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  1. It's a wonder

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    My responses to questions from Juliette Garside of The Guardian newspaper: Q: Will noise from Icahn distract the Cook from focussing on product? A: Investors may think that they can influence management but they do so…

  2. How will iPhones 5S and 5C be priced?

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    The answer may lie in the way the iPad mini has been marketed. The pattern for iPhone pricing is pretty regular but that for the iPad shows a marked difference. The reason is, of course, that the iPad has already gone…

  3. Signs of US Android net user decline

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    ComScore’s latest survey for US smartphone users showed that Android had 52% share of about 142 million users. That amounts to 73.84 million Android devices in use. ComScore’s previous such survey showed that Android had…

  4. The Anti-Apple

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    Building a successful business is hard. Many try, few succeed and those that do tend not to thrive for long. So success in business it should be respected. Especially in highly competitive industries like technology. The…

  5. iTunes Update

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    In the latest quarter the iTunes group top line grew by 25%. Additional newly reported items: Some observations and estimates: As a reminder, you can order the iTunes Business Review from the Asymco Store.

  7. That Competition Thing

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    Bill, I think the smartphone market has always been competitive. [Only] the names have been changed. Tim Cook responding to Bill Shope’s question on the competitive landscape, April, 2013. Indeed, over the years, the…

  8. The iPhone Stores

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    Here are the latest performance figures for the Apple stores: Stores Open and Visitors Visitors per employee,Visitors per store, Revenues per store and Employees correlated with Visitors. Employment and Profitability…

  9. Apple's biggest acquisition

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    At the end of the first quarter 2013 there were 946,035,000 fully diluted shares of Apple stock outstanding. At the end of the second quarter there were 924,265,000. The 21,770,000 shares that disappeared were purchased…

  10. Apple’s 3Q FY13 Review (Padcast)

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    Using interactive graphics and narration, this latest Apple Earnings Review discusses Apple’s performance in relation of its historic performance as well as to expectations (published in the Preview) on the following…