It has been our tradition to compare prices of Apple products in various Asia-Pacific countries in order to determine the country that offers the cheapest iPhone or iPad. We’ll do the same today — this time, for the iPad Mini which was recently launched by Apple in several countries in the past weeks.
We compared the prices of the iPad Mini in 12 countries, and we discovered that the cheapest iPad Mini in Asia-Pacific is being sold in…
Steve Jobs, the legendary icon behind Apple Inc., is dead.
The company announced today that Steve Jobs has passed away after years of battling cancer.
In 2004, Jobs announced that he has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his pancreas and in 2009, he was forced to get a liver transplant. After several years of failing health, Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. on August 24, 2011.
“iResign.”
That’s the essence of the announcement made by Steve Jobs on August 24, 2011 when he officially relinquished his post as Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As he steps down, we look back at the plethora of achievements that Jobs scored for the tech company during the past fourteen years that he was CEO.
Here are three of Jobs’ best achievements as Apple CEO with regard to the Apple stock (AAPL).
Achievement #1: Under Jobs’ helm, the Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) skyrocketed in price from $5 in September 1997 after Jobs was officially appointed as interim CEO to around $376 on the day of his resignation. That translates to a total price growth of 7,420% during the 14-year period or a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.15%. So if you invested $1,000 back in 1997, this is now worth a whopping $75,200.
Apple Inc., maker of the iconic iPod and iPad, has more available cash than the United States government.
As of June 25, 2011, Apple boasts of cash reserves totaling $75.876 billion.
The Treasury Department of the U.S. government, on the other hand, reports a total operating balance of only $73.768 billion — around $2 billion less than what Apple owns.
Just when we thought China has produced a fake version of almost anything — from mobile phones to designer bags to apparel and even branded cars! — here comes another one that can be added to that list: a fake Apple Store.
An American blogger, who goes by the name BirdAbroad, recently posted in her blog photos and a video of the rip-off Apple store. According to the blog entry, the store is located in the city of Kunming, capital of China’s southwestern Yunnan province.
The similarities with authorized Apple stores are uncanny, with the blogger describing in detail:
In the Philippines (and in other countries as well), Apple iPad 2 units are already out of stock. Go to various Apple Stores in the Philippines and all of them — yes, all of them — would tell you that right now, there are no more iPad 2 units that are available for sale. They’d usually say that new stocks are arriving in 2-3 weeks’ time but for over a month already, they have been saying the exact same thing.
I don’t want to wait anymore so I decided to go for the next best alternative: the computer and tech shops that sell Apple gadgets. They’re not really considered as “official” Apple Stores but they are duly-authorized as distributors so it’s still pretty much safe to buy from them.
In the Philippines (and in other countries as well), Apple iPad 2 units are already out of stock. Go to various Apple Stores in the Philippines and all of them — yes, all of them — would tell you that right now, there are no more iPad 2 units that are available for sale. They’d usually say that new stocks are arriving in 2-3 weeks’ time but for over a month already, they have been saying the exact same thing.
I don’t want to wait anymore so I decided to go for the next best alternative: the computer and tech shops that sell Apple gadgets. They’re not really considered as “official” Apple Stores but they are duly-authorized as distributors so it’s still pretty much safe to buy from them.
In the Philippines (and in other countries as well), Apple iPad 2 units are already out of stock. Go to various Apple Stores in the Philippines and all of them — yes, all of them — would tell you that right now, there are no more iPad 2 units that are available for sale. They’d usually say that new stocks are arriving in 2-3 weeks’ time but for over a month already, they have been saying the exact same thing.
I don’t want to wait anymore so I decided to go for the next best alternative: the computer and tech shops that sell Apple gadgets. They’re not really considered as “official” Apple Stores but they are duly-authorized as distributors so it’s still pretty much safe to buy from them.
In the Philippines (and in other countries as well), Apple iPad 2 units are already out of stock. Go to various Apple Stores in the Philippines and all of them — yes, all of them — would tell you that right now, there are no more iPad 2 units that are available for sale. They’d usually say that new stocks are arriving in 2-3 weeks’ time but for over a month already, they have been saying the exact same thing.
I don’t want to wait anymore so I decided to go for the next best alternative: the computer and tech shops that sell Apple gadgets. They’re not really considered as “official” Apple Stores but they are duly-authorized as distributors so it’s still pretty much safe to buy from them.
In the Philippines (and in other countries as well), Apple iPad 2 units are already out of stock. Go to various Apple Stores in the Philippines and all of them — yes, all of them — would tell you that right now, there are no more iPad 2 units that are available for sale. They’d usually say that new stocks are arriving in 2-3 weeks’ time but for over a month already, they have been saying the exact same thing.
I don’t want to wait anymore so I decided to go for the next best alternative: the computer and tech shops that sell Apple gadgets. They’re not really considered as “official” Apple Stores but they are duly-authorized as distributors so it’s still pretty much safe to buy from them.
Steve Jobs’ announcement of the launch of the new Apple iPad 2 last March 2 sent the Apple stock (Stock Code: AAPL) rising 0.80% to $352.12 at the close of the announcement day.
A total of 15 million Apple iPad units were sold during the first nine months of its release, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. That’s more than the total number of all other tablet PC sales combined.
But Apple seems bent on dominating that market further. Less than a year after the first Apple iPad was released, here comes a thinner, lighter and superbly faster upgrade: the Apple iPad 2.
