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    More Foolish Claims that Apple is in Trouble

    September 1st, 2015

    When it comes to dollars and cents (or whatever currency is used in your country), Apple Inc. is in really good shape. Record sales and profits continue to be reported, and the company has over $200 billion in the bank. Nothing troubling about that. But the stock tanked recently in very large part because of […]


    Yet Another Tricky Survey from IDC

    August 28th, 2015

    We don’t know the official Apple Watch sales numbers for the second quarter, but there were broad hints during the quarterly conference call with financial analysts. So we heard that Apple sold more of them than the iPhone in its first nine weeks, or the iPad in the comparable period. But we do know that […]


    Believing Failed Industry Analysis

    August 27th, 2015

    If you can believe what some industry analysts have been saying, Apple should now be playing third fiddle in the smartphone wars. Android and Windows Phone would be ahead of iOS. Apple would, I suppose, be destined to fall back into niche status. Have you looked at the Windows Phone and BlackBerry market shares lately? […]


    The Usual Nonsense About “Off-Year” iPhone Updates

    August 12th, 2015

    Usually the tech media has a handle on a new iPhone in the weeks before it’s released. That information is usually based on leaks from the supply chain, and when they come fast and furious, it’s possible to sort out the essence of the upgrade. But that’s just the essence. So we knew in the […]