Jump to Navigation
Home

Main menu

  • Home
  • News
  • Markets Map
  • Sentiments
  • Topics
  • Data
  • Comments
  • Images
  • Blog
  • About

Secondary menu

  • Latest News
  • Top Rated
  • Most Popular
  • Archive
  • Discussions
  • Best Buy profit tops estimates, sales miss
  • All eyes on Toronto city hall as Mayor Rob Ford expected...
  • J.C. Penney Is A Basket Case
  • Double trouble for Bundesliga?
  • The cartoonist that scares Syria's Assad
  • 7 Afghan police officers killed in blast
  • Dambisa Moyo: Search For Alpha Leads To Frontier Markets...
  • Why Flanigan's Enterprises' Shares Are...
  • JPMorgan on Edge Over Jamie Dimon Vote
  • Goldman Goes Uberhyper-Bullish, Hikes S&P500 Target...

    It's Tim Cook's Apple Now

    Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:01 EDT - Seeking Alpha
    • AAPL
    • Herr Hansa

    By Herr Hansa
    :
    One of the first tenets of competition is to not follow your competition. Doing so would simply validate their moves, and make your company appear to be chasing the leader. In the world of smartphones, those leaders are Google (GOOG) Android, and Samsung (SSNLF.PK). Volumes might seem to indicate a winner, but profits tell a different story. In technology, the most profitable companies are the most successful. As The Verge recently noted, technology changes are forcing some companies to play catch up, or alter their platforms to fit in with 4G technology.Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the smartphone market, with hopes of reaching 1% of overall sales. It was a realistic approach, and a humble beginning. There has been some criticism toward Tim Cook that he is carrying on theComplete Story »

    • Original article
    • Login or register to post comments
     

    Related

    • Apple Launching A Low Priced iPhone Would Be The Ultimate Sell Signal

      By Dividend Pros:After delivering blow-out returns to investors in recent years, Apple's (AAPL) stock has had a rough past few months. Apple's supposed decline is mostly attributed to the company's maturing revenue growth due to the saturation at the top end of the smartphone market.

    • Apple Launching A Low Priced iPhone Would Be The Ultimate Sell Signal

      By Dividend Pros:After delivering blow-out returns to investors in recent years, Apple's (AAPL) stock has had a rough past few months. Apple's supposed decline is mostly attributed to the company's maturing revenue growth due to the saturation at the top end of the smartphone market.

    • PAYBACK TIME: Carriers And Suppliers Get Ready To Stick It To Apple On iPhone Pricing

      Apple Inc's shareholders have been hit by one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of the stock, but wider fallout from such weakness might be more important to the long-term value of their investments.

    • Apple Is Blasting A Multi-Billion Dollar Hole In Samsung's Business (AAPL, SSNLF)

    • ABI Research: Apple's Smartphone Market Share Expected To Peak At 22% In 2013

      By TechCrunch: By Natasha Lomas

    • The Hottest Smartphone Maker On The Planet Isn't Apple (SSNLF, AAPL)

      Samsung has arrived. Its massive success, underway for a few quarters now, has finally penetrated the mainstream consciousness.

    • Gartner Updates On Global Mobile Sales, Smartphones And Apple's Latest iPhone

      By TechCrunch: By Ingrid Lunden

    • The WSJ Says Apple Is Quietly Sending The Press More And More Reports About Why It's Not Doomed (AAPL)

      The sentiment around Apple has gone very negative lately. There is an increasing perception that the company is adrift and something is wrong, despite the fact that its sales remain strong, and the competition hasn't introduced any groundbreaking products that Apple should have made.

    • Samsung Expected To Widen Its Lead Over Apple This Year (AAPL)

    • Nokia Will Win Big On Apple Vs. Samsung

      By Freedonia Freelance: With the recent news of Samsung (SSNLF.PK) being found guilty of patent infringement against Apple Inc. (AAPL), there is one company flyin

    Latest

    Interpublic Will Go To Court Over A Nasty Discrimination Lawsuit [THE BRIEF]
    Interpublic Will Go To Court Over A Nasty...
    Tumblr's First Employee: I'm Not 'Yacht-And-Helicopters' Rich, But I Have 'The Freedom To Work On Whatever I Want' (YHOO)
    Tumblr's First Employee: I'm Not '...

    User login

    • Create new account
    • Request new password
    • Click on the icon to sign in with your social network login or enter your Bullfax.com login

    Our Blog

    • Marks & Spenser, Bank Loans in China, Vodafone and Asian Stocks in Our News for Today 05/21/2013
    • Actavis to acquire Warner Chilcott in $5bn pharmaceutical deal
    • Quantative Easing: Not on the long run

    Markets Map

    Markets Map

    Follow Us

    Follow Us on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and RSS LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS
    S&P 500: 1666.29 -0.07% FTSE: 6763.08 0.11% Nikk.: 15381.02 0.13% DAX: 8432.92 -0.27% HSI: 23366.369 -0.54% FX: EUR/GBP: 1.1771 USD/EUR: 1.287 JPY/USD: 102.745 Commodities: Gold: 1373.45

    Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis 2008-2011
    Contact Us | About Us | Terms & Conditions

    Follow Us on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and RSS LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS .

    Secondary menu

    • Latest News
    • Top Rated
    • Most Popular
    • Archive
    • Discussions