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    Apple Hosts Special Event on Night Owl’s Birthday

    September 2nd, 2008

    All right, Apple Inc. really isn’t celebrating my birthday. Besides, that was so long ago, even I’ve forgotten how old I am. But, seriously, being so close to the main event makes the results ripe for speculation. Apple enjoys giving the press broad hints as to what their events are all about. This one, set […]


    Newsletter #457 Preview: No, Apple Isn’t Going Downhill

    August 31st, 2008

    I still remember, nearly 20 years ago, setting up a brand new Macintosh system in my home. Up till then, I did most of my work at the office, but I had seen the future, more or less, and telecommuting was going to be a large part of it, so I had to be prepared. […]


    Apple’s Financials: Finding a Way to Turn Good News to Bad

    July 22nd, 2008

    All right, so Apple can’t even sit back and celebrate its record 3rd fiscal quarter profits without seeing its stock price plummet again. As usual, the reasons are complicated, and probably only related in part to the company’s actual performance or their immediate expectations for the current financial quarter. Although one press report erroneously stated […]


    The Inevitable Comparison: Apple’s Financials and the Health of Steve Jobs

    July 21st, 2008

    Just ahead of the news of Apple’s stellar quarterly financials, their stock price increased a trickle, which seems at wide variance with the results. In brief, Apple beat the street, as is typical, with record sales of $7.46 billion for the quarter ending June 28, 2008. Profits came in at $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per […]