Archives: July 2008

An Apple Stock Buyback: Still A Good Idea

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 31

Peter's latest story in the magazine about the Apple's now $20-billion pile of cash brings to mind my column on the subject from Feb. 28. A few basic points have...

Apple Resellers Advised That Shortages Are Coming

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 30

Appleinsider is reporting a rumor that Apple resellers are are being warned that product shortages are to expected in the coming weeks in advance of big product refreshes. The warning...

Here Comes Dell To Compete With The iPod, Again

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 30

Looks like Dell is going to make another run at the music player business. All I can say is "here we go again." Perhaps you'll remember its ill-fated attempt to...

Voice Recognition on the iPhone

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 29

From our intern Jay Yarow: Recently I spoke with a sports industry executive who purchased an iPhone 3G. While he loves the gadget, he isn’t abandoning his Blackberry because the...

Kara Swisher: Ain't Nobody's Business If Steve Is Sick

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 29

The Wall Street Journal's Kara Swisher makes a compelling case, for leaving the Steve Jobs health issue alone. Her main arguments 1) If Apple investors haven't already factored the state...

Ouch, Those MobileMe Reviews

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 24

I've been reading Walt Mossberg's column in The Wall Street Journal pretty religiously for about a decade now, and for the most part he's always been pretty friendly toward Apple...

More On Steve's Health

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 23

John Markoff in today's New York Times follows up on all the speculation regarding the health condition of Apple CEO Steve Jobs with some interesting new information. Citing "people close...

The Real Issue About Steve's Health

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 22

After the earnings call last night I talked with a source who is close to Apple and who who has in the past proven very well informed on the concerns...

Third Quarter Earnings: The Analysts Speak

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 22

It’s the day after Apple’s third quarter earnings, and as of 8:45 EDT this morning the stock’s futures are down $15, suggesting a nasty day when the regular session gets...

Oppenheimer's Prediction for Apple's Rivals? Pain

Posted by: Peter Burrows on July 21

It's a well-timed move, and a time-honored tactic by market leaders in tough times. If your competitors can't afford to match you on price, why not accept a lower margin for a time and load up on market share (or force them to incur losses)?

"A Future Product Transition?"

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 21

On the earnings call Peter Oppenheimer just mentioned a "future product transition" which he couldn't discuss is having an impact on the gross margin expected in the current quarter. Wonder...

Apple's Earnings Are Out

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 21

The short news: Earnings were $1.19 per share, vs. guidance of $1.00 and consensus of $1.08. 2.496 million Macs sold 11.011 million iPods sold 717,000 iPhones sold Revenue: $7.46 billion...

Apple, Jobs, Others Sued Again Over Options

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 02

Apple, and current and former execs are the subject of another lawsuit revolving around the old kerfuffle around the stock options backdating mess that ensnared the company a year or...

Apple On iPhone Plan Pricing: What's So Complicated?

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 02

So Apple called today, a little annoyed with my portrayal yesterday of AT&T's iPhone pricing. The main difference on plans for the new iPhone versus the old are simple: The...

AT&T iPhone Pricing: The Good, The Bad And The Complicated

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 01

AT&T finally got around to disclosing all the pricing details around the iPhone 3G today, and while Apple is widely praised for its "simplicity" in all things about the device,...