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    So Will Modest Price Cuts Improve Apple Sales?

    May 11th, 2016

    Let’s look at a couple of facts, one confirmed by Apple, the other suggested in a recent survey, which indicates that price cuts will do wonders to the company’s revenue prospects. In the first case, there’s the iPhone SE. The price starts at $50 less than its predecessor, the iPhone 5s. But it contains most […]


    Apple Critics and the Idiot Brigade

    January 15th, 2016

    You may have noticed that, in recent days, Apple’s stock price has resumed its upward path (except for Friday as part of an overall stock market dip). After a loss of some 20%, this is a refreshing change, at least if you care about such things, or happen to own some of their stock, or […]


    Newsletter Issue #752: The Media Anxiously Awaits Apple’s Next Trendsetting Gadget

    April 28th, 2014

    Apple’s stock price soared big time for a single day last week the day after the company released unexpectedly favorable earnings for the March quarter. It was partly due to the fact that iPhone sales really exceeded most analyst estimates, and even the Mac did well. The iPad, well, not so much. But Apple also […]


    Microsoft and Nokia: About Buying Unsuccessful Companies

    September 4th, 2013

    So we have that unfortunate situation where Google bought Motorola Mobility for the princely sum of $12.5 billion in 2011. It has essentially gone nowhere in terms of restoring a fading handset division to profitability. Besides, the most popular Android smartphones are built by Samsung, which, as the unkindest cut of all, barely mentions Android […]