A message from the Department Of No Surprises: investing in Apple stock appears to be a lot smarter financial move than buying Apple products.
Kyle Conroy has put together a fairly comprehensive list of Apple product prices at launch and how much Apple shares you bought for that price instead would be worth now. Beware, it will depress you…
The iPhone 4 signal saga continues. Apple shares dipped yesterday, after American website Consumer Reports said it could not recommend the device until Apple had solved its antenna problem. Despite the iPhone 4 being the most successful product launch the company has ever had. Apple has allegedly reacted by culling its forum of threads discussing the iPhone 4 and Consumer Reports, although how much weight there is to these rumours is questionable. Read on, and we’ll break it down in detail.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health disclosures and recent step down have triggered a wave of support on the internet, but now it seems investors unhappy with how Apple has handled the announcements could sue.
There’s one market that isn’t crashing this week: touchscreens. The credit crunch isn’t even denting sales. In fact, experts predict sales will double within five years, fuelled by the latest mobiles and other gadgets.