12 posts and columns on June

Slowing Palm Pre Sales Actually Not Slowing

in News on July 10, 2009 at 11:46 am PT

Are sales of the Pre slowing or not? Without official numbers from Palm or Sprint, it’s nearly impossible to tell. But that hasn’t stopped analysts from taking a stab at it. Earlier this week, Pali research claimed Pre sales were tapering off. Now Pacific Crest is saying they remain “robust.”
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Not With a Bing, but a Whimper, Redux

in News on July 9, 2009 at 2:32 pm PT

Microsoft’s new Bing Internet search engine may have exceeded the growth of its rivals in June, but it didn’t do much for the company’s overall share of the search market. Bing grew faster than Yahoo and Google during the month. But sadly for Microsoft, it lost market share.
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China Delays Filtering Initiative

in News on June 30, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

Palm Sold 300,000 Pres in June

in News on June 30, 2009 at 5:10 am PT

During its post-earnings conference call last Thursday, Palm refused to say how many Pre handsets have been sold to date. Or how many it believes it will sell in the first quarter of production. The company would say only, in the words of CEO Jon Rubinstein, that “sales have been strong and growing.” So until Palm provides specific Pre sales figures, we have only the estimates of analysts with which to gauge the device’s impact on Palm’s moribund smartphone franchise. And the latest estimates, from Edward Snyder at Charter Equity Research, suggest that the impact is great.
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Jobs Back on the Job?

in News on June 22, 2009 at 5:37 pm PT

A quote from Steve Jobs in an Apple press release this morning and a handful of media reports claiming he has been spotted at Apple HQ over the past few days are raising hopes that the CEO may have officially returned to work.
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European Commission Overclocks Intel Antitrust Fine

in News on May 13, 2009 at 1:29 pm PT

Apple: Steve Jobs Is Still Fine, and We Still Hate Netbooks

in Media on April 22, 2009 at 3:07 pm PT

Next to no news from the Apple earnings call this afternoon, which is just the way Apple execs like their earnings calls. Once again, the company provided no information about CEO Steve Jobs’s health except to note that he is still scheduled to come back to work in June. And the company continued to pooh-pooh the concept of netbooks–supercheap, supersmall laptops with very little horsepower that are the hottest part of the PC business right now.

Apple Beats the Street; Guidance a Bit Light

in Media on April 22, 2009 at 1:37 pm PT

First quick look at Apple’s earnings: Tim Cook and company have beaten the Street’s expectations. Apple earned $1.33 per share on revenues of $8.16 billion, beating the consensus of $1.09 and $8 billion. It also outperformed estimates for sales of the Mac, iPod and iPhone. At first glance, a strong quarter. But guidance for the next quarter may be a bit less than what Wall Street was looking for.

Apple's Steve Jobs: "I Have Decided to Take a Medical Leave of Absence"

in News on January 14, 2009 at 1:43 pm PT

Trading in Apple shares was halted this afternoon when the company announced that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence until the end of June. Apple COO Tim Cook will handle day-to-day operations in his absence. And Jobs is to remain involved in major strategic decisions. Jobs broke the news to investors in the following memo…

Apple’s Steve Jobs: “I Have Decided to Take a Medical Leave of Absence”

in News on January 14, 2009 at 1:43 pm PT

Trading in Apple shares was halted this afternoon when the company announced that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence until the end of June. Apple COO Tim Cook will handle day-to-day operations in his absence. And Jobs is to remain involved in major strategic decisions. Jobs broke the news to investors in the following memo…

Oh, One More Thing…Goldman Sachs, You're DEAD to Me

in News, December 15, 2008 at 3:44 pm PT

Oh, One More Thing…Goldman Sachs, You’re DEAD to Me

in News, December 15, 2008 at 3:44 pm PT