Behind those iPad domain names on eBay with asking prices in the stratosphere
About a year ago, when Apple's (AAPL) latest creation was, as far as anyone outside Cupertino knew, still but a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye, Nik Tyler made an inspired guess.
The tablet computer Apple was rumored to be building, he believed, would be called the iPad.
"I just had a feeling," says Tyler, 31, a record producer from Woodstock, MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 22, 2010 11:43 AM ET
How the company's growing retail presence is driving Mac market share gains
Source: Morgan Stanley
In a report to clients issued overnight Monday about Apple's (AAPL) opportunities for growth in China, Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty adds, almost as a throwaway, the instructive charts at right (see also below the fold).
They show what she calls the "Positive Correlation Between Apple Store Expansion and Mac Market Share."
Correlation does not mean causation, of course, MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 22, 2010 7:16 AM ET
In the battle over home video distribution, the Hollywood studios may finally be realizing they have to give up some control, or risk losing millions.
Earlier this month, Disney (DIS) announced that it is renewing its licensing agreement with Starz Entertainment, giving the premium movie provider behind the Starz and Encore movie channels exclusive pay-TV rights to show content from Walt Disney Studios.
But this deal was a little different than MORE
Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - Mar 21, 2010 11:16 PM ET
The rate slows to 5,000 per day as Apple offers school discounts and begins accepting apps
Photo: Apple Inc.
It's been a busy week for the iPad.
It started off with a bang, as Apple (AAPL) racked up pre-orders at the rate of more than 25,000 units per hour early Friday March 12, according to the team tracking order numbers at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board.
By Sunday, the initial frenzy had cooled. MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 20, 2010 3:33 PM ET
A year later, he talks about the liver transplant operation that saved his life.
Credit: San Jose Mercury News video
"I was lucky," said Steve Jobs in brief remarks Friday in support of a new California organ donation bill. "Because many others died waiting for a transplant."
After being introduced as "the Steve" by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Apple's (AAPL) CEO spoke for only the second time in public about the liver MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 19, 2010 7:36 PM ET
The first TV ads gave Apple's tablet computer a short-lived shot in the arm
Click to enlarge. Source: YouGov BrandIndex
In the weeks since Steve Jobs unveiled his latest creation, public perception of the iPad has been all over the lot -- up, down and sideways.
The chart at right, produced by YouGov's BrandIndex, is a snapshot of that roller coaster ride taken in the days before and just after Apple MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 19, 2010 11:05 AM ET
Jon and Michael debate the merits of Google (GOOG) pulling out of China over spying concerns.
Ben Baer, Senior Producer - Mar 19, 2010 10:33 AM ET
Scrambling to cut content deals as the April 3 launch-day deadline looms
Photo: Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs knows a thing or two about Hollywood. He ran Pixar for 20 years. He's Disney's (DIS) largest stockholder. He's got a hobby called Apple TV. And he's packed the iTunes Store with more than 55,000 TV episodes and 8,500 movies. But in terms of delivering video content to American consumers, Apple (AAPL) is still MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 19, 2010 8:11 AM ET
Steve Jobs has important plans for Apple's $40 billion in cash. They just don't involve giving you any. Photo: Jon Fortt.
Apple doesn't do stock buybacks, doesn't pay a dividend, and is sitting on $40 billion in cash. Is that a problem?
Wall Street purists would say it is.
The argument goes something like this: Cash isn't for show. It's for investors. Companies have an obligation to either use it for growth MORE
Jon Fortt - Mar 19, 2010 7:00 AM ET
The 5 traits that connect the world's biggest threats—and what we must do to stop future ones.
by Larry Brilliant, Skoll Global Threats Fund
San Francisco recently marked the Chinese New Year, a big event here with a downtown parade, fireworks and plenty of celebration. We moved from the year of the Ox to the year of the Tiger. Perfect. 2009 saw a certain ox-like obstinacy -- stunned by the MORE
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