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    How Long Can the Apple Gravy Train Last?

    April 26th, 2012

    In the days following Apple’s announcement of the second best quarterly earnings in the company’s history, the stock price predictably soared after taking a huge dive. This came in the wake of fears that wireless carriers may be revolting against the high subsidies they have to pay for an iPhone compared to the competition. Certainly […]


    The Curious Run Up to Apple’s Financials

    April 25th, 2012

    If you follow such things carefully, you’ll notice that Apple’s stock has taken a huge beating in recent days, not because of expectations of poor sales in March financial quarter, but as the result of fears and, perhaps, profit taking. What fears? Well, consider AT&T’s report of a big drop in smartphone activations for the […]


    Does the World Need a Larger iPhone?

    April 11th, 2012

    Along with reports that there will be an iPad mini some time in our near or distant future, there’s yet another report — equally unconfirmed — that has it that the next iPhone must be the long-awaited total redesign. Since Apple is redesigning the thing, why not a larger screen? Now in today’s smartphone market, […]


    Newsletter Issue #645: A Few Offhand Observations About the New iPad

    April 9th, 2012

    Leave it to Apple to keep us talking about them. Even the name of the third generation iPad became fodder for lots of discussion. Why not call it iPad 3 and be done with it? But, no, Apple chose instead to employ the Mac model, and use the generic product name, regardless of the revision. […]