After building a powerful subscription video-on-demand business virtually overnight, Netflix passed Apple last year to become the top revenue earner in the U.S. online movie business.
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Smartphones of the Future: 6 Predictions
Future mobile devices will change the way you do business–in ways you probably can’t even imagine. Here are a few predictions.
JCPenney Is Already Going Back to the Discounting Well
The ground-breaking retail makeover of JCPenney engineered by former Apple Store executive Ron Johnson has been rooted in the concept of everyday low prices. Instead of inflating original prices that’ll inevitably be drastically …
Proof That Many Hackers — Call Them the Anti-Zuckerbergs — Value Freedom More Than Money
In the 1987 movie Wall Street, the character Gordon Gekko famously declared that “greed is good,” a line that has come to symbolize the darkest aspects of materialism. But the latest research from Wharton management professor …
Why Doesn’t Apple Get More Respect In the Stock Market?
Let’s talk about that other technology stock, shall we? You remember. Apple.
Apple has a problem. The opposite of Facebook’s problem. It’s undervalued and likely to stay that way. That’s pretty surprising given that, even …
Judge Comes Down Hard on Publishers, Apple in E-book Case
Apple’s Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both?
The New York Times is out with the latest installment of its iEconomy series, which focuses on Apple, the world’s most profitable company. The article details the elaborate — and legal — ways that Apple, and other tech …
E-book Price-Fixing: Finding the Best Model for Publishers — and Readers
In a case that has attracted worldwide attention, Apple and five book publishers were sued this spring by the U.S. Department of Justice on the grounds that they colluded to fix prices for e-books sold on Apple’s iBookstore …
Why Apple is Winning: Innovation, Opportunity and Execution
Apple is building one of the most stunning financial runs in the history of corporate America, as Tuesday’s blowout showing affirmed. The company says it’s sold over 365 million digital devices over the last five years — 50 …
Apple Profit Soars 94%, Stock Up 7%
So much for those Apple jitters. The Cupertino, Calif. cash machine blew past Wall Street estimates Tuesday, reporting yet another monster quarter of financial results. The company’s stock soared nearly 7% after-hours, adding $1 …
Why Apple Stock Has Been Taking a Beating
Apple has taken a beating over the last five trading sessions, losing nearly 9% of its value – the worst performance since the fall.
Profit-taking is the reason most people mention. But you have to ask: Why now? Last week, …
Apple and RIM Hit With Patent Suit for “Drag,” “Tap” and “Scroll”
A Texas shell company says Apple and others have infringed on technology for basic smartphone gestures like dragging and “double tap.” The patents were issued in 2007 to a Taiwanese maker of touchpad technology.
