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Apple’s Annual SEC Filing: Advertising, R&D Budget Increase, Patents

Every year Apple files an annual report with the SEC. Today, Apple filed its annual report for 2008, and after digging through 93-page release, Tricia Duryee from paidContent.org points us to a few noteworthy items.

Although the entire document is actually a very interesting read, if you simply don’t have the patience or nerve to skim [...]

Apple’s Gulfstream Jet Bill Last Quarter: $189,000

Every once in a while a report comes in about how much Apple CEO Steve Jobs has spent on fueling up his Gulfstream jet and flying around the world. Last quarter’s bill was $189,000. Not that much when compared to $550,000 in air travel expenses during the December quarter.
Whether you choose to believe the speculation [...]

Cramer: Apple (AAPL) Shares Have Already Bottomed

Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL) have continued to rise on strong confidence in the company’s global position. Analyst Jim Cramer, one of the company’s biggest believers, continue to hammer home his belief in the company’s overall market dominance.

Cramer’s analysis that Apple has already bottomed should “ring a bell” for many listeners. If you have [...]

Apple (AAPL) Shares Bounce Back on Market/iPhone Confidence

Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL), surged both late yesterday afternoon and early this morning as the market and Wall Street begin realizing the company’s premium positioning. As the stock market fights its way through these difficult times, Apple is believed to be the company to watch, as its swings dictate the market’s performance.

Although Apple [...]

Apple (AAPL) Has More Cash Than Microsoft

Microsoft recently its first quarter revenue report, and deep within the documents, is a pretty astonishing fact. Based on the most recent information from both companies, Apple (AAPL) has more cash than Microsoft.

VentureBeat points out that while Apple closed the quarter with $24.5 billion in the bank, Microsoft is hovering around $20.7 billion when [...]

MacDailyNews Posts a Comprehensive List of iPhone Haters, Enjoy

Our dear friends at MacDailyNews posted an extremely interesting article yesterday.

Following statements on the iPhone’s blockbuster success made by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, MDN has compiled a rather comprehensive list of some infamous iPhone naysayers.
READ → MacDailyNews

Fortune: Analyzing the Apple Analysts After Q4 Earnings Call

Now that Apple has reported their 4th quarter earnings results, Fortune has put together a chart analyzing the numerous Apple analysts, and how close they were to actual numbers reported by Apple.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt explains for Fortune, “What jumps out of the chart for me is how badly the pros blew the iPhone numbers: the [...]

Apple (AAPL) Upgraded Due to Cushy Market Position

JPMorgan upgraded Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock to “Overweight” from its previous rating of “Neutral” this morning. The reason behind this leap in confidence? The Wall Street heavyweight argues that Apply is protected “from the cold winds of a consumer downturn.”
In other words, Apple is setup with a nice cushion between its revenue [...]

Apple’s Notebook Family Price-Points Have Analysts in a Tizzy

Apple has released an entirely new family of notebooks today, as well as a revamped LED Cinema Display. Instead of reducing prices to soften the friction towards a hurting economy, Apple has decided to remain steadfast in their approach of adding new features and better performance while keeping price points intact.

In the face of completely [...]

Apple (AAPL) Upgraded to Buy, Back to Back Rallies

While speculation and anticipation for tomorrow’s notebook media event builds up, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares are chugging through back to back rallies, and the stock is currently hovering above $100 per share.

View the full AAPL chart at Wikinvest

Toni Sacconaghi of Sanford Bernstein, who has been rather bearish when it comes to Apple for nearly two [...]

$899 Notebook, New Model or Entry Level Macbook?

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) sent out invitations on Thursday, October 9th with the tagline “the spotlight turns to notebooks,” inviting members of the media to a special event which will take place tomorrow morning at 10am PST. CNBC’s Jim Goldman expects the company to go “nuclear” while unveiling a new $899 laptop. Whether or not the [...]

Gene Munster: Sub $1,000 Macbook On The Way

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has provided recent insight into Apple’s much anticipated upcoming notebook line noting possible price reductions of up to 18 percent.

Mockup via Cult of Mac via oobject.com
Following on the heels of the recently announced MacBook event set for October 14, Munster has issued an announcement to clients stating that the event [...]

The Brick’s Manufacturing Process, Still Up for Debate

Recent speculation has questioned the apparent feasibility of the notable Apple “Brick” rumors pertaining to a new in-house MacBook manufacturing process.
Businessweek has acknowledged that new MacBooks are a very real possibility yet have questioned how this new process to manufacture them out of a single piece of aluminum will pressure Apple’s margins. [...]

Gene Munster: Upcoming Macs Critical for Apple’s Future Stability

Given Apple’s recent stock decline, analyst downgrades and yet another fake Steve Jobs health scare, Piper Jaffray advocates that Apple will need to report strong Q4 sales or introduce new products to remain stable.

Piper analyst Gene Munster has recently reported that if Apple does not report strong fiscal numbers come October 21, “the [...]

Extremely Scary Trading Day for Apple (AAPL) Shareholders and Investors

On September 29th, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares saw the sharpest sell-off the company has seen in years. After losing nearly $20 billion in market cap, the shares continue to get slammed, hovering in the $80’s all day today before closing up $1.07 (1.10%) per share.

For those not interested in following the nuances of Apple’s day [...]

iPhone 3G Snags 17% US Smartphone Market, Apple Already Sold 10M iPhones

According the marketing research and industry tracking NPD Group, Apple’s iPhone 3G has now climbed the ranks and snagged 17% of the US Smartphone market, and independent research points to Apple having reached its goal of selling 10 Million iPhones three months early.

Reports clarify that Apple’s iPhone 3G has outsold the Blackberry Curve, Blackberry Pearl [...]

Apple: We’ve Got $20 Billion Saved, Go Analyze Yourselves

Remember the days when Apple was trading in the low $180’s? Or even 160’s? Those days are long gone as Apple shares continue to get slammed. Economic crisis, coupled with lower consumer spending and slumping interest in the computer market, have made Apple’s stock suffer immensely.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares were slammed today, down 8%, closing [...]

Apple to Release Fiscal Fourth Quarter Report on October 21

Apple has announced today that they will release their fiscal Q4 report on October 21, which may indicate how the current economic downturn has impacted the company.

This week Apple had seen shares plummet a massive 18% only to be followed by major analyst downgrades, indicating that the struggling economy and weak consumer demand may [...]

Apple Grabs 20% of US Notebook Market Share in July and August

A report from the marketing research and industry tracking NPD Group, states that Apple notebooks made up (accounted for) 20% of retail notebook sales in the United States during the months of July and August, 2008.

The report covers the number of boxes Apple actually shipped. Or how many actual physical computers were tracked to have [...]

Apple’s 18% Sell-Off Unfounded, Wall Street Defends Share Price

Apple shares were slammed yesterday seeing the sharpest sell-off the company has experienced in years. Closing in the low $100’s, Apple lost nearly $20 billion in market cap. Today the stock has risen nearly 5% and many analysts still maintain a “buy” rating while defending the Cupertino big tech firm.

Citi has reiterated their Buy rating [...]