Apple attributes delay to strong U.S. demand; skeptics speculate about supply chain issues
Customers trying out the iPad. Photo: PED
Citing "surprisingly strong" demand for its new tablet computer, Apple (AAPL) announced Wednesday that it was postponing the overseas launch of the iPad by one month.
According to Apple, the company delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week and has taken a "large number" of pre-orders for the 3G models MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 14, 2010 9:52 AM ET
The second in a series of previews of Apple's results for fiscal Q2 2010
Click to enlarge. Source: Company reports
On Tuesday we sampled analysts' expectations for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone sales in the fiscal quarter that ended on March 27. (See here).
Today we look at Q2 2010 estimates for the company's second most important product line in terms of revenue: the Mac.
As with the iPhone, there is a large range MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 14, 2010 8:15 AM ET
Another 16.4% "somewhat interested" in buying Apple's tablet computer
Click to enlarge. Source: Morgan Stanley
From the day the iPad was introduced, Katy Huberty's estimates of how many units Apple (AAPL) would sell -- 6 million in calendar 2010 and 7 million in the first 12 months -- were significantly higher than The Street's. (See How many iPads will Apple sell?)
In a report to clients Wednesday, Morgan Stanley's chief Apple watcher MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 14, 2010 6:46 AM ET
Water...it sustains all life.
Yet consider this: Worldwide, 80 countries suffer from water shortages, including highly productive agricultural areas in northern China, the western United States, and northwest India.
Four thousand children under the age of five die each day from water-born diseases. Almost 40% of all the water used in agriculture - the biggest consumer of water by far - is wasted.
But only 1% of venture capital money is going into MORE
Steve Hargreaves, staff writer - Apr 13, 2010 9:52 PM ET
Lots of people love seafood. But most people know the oceans are overfished, and no one wants to be an eco-jerk. So which types of fish are OK to eat, and which should we avoid?
The answer: generally small fish that reproduce quickly and don't eat meat are OK. That means catfish, tilapia and carp, among others.
"It has to be low on the food chain," Sylvia Earle, explorer in residence at MORE
Steve Hargreaves, staff writer - Apr 13, 2010 2:55 PM ET
SparkPeople helps millions of dieters lose weight -- but not from their wallets.
Today people turn to social networks for help with everything from finding a job to landing a date. So it's only natural that virtual communities would crop up around another of life's big challenges: losing weight.
But the usual suspects aren't the ones leading the way in convening calorie counters online. That title belongs to SparkPeople.com, a free website MORE
Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - Apr 13, 2010 11:32 AM ET
Faster processors, better graphics and longer battery life. The prices stay the same.
Source: Apple Inc.
Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday issued a long-awaited update to its most popular computer line, the MacBook Pro. It had been 309 days since the machines were last refreshed -- 109 days longer than average.
The update covers six basic configurations, divided into two broad categories: two 13-inch models built around faster versions of the MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 13, 2010 9:24 AM ET
A preview of what analysts expect from next week's earnings report
Click to enlarge. Source: Company reports
The iPad may have dominated the Apple's (AAPL) headlines for the past three months, but it's likely that it contributed not a penny to the company's bottom line in its second fiscal quarter of 2010, which ended on Saturday, March 27.
We won't learn the actual results until they are released on April 20, but MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 13, 2010 8:04 AM ET
Never underestimate the power of one unhappy customer.
Smart use of software can eliminate 'cable guy syndrome,' and save jobs.
By Moshe BenBassat, Chairman and CEO, ClickSoftware
Companies recognize how important the quality of service is when it comes to customer acquisition and retention, and that a drop in customer satisfaction can have a significant impact on a company's success or failure. Yet, Accenture's latest study of global MORE
Apr 12, 2010 12:23 PM ET
And 14% already own one, according to Piper Jaffray's semi-annual teen survey
Click to enlarge. Source: Piper Jaffray
iPhone lust is growing sharply among American teenagers, according to a note to clients issued Monday by Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster.
Summarizing the Apple (AAPL) portion of PJC's semi-annual survey of teen buying habits, Munster reported that "Apple's dominance in the [consumer electronics] and online music markets is going seemingly unchecked."
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