An ex-Apple (AAPL) engineer, Michael Margolis, tweeted, “Now there is nobody to say no to bad design.” Margolis was referring to the design of the new Apple TV set top box that was released alongside the new iPad earlier this month. Margolis claims that the new designs were tossed out five
Shades of Greg Smith muppets are beginning to appear in Apple stock recommendations. Greg Smith is the conscience stricken ex-Goldman Sachs (GS) renegade whose New York Times op-ed was recently widely read and commented on around the world. The crux of the Greg Smith’s writing is that he believes Goldman Sachs places its own interests
Frank M. Fazio thinks that Siri is so bad that he has not only sued Apple(AAPL), he wants the suit to be a class action. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, states that the iPhone 4 S Siri feature does not perform as advertised. The complaint
Apple (AAPL) has become one of the world’s largest buyers of semiconductors. Whenever a new Apple device is introduced, a race is on to tear down the device and find the origin of the components inside. This time the winner is iFixit. iFixit reports the following components inside the new
“Imagine a world where finding, enjoying, storing and moving content is easy. Because TV should be easy.” You would think these are the words from an Apple (AAPL) ad for its much speculated upcoming iTV. You could not be more wrong. With a little help from Cisco Systems (CSCO), soon every player in the
Apple may end up paying billions to Samsung (SSNGY) for the new iPad. Apple euphoria is in full swing. Some Apple fans have made their investment far more than an investment; it is a love affair and personal. From the emails I receive it is obvious that the love affair with
There is a yellow flag flying on Apple(AAPL) that should caution all Apple investors to pay attention. Astute investors know that sentiment plays a big part in the stock market. At extremes, sentiment is a contrary indicator. In plain English, very bullish sentiment is a negative indicator and a very bearish
In the case of Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 11-01846, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Jose), the court ordered Samsung to produce source code of certain products. In patent and copyright litigation, it is common to seek access to source code in discovery. Each party can obtain desired evidence from
I was surprised at the number of emails I received telling me that I was wrong in response to my article Five Reasons To Buy New iPad From Apple. The crux of most of such emails is that the new iPad from Apple (AAPL) is an evolutionary upgrade and not
iWallet may be to iPhone 5 what Siri was to iPhone 4S. As the world is focused on the new iPad from Apple (AAPL) and most of the speculation centers around iTV, the next big thing for Apple may be iWallet. Apple already has millions of credit card numbers on file. Apple