March 2012
14 posts
‘Significant’ iPad Update Expected to Drive Sales... →
Too low. 70 million is my lower bound.
February 2012
10 posts
“Google is Becoming Totally Obnoxious!” →
That’s what my grandma said after reading this.
Mitt Romney’s Conservatism Called Into Question... →
“It confirms yet again that Romney is not a limited government conservative.”
One RIM Every Two Days
Apple reported its Q4 2011 earnings after the market closed on January 24th. Since then, there have been 18 trading days, and Apple’s market cap has increased by $76.2 billion, from $392 billion to $468.2 billion. That’s a rate of $4.2 billion per day.
According to WolframAlpha, RIM had an average market cap of $8.3 billion during the same 18-day trading period.
For more than three weeks...
Where are the WSJ’s Fact Checkers? →
Taos Turner, reporting for the Wall Street Journal:
Apple sold about 87 million iPhones world-wide in 2011, according to its latest quarterly report.
No. Apple sold 93 million iPhones in 2011.
Apple to Take On Windows 8 with OS X Mountain Lion →
Paul Thurrott:
Apple surprised tech enthusiasts this morning with an announcement about a coming Mac OS X update, dubbed Mountain Lion, that will ship this summer. There were absolutely no rumors to indicate such a release was coming, and—given the timing—one can logically assume that Apple is trying to steal some thunder from Microsoft’s eagerly awaited Windows 8.
Yep. That’s why Apple...
Congress Sends Letter to Apple Over Path Debacle →
If only congress worked as fast on the real issues that face this country.
Calling Captain Obvious →
Josh Ong at AppleInsider:
A new analysis from investment bank J.P. Morgan says Windows-based ultrabooks are unlikely to achieve similar success as Apple’s MacBook Air in their first generation and will not become “meaningful enough” to drive growth in the notebook PC market until at least 2013.
Why will 2013 be different?
To Catch a Hypocrite →
MG Siegler:
These assclowns should be fined out of existence or go to jail for a level of hypocrisy so bad that it makes Newt Gingrich seem like a good husband fully qualified to lecture others on ethics.
Sell Apple Shares at $475 →
Bullshit. In the short- and long-term, $AAPL is one of the safest investments you can make.