Apple's Paradoxical Approach to Business
These days, Apple can hardly do anything wrong with its product design or marketing. Revenues are soaring. Along with this clarity of vision by Apple, we like to think that we understand the company. Of course, we're fooling ourselves if we think that our approval and after-the-fact understanding of Apple's vision and execution is the same as conjuring up the vision ourselves.
Apple's Paradoxical Approach to Business
Apple's Paradoxical Approach to Business
Ignorance can be bliss, but it's not a tight defense, lawyers say. When Apple Computer disclosed Wednesday its internal investigation had uncovered some stock option backdating, the company said CEO Steve Jobs was aware of the practice but unaware of its accounting implications.
Apple to Face Further Scrutiny Over Stock Options Practices
Apple to Face Further Scrutiny Over Stock Options Practices
Jubilant investors have decided Starbucks is worth US$3.8 billion more than it was Tuesday, based on a strong sales report and the company's plan to more than triple its stores to 40,000 worldwide. About half of the stores will be in the United States, where Starbucks currently has 8,800 shops. Executives upped the goal from 30,000 locations, because they see few signs of market saturation.
Starbucks Plans Expansion, Gets Branded Music Downloads on iTunes
Starbucks Plans Expansion, Gets Branded Music Downloads on iTunes
In most respects, this review affirms how mighty Apple Computer's iPod remains. Yes, the iPod still works seamlessly with the iTunes software for fast music transfers. Yes, the new iPods are a nice, if unspectacular, improvement. But with new services, including movie downloads, Apple is starting to stray from what made the player and software package top-notch.
Apple's Straying Off Course With iPod, iTunes Extras
Apple's Straying Off Course With iPod, iTunes Extras
The might of iTunes has been challenged after an independent download site run from Kentish Town, UK, was voted the UK's best online music store. Bleep.com, set up two years ago by British record label Warp Records, beat Apple's iTunes and Napster to win the award at the annual BT Digital Music Awards.
The Indie-Rock Insurgency Against iTunes
The Indie-Rock Insurgency Against iTunes
A recent posting on an Apple developer's blog Musings from Mars depicts new Safari features built into the latest developer preview of Leopard. As of this posting, MacRumors cannot independently verify the claims, however the blogger posts mu...
New Safari Features In Latest Leopard Preview
New Safari Features In Latest Leopard Preview
MacTelChat has found hidden references in iPhoto 6.0.5 that show Apple is preparing iPhoto for integration with Google Maps. It appears as though a hidden button in the interface would allow hidden GPS attributes about a photo to link with Google Ma...
iPhoto 6.0.5 Google Maps Integration And Apple GPS-enabled Device
iPhoto 6.0.5 Google Maps Integration And Apple GPS-enabled Device
In a press release issued today, Apple announced that its independent investigation into stock option grant irregularities has been completed. The investigation's key findings are as follows:
Apple Stock Irregularities Probe Completed, Fallout Begins
Apple Stock Irregularities Probe Completed, Fallout Begins
An Apple job listing provides some potential insights into a push by Apple to sell iTunes content directly to mobile customers. The job listing is described as Mobile Marketing Manager, iTunes.
Apple Looking for an iTunes Mobile Marketing Manager
Apple Looking for an iTunes Mobile Marketing Manager
ABC News reports on a T-Mobile press conference on Friday which discussed their future plans.
T-Mobile Talks Up Apple
T-Mobile Talks Up Apple
Apple Computer is one of few high-tech companies which may have been responsible for a recent market survey that asked participants to rate their preference of form factor designs for a next-generation Internet handheld device.
The study, conducte...
Apple suspect in Internet device market study
The study, conducte...
Apple suspect in Internet device market study
In an interview with Time Magazine, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt shared some of his views on Apple Computer and noted that his newfound commitment to the company is a personal one.
"This is a personal thing," Schmidt said of his recent appo...
Google chief shares kind words on Apple
"This is a personal thing," Schmidt said of his recent appo...
Google chief shares kind words on Apple
After recently completing its 12th bi-annual teen survey, research and investment firm PiperJaffray said Apple Computer continues to gain share in the digital music player and online music markets, despite the constant emergence of new competitors.
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Study reveals Apple still gaining ground in music space
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Study reveals Apple still gaining ground in music space
Some poking and prying through the software resources of Apple Computer's latest iPhoto update has turned up evidence that company may soon offer users a new feature tie-in with Google's map services.
As discovered by a MacTelChat forum poster, th...
Apple may add Google integration to iPhoto
As discovered by a MacTelChat forum poster, th...
Apple may add Google integration to iPhoto
IDG World Expo on Tuesday announced that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote address for 2007 Macworld Conference & Expo.
The conference is slated to take place at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center January 8-1...
Steve Jobs to keynote Macworld San Francisco 2007
The conference is slated to take place at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center January 8-1...
Steve Jobs to keynote Macworld San Francisco 2007
Apple Computer's former chief financial officer, Fred Anderson, as well as its most recent top legal aid, Nancy Heinen, may be the two former executives whose actions were brought into question regarding the company's ongoing stock options scandal, o...
Former Apple legal chief suspected in options scandal
Former Apple legal chief suspected in options scandal
Apple Computer on Wednesday said former chief financial officer, Fred Anderson, has resigned from its board of directors, effective immediately.
Anderson's departure was made public in a statement from the iPod maker, in which it reported that a 3...
Former CFO Fred Anderson resigns from Apple board
Anderson's departure was made public in a statement from the iPod maker, in which it reported that a 3...
Former CFO Fred Anderson resigns from Apple board
Apple Computer on Wednesday said an investigation by a special committee of outside directors discovered 15 dates between 1997 and 2002 in which stock option grants to executives or board members listed dates that precede the approval of those grants...
Apple probe finds irregularities; Jobs apologizes
Apple probe finds irregularities; Jobs apologizes
In addition to some of the larger features such as "Web Clip," which was demonstrated at Apple Computer's recent developer's conference, the next-generation of the company's Safari web browser will also deliver several other incremental innovations t...
Apple's Safari to gain new tab, search and form features
Apple's Safari to gain new tab, search and form features
Starbucks and Apple Comptuer on Thursday announced the availability of the Starbucks Hear Music catalog on the iTunes Store, giving iTunes users the ability to preview, buy and download a wide variety of Starbucks popular Hear Music titles.
"Hear ...
Starbucks brings Hear Music catalog to Apple's iTunes
"Hear ...
Starbucks brings Hear Music catalog to Apple's iTunes