Apple: shares are strange fruit
Beyond the hype, Apple is simply a cool gadget maker. Not only does coolness never last, but successful products always become commoditised
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The iPad and iPhone have sealed Apple’s standing as the world’s most valuable tech company, but the company’s leadership will be challenged to live up to Steve Jobs’ vision
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Taiwanese-owned group asks customs officials to seize devices passing through Chinese ports
Apple shares reach $500 milestone
Tech group’s shares have risen 23% this year after reporting blockbuster fourth-quarter results and record sales of iPads, iPhones and MacBooks
Chinese city halts iPad sales in trademark row
Local authorities in Shijiazhuang ban sales of the tablet after a complaint by Proview Technology in a long-running dispute with Apple
Steve Jobs FBI files released
Newly released FBI files on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs have revealed friends and colleagues all thought he could serve the government well
Google’s hardware hire must move fast to catch Apple
Simon Prakash held the title of senior director of product integrity at Apple, so what would an internet company want with him?
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Apple’s $100bn reserve ripe for spending
While the sum may be enough to buy Facebook, the favourite option among analysts and investors is to start paying dividends to shareholders
Apple looks to China’s ‘staggering potential’
Chief executive picks out the country as having the most potential for growth but the company may have a hard time fulfilling demand
Apple: low-hanging fruit
That it can harvest accelerating economies of scale even at its current preposterous size suggests that we have not seen peak profitability
Apple still reigns but peers narrowing gap
Unlike in 2010, it is harder to call the personal tech winners of 2011, with Apple happy with updates and the competition still striving to catch up, writes Chris Nuttall
Apple: board ponders fruitful transition
They will have to decide how much freedom to give the new chief executive, who has huge shoes to fill as he manages the transition to slower growth
Apple: bite taken out of share price
Sales and profits were a few per cent lower than what Wall Street had pencilled in and stock prices react to performance relative to expectations
Innovation works in mysterious ways
‘I’m surrounded by technology that looks good and works well because others followed where Apple led,’ writes Tim Harford
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