There has always been a debate about who was the real genius behind Apple Stores. Was it Steve Jobs or Ron Johnson? Now the debate is settled. The debacle at J.C.Penney strongly suggests that the real genius behind Apple Stores was Jobs, not Johnson. Unlike other disciplines, to be a genius in business, one
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., known to the stock trading world as Foxconn, is the main assembler of Apple products including iPhones and iPads. The Taiwanese company reported operating results for the first quarter of 2013 Wednesday, suggesting some softness in results may be in store when Apple reports quarterly results on
This post was recently published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider adding a 10% tranche to P in the zone of $13.40 to $14. Those not in the position may consider starting a 20% tranche. The trigger is many reports that Apple is closer to starting iRadio. This will be bad news
Ever since Apple announced that it would offer a streaming music service, there has not been much doubt that Apple would attempt to beat Internet radio heavyweight, Pandora. The thinking is that Apple will squeeze music labels to get better terms than Pandora. Such a scenario is certainly better for Apple, but
Samsung’s new venture with Best Buy will not hurt Apple. Samsung is teaming up with Best Buy to open Samsung ‘Experience’ boutiques within the big box electronics retailer’s stores. Samsung’s Experience boutiques will be about 460 square feet in Best Buy’s main stores and will be staffed by Samsung’s own employees. There should be 500
It does not yet seem to be well understood, but Facebook has just launched a bazooka against Google, Apple, Microsoft, and BlackBerry. Present-day phones are built around apps. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, asked the right question, “Should the phones be designed around people and not apps?” His answer was apparently that people are more important
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Apple is ready to introduce an old design by Steve Jobs as the next iPhone, perhaps called iPhone 5S, according to the San Francisco Examiner, reporting on comments Apple government liaison Michael Foulkes made to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon. Foulkes reportedly told Gascon that the next two generations of iPhones
As if Apple needed more trouble, here comes a double whammy. First, Apple CEO Tim Cook had to apologize to the Chinese consumers. Second, Apple got a downgrade from a big Wall Street supporter. A popular new segment on China Central Television highlighted how Apple discriminated against Chinese consumers with its warranties and
This morning BlackBerry released much anticipated earnings. After reviewing the earnings report, my conclusion is that it does not reveal much for a long-term investor since the company is in transition. The headline numbers were better than expected with one million BlackBerry Z10 phones sold. Here are the reasons why celebration for BlackBerry is