Suing Over Jobs' Health Disclosures - or Lack Thereof
Apple probably will be sued by investors unhappy with the company's about-face on the health of its visionary chief executive, but the law is not clear on what duty the company has to disclose personal medical information, legal experts said on Wednesday. Apple said CEO Steve Jobs, 53, will take a medical leave of absence until June.
Suing Over Jobs' Health Disclosures - or Lack Thereof
Suing Over Jobs' Health Disclosures - or Lack Thereof
Take a look at Apple's share price, and it's as if the iPhone never happened. Hurt by worries about the health of Chief Executive Steve Jobs, and the economic recession, Apple shares have lost more than half their value over the last eight months and are now trading at around $82 -- similar to levels before the launch of the company's trend-setting touchscreen phone.
Apple Bears vs. Bulls: Are Shares Ripe for Picking
Apple Bears vs. Bulls: Are Shares Ripe for Picking
A Chinese-language blog with a debatable track record claims Apple is working on a 15-inch MacBook Air with more information to come in the "second half" of this year.
Apple working on 15-inch MacBook Air, says blog
Apple working on 15-inch MacBook Air, says blog
The Royal Bank of Canada cut its price target on shares of Apple friday to $70 from $125 and also downgraded the stock to 'Underperform' on concerns of reduced earnings growth as well as uncertainty about the company's leadership.
RBC downgrades Apple to 'Underperform', slashes target to $70
RBC downgrades Apple to 'Underperform', slashes target to $70
In an open letter to employees, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed that his health concerns now warrant a medical leave of absence, and the world reacted in a big way. The news that his health issues are more complex than originally thought has dominated the financial news world as well as national media and, naturally, the Apple-focused blogosphere.
Steve Jobs' Health, Apple's Future and the Mac Blogosphere Cacophony
Steve Jobs' Health, Apple's Future and the Mac Blogosphere Cacophony
Based on reports from an unnamed NVIDIA partner, a PC Enthusiast website has controversially concluded that Apple's next Mac mini will be use NVIDIA's Ion platform, which pairs NVIDIA's 9400M system controller and integrated GPU with Intel's low power Atom processor.
Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform
Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform
Profiling Tim Cook: More and more analysts and observers are pointing to acting chief executive Tim Cook's previous accomplishments at Apple in an unofficial vote of confidence in his leadership during Steve Jobs' health-related absence.
Industry watchers express confidence in Cook as Apple chief
Industry watchers express confidence in Cook as Apple chief
Profiling Tim Cook: More and more analysts and observers are pointing to acting chief executive Tim Cook's previous accomplishments at Apple in an unofficial vote of confidence in his leadership during Steve Jobs' health-related absence.
Industry watchers exude confidence in Cook as Apple chief
Industry watchers exude confidence in Cook as Apple chief
If Apple takes the wraps off of any new products over the next six months, CEO Steve Jobs will not be introducing them to the world. Jobs and his company announced Wednesday that he will be taking a medical leave of absence to deal with new concerns regarding his health
Apple Faces a Season Without Steve
Apple Faces a Season Without Steve
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs could be facing new surgery to remove the rest of his pancreas, according to Bloomberg, which cites doctors familiar with patients in similar positions.
Steve Jobs may be facing surgery to remove pancreas - report
Steve Jobs may be facing surgery to remove pancreas - report
Seemingly cementing a move first hinted at during the World Wide Developers Conference, Apple has filed for a trademark for its OS X operating system but without the "Mac" prefix that has accompanied the name since its inception.
Apple seeks trademark on "OS X" without the "Mac"
Apple seeks trademark on "OS X" without the "Mac"
While many are wishing Steve Jobs a speedy recovery, members of the legal and investment communities believe his disclosure Wednesday will inevitably open Apple to lawsuits from shareholders unhappy with the recent secrecy over his uncertain health.
Lawsuits against Apple likely in light of Jobs' latest disclosure
Lawsuits against Apple likely in light of Jobs' latest disclosure
Gartner has released a preliminary report on U.S. and worldwide PC shipments for the fourth quarter of 2008. The report places Apple in fourth place in U.S market share at 8.0%, up from 6.7% in the fourth quarter of 2007, but down from 9.5% in the t...
Apple's US Market Share Growth Slows in 4Q 2008
Apple's US Market Share Growth Slows in 4Q 2008
The New York Times reports that the health issues that have resulted in Steve Jobs taking a medical leave of absence from his role as Apple's CEO stem from a problem with food absorption and not from a recurrence of cancer.
Jobs Health Concerns Related to Food Absorption, Not Cancer
Jobs Health Concerns Related to Food Absorption, Not Cancer
Customers won't stop buying products from fundamentally sound Apple just because its luminary is taking a breather on the sidelines, investment bank Piper Jaffray argues in a new report issued Wednesday evening.
Apple well-positioned to race forward while Jobs sidelined
Apple well-positioned to race forward while Jobs sidelined
Apple's share of the US computer market fell to 8 percent during the fourth calendar quarter of 2008 from 9.5 percent in the third as the Mac maker surrendered its third place ranking to surging netbook maker Acer, according to market research firm Gartner.
Apple's share of US PC market slips to 8% at hands of Acer
Apple's share of US PC market slips to 8% at hands of Acer
Multiple news sources have reported that Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence until June. Tim Cook will be taking over day to day operations.
Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence Until June
Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence Until June
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs sent an email to Apple employees on Wednesday revealing that his health-related issues are more complex than he originally thought and that he'll be ceding day-to-day operations to COO Tim Cook until the end of June.
Steve Jobs taking leave from Apple due to complex health issues
Steve Jobs taking leave from Apple due to complex health issues
A December video tutorial teaching viewers how to modify a netbook to run Mac OS X has landed tech magazine Wired in hot water with Apple's legal department.
Apple confronts Wired over Mac OS X netbook hacking tutorial
Apple confronts Wired over Mac OS X netbook hacking tutorial
iPhone users will find a new type of application in the iTunes App Store this week: Web browsers. The new browsers showed up on Apple's virtual online shelves late Tuesday. The additions are noteworthy -- at first blush, they appear to fly in the face the device maker's previously stated policy of not approving for sale applications that duplicate functionalities available through Apple's proprietary software.
Does a Safari by Any Other Name Surf as Sweet
Does a Safari by Any Other Name Surf as Sweet