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    More Foolish “Apple is Losing its Way” Chatter

    March 12th, 2013

    As many of you recall, Apple sustained some executive blood-letting in October, with the forced departure of Scott Forstall, the iOS chief, who had been with Apple since Steve Jobs rejoined the company, and John Browett, who ran the Apple Store, but evidently not too well. With Forstall, his abrasive personality evidently didn’t sit too […]


    Apple Gear: So Much for a Lack of Demand

    February 5th, 2013

    So the story is still playing out. Starting in December, there was an unproven claim that demand for the iPhone 5 had taken a nosedive. Why? Because of one unconfirmed report claiming that Apple had cut back on orders for the latest iPhone’s displays. Apple’s stock price took a dip, but things got real bad […]


    Watch Out for the iPhone Sales Conspiracy Theories

    July 27th, 2012

    As Apple’s stock price begins a tepid recovery after taking a dive on news that iPhone sales in the last quarter missed inflated analyst expectations, you can pretty much expect the sort of chatter that has begun. The most extreme would no doubt be whether the Apple gravy train has reached a stop sign. You […]


    Why Buy a New PC When You Get a Mac?

    April 22nd, 2011

    One of the more telling statistics from Apple’s quarterly financials this week is the fact that Mac sales are still growing ahead of the overall PC industry quarter after quarter. This time, Apple recorded a 28% sales boost over the same quarter last year, while the PC industry remained flat. Now maybe such arcane issues […]