Steve Jobs

Feb 2 2012

Are there two Apple Events on the schedule now?

Mac お宝(otakara) is now saying that there are two events scheduled by Apple.  The first event which they were saying was for Apple’s iPad 3 announcement apparently has been pushed back to March.  The first event supposedly in February is yet unknown.  Mac お宝 is saying that the event would be “a Strange Event”.   Speculation by some of the posters on the site and others says that the February event might be scheduled to coincide with Steve Jobs birthday which is February 24th.

While it would be highly unusual for Apple to hold two events so closely together, they may schedule an event to celebrate the life of Steve Jobs but given all of the rumors about the iPad 3, it is possible that they will use the event to announce another game changer like the iBooks Author.  Our own in-house people are saying they could use the event to announce a possible update to the Apple TV and the long rumored Siri Controled OLED TV.  If there is a March event, they would likely use that time to announce the iPad 3 and our speculation is that it would coincide with the 11 March earthquake and tsunami anniversary and would likely be held in Tokyo.

Source: Macお宝

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Jan 25 2012

Bytes From The Apple – Will Apple’s great Quarter push expectations too high?

Apple had a slam dunk, in your face type of quarter in quarter 1, 2012.  It’s profits were beyond that of any belief.   The stock price jumped to over 455 USD a share at one point after profits were announced.  The number of iPhone 4S’s sold were more than 4 million units beyond that of even the most optimistic analyst.  It was a huge success, but there are cracks in the mirror.

Supply is an issue for the iPhones, hard drives are still problematic for the desk tops, and really, the fiasco in Beijing cant be good for the next quarters profits.  Even Apple themselves were selling the good results this quarter as a one off type of deal.  But what is the truth.

At this point, Apple is the most valuable company in the United States.   It is selling products that customers wait in lines for days to get, and their corner on the Tablet Market doesnt look like it will wane any time soon.  This will especially be true if behind this great quarter, Apple comes out and announces the iPad 3. However, the iPad3 will need to have some major improvements in order to keep it on the leading edge of the market.  People are also expecting the iPhone 5 or something of the sort sometime within the next 12 months and that should also be a super star seller if it increases capabilities exponentially.

If all of these items are introduced this year, what will hapen next?  The stock go through the 1000 USD mark?   Or will we hear a large thud next quarter in Cupertino as Apple comes back to reality?  While Apple seems to be playing up the we are not going to do that well this quarter bit, it is doubtful that it will be any kind of crash to earth.  It will more likely be more modest profits, but profits all the same.

Many people are still attributing this quarters results to Steve Jobs, however, Tim cook has been in control for a while now really and if this quarter is anything to judge his tenure by, it should be a good one.   Apple still has tons of money and plenty of time for a few stumbling blocks along the way, but looking at the current state of affairs, it looks like the steps will keep spiraling upward.

And speaking of all that money.  97.6 Billion USD in cash.   No one can even really fathom that amount in their minds, yet Apple is still sitting on it.  While they say they are talking about how to use the cash horde, they really could just keep accumulating the cash and sit on it.  Investors might like some dividends but then I guess the stock price rising the way it is is thanks enough for the average investor. The way Apple will likely spend it is to keep producing the kinds of products we have come to expect, leading the way, spending on research and development and more factories.

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Jan 23 2012

Virgin America Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs

Virgin America has paid tribute to Steve Jobs by including a saying he used at the 2005 Stanford Commencement on its airplane.   The expression “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” is now gracing the nose of the airplane with the tail number N845VA, just below the cockpit window on the left side of the plane.

While Steve used the expression in his speech, it comes from the back cover of a 1970′s Whole Earth Catalog when the catalog was ceasing print.  Now it will fly high with Steve reminding us to stay like that for as long as the plane is in service.

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Jan 19 2012

Inside Apple – The real story of what goes on inside Apple

Adam Lashinsky’s book about Apple Inc and its inner workings is due out next week.   The book, which purports to tell how things works at apple is the latest book about the company and second to be published since the death of CEO Steve Jobs.   While most books written about Apple have focused on Steve himself, this one focuses on how Apple handles its people, secrecy and security within the company.

The 272 page book is “a golden ticket to step inside” apple and see how they do things there.

You can pre-order the book from the iTunes Store for $12.99 USD at:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/inside-apple/id444015286?mt=11

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Jan 8 2012

Wonder what it was like starting Apple?

A clip on you tube fromt he Santa Clara Valley Historical Association has a snippet of Steve Jobs talking about what it took for he and Woz to start Apple.  The expression that stands out in the clip that is most striking is the bit about “we had literally nothing to lose.”  The video is embedded below and the part with Steve Jobs begins at 1:52 int he clip.   It is a very telling emotion about how he felt about things and what drove them to “go for broke”.

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Dec 15 2011

Rebellious types built Apple — Would never happen in Singapore — Woz

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, Inc. has said that a different thinking company like Apple could never have emerged in a group think country of Singapore. His recent interview with the BBC on BBC Radio exposes the ultimate question he has for Singapore:

“Where are the creative people? Where are the great artists? Where are the great musicians? Where are the great writers?”

Although education and infrastructure play a major role in the foundation of Singaporean society, The whole concept that one should not thing for oneself is completely foreign to the free thinking and creative Woz.  “You have to inspire creativity” Woz said, also saying that it was companies like Apple, Inc. which embodied this concept.

To hear the interview in its entirety, go to:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9661000/9661755.stm

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