So we are once again immersed in yet another trial involving Apple and Samsung over intellectual property. Each company accuses the other of patent violations. But it’s not a crime and the offender doesn’t go to prison. It’s a civil action, and the loser may be ordered to pay the winner a sum of money, […]

If you believe that the stock market provides an accurate reading of a company’s prospects for success, you must think that Apple’s media event was a total failure. Yes, the product introductions were largely predictable and all, what with loads of information being leaked via the supply chain. But that doesn’t mean there were no […]

Apple is legendary for having a strong penchant for secrecy. The game plan is simple: Until they are ready to announce a new product, you won’t hear anything about it. Well, at least officially, yet in the weeks before the launch date, there will be a lot of rumors and speculation about what’s going to […]

On the eve of the release of Apple’s fourth quarter financials, the stock price had been drifting, perhaps because some analysts thought the iPad mini was too expensive. How can Apple dare charge $329 for a product that was in the same category — at least according to their perceptions — as a $199 Amazon […]