The Macalope: Following up

On May 9, 2013, in Industry News, by The Macalope

Let’s do a little case study. As of this writing, Apple’s stock sits at $461 a share, up about 18 percent from its late April low. You may recall how around that low we were fêted to one story after another about how doomity doomed Apple was beca…

The Macalope: Applefail is a one-way street

On May 7, 2013, in Industry News, by The Macalope

It is, of course, a given that the iPhone is falling behind, right? Sure, it is. (Just play along.) The only question left to answer, therefore, is why is it falling behind? And who would we turn to to answer that question than Mike Elgan?

“Wh…

To give back to investors, Apple goes for massive bond deal

On April 30, 2013, in Industry News, by Agam Shah, IDG News Service

In an effort to return cash to investors, Apple is reaching out to the debt market and offering $17 billion in bonds, the biggest non-bank bond offering in history, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The bond offering comes after …

The iTunes Store at 10: How Apple reinvented the music business

On April 26, 2013, in Industry News, by Michael Gowan

As I write this paragraph, I’m enjoying a playlist that I created from among the thousands of songs on my iPhone, and it’s no big deal. It wasn’t always so simple: Once upon a time, crafting the perfect playlist for your MP3 player felt like…

Apple is doomed — to make more money

On April 24, 2013, in Industry News, by Philip Michaels

Apple tallied $43.6 billion in sales for its fiscal second quarter—a record for the company’s March quarter—and saw a net profit of $9.6 billion. So naturally, Wall Street has decided that Apple is doomed.

But is it? We talk Apple’s fortun…

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