is actually the lowest the stock has been since Apple first announced the iPhone in early 2007. Ironically, Apple’s financials are better than they’ve ever been before, but that doesn’t mean its been able to shield itself from broader economic […]
Continue reading...iPhone now the second most popular corporate smartphone
21. November 2008
Fresh on the heels of the BlackBerry Storm’s impending release, a new report from ChangeWave Research shows that the iPhone is slowly but steadily picking up market share amongst corporate smartphone users. But RIM shouldn’t be as worried as Palm. The majority of market share snagged from Apple appears to have been taken away from […]
Continue reading...Apple seems to be recession proof
21. November 2008
Despite current economic troubles, new data from the NPD Group indicates that Mac sales are surging. According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is on track to sell a record breaking 2.7 million Macs during the current quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago. As the economy continues to flounder, consumers […]
Continue reading...Monday Link Roundup
17. November 2008
Apple flirting with another record quarter for Mac sales – AppleInsider Why developers prefer Macs – MacWorld Apple sued over iPhone 3G hairline cracks – TG Daily Departed iPod chief wanted a Linux iPhone – Portfolio ARM-Optimized Flash: Adobe gets serious about the iPhone – The Apple Blog iPod Speakers made from Paper Cups – […]
Continue reading...Is the iPhone finally coming to China?
13. November 2008
There was an interesting job posting on Apple’s website today seeking an iPhone Quality Assurance Engineer to work in Beijing. The job description is as follows: “Software Engineering is looking for an extremely talented Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to focus on international releases of our iPhone and iPod touch products for Beijing. You will work […]
Continue reading...Wednesday Link Roundup
12. November 2008
Is Apple blowing its chances for the iPhone in India? – ArsTechnica Don’t expect a carbon fiber laptop from Apple anytime soon – 9to5 Mac Will there be a $99, feature limited iPhone? – Distorted Loop Apple may launch most agressive Black Friday sale ever – AppleInsider Rumor: Apple to sell $149 iPhone at Costco […]
Continue reading...Dell holds back on promised MP3 player, and highlights key differences between Apple and Dell
10. November 2008
Last July, the Wall Street Journal reported that Dell was working on a new MP3 player that it was positioning to challenge the iPod. The player was originally scheduled to be released in time for the holiday shopping season, but it turns out that Dell has pushed back its debut indeffinately. This shouldn’t come as […]
Continue reading...Wednesday Link Roundup
6. November 2008
The MacMini is still breathing! – AppleInsider Trackpad fixes for the MacBook Pro and MacBook are on the way – Gizmodo Apple added 8000 retail employees last year – CNET IBM Exectutive joins Apple as Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering – Apple Apple puts more money into R&D – AppleInsider Apple outlines future business […]
Continue reading...International sales account for half of all iPhones sales
31. October 2008
AppleInsider is reporting that around half of all iPhone sales in Apple’s last quarter were made internationally. The numbers are as follows: Apple sold nearly 6.9 million iPhones last quarter, and during the company’s conference call, Tim Cook mentioned that 2 million iPhones remained in channel inventory. That means that Apple sold somewhere between 4.8-4.9 […]
Continue reading...Lower income consumers drive iPhone growth
30. October 2008
ComScore has recently come out with a report detailing the demographics of iPhone users, and the results are surprising. While the iPhone might stereotypically be thought of as the province of tech geeks with money to burn, ComScore’s findings indicate that the real driver behind the iPhones tremendous growth has come from users who earn […]
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26. November 2008
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