The real story, though, is not the probable next chapter in the ongoing legal war between Apple and Samsung, or even if Apple will give Google competition for Google Wallet with NFC.
Or the resurfaced rumblings about the debut of the long longed-for Apple iTV or even the next iteration of the iPhone.
Not least, Google by itself probably will never be the hardware powerhouse that Apple or even Microsoft is.
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Amazon is banking on downstream sales of content to buoy its bottom line, which is something that the likes of Samsung, or for that matter even Apple, cannot rely on.
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Still, no Rothkos on my walls, like missing a great stock over the past five years, say Apple or Google or even IBM.
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After all even Apple is more or less admitting the importance of mobility going forward by unifying iOS and OS X under one umbrella.
In the US business leaders are rock stars, celebrities who are lionized and followed for their ability to make money (Sheldon Adelson, Sands Las Vegas), lead complex companies, (Lee Iacocca, Chrysler) inspire innovation ( Steve Jobs, Apple Computer) or even have shameless affairs (Jack Welch, General Electric).
Since then it has been hoped that Apple would break even or even post a small profit.
Still, to think that the company will now be able to steal market share away from Apple, Google or even Microsoft is a bit a stretch.
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In a few years, it's likely we'll see an all-out battle between the likes of Virgin, Sky, Microsoft, Sony and even the BBC, Apple or Google to own your home's de facto entertainment hub - providing movies, music, television and games via a web connection in your living room.
But is there anyone out there who would, or even could, run the program to take Apple private through a leveraged buyout (LBO)?
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That is, until Facebook and its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg came along and did what even Google (GOOG) or Apple (AAPL)failed to do.
It appears that Samsung has work arounds or replacement products in place so that even if Apple eventually wins a ban, the ban is not going to have a material financial impact on Samsung.
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If a client had 80% of their assets in growth equities adding Netflix, Apple, Google, Microsoft or even Wal-Mart Stores or would not be appropriate since the portfolio is already grossly out of balance.
When you've got a tight single layer, cut the remaining apple quarters in half and strew them over the first layer. (You might have to cut more apples to get a fairly even layer here, or you might have apple quarters left over.) Don't worry about making this layer beautiful no one will see it, but it will give the finished tart a little height.
While the stock may gyrate daily, weekly or even monthly, the long-term future for Apple is hard to deny.
"Anyone who was even thinking about borrowing a technology or design from Apple will think twice about it now, " he said.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the situation is even more confusing at retail stores (Apple or otherwise).
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Purely on basic business grounds, without even having to consider whether Apple has bullied or pressured people into it.
Forstall said that the engineers he recruited weren't told anything about the project or even who they would report to -- eventually, Apple locked down one of its Cupertino buildings, affectionately calling it the "purple dorm" for its vague pizza-like aroma.
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Apple never truly owned the phone market, or even the smartphone market, which is why others were able to gain ground.
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Those widgets could even be useful as an addition to Apple TV or an element of an Apple-branded television should Apple pursue that oft-rumored path.
So it could take months or years before we actually see any of this, even though Apple was reportedly hoping to launch something early this year.
If you think that Apple may be too fast for you, or even Amazon, people are warming up a little bit more to liking Intel ( INTC) or Microsoft ( MSFT) down at these lower levels.
In Japan, by contrast, Apple could pick up a trick or two--even (or especially) if it gets beat.
Or will Apple open up these devices to any application developer, even if they threaten to damage its music business?
All these issues point to two fundamental questions about Apple: (1) Is growth slowing or even declining, and (2) are profits shrinking?
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To my mind, in the past 25 years no other company, not even Nike or Disney, has been as brilliantly and consistently creative as Apple.
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Additionally, you can use Wireless Plus to enjoy video, photos, music and even documents on the big screen via Apple Airplay, DLNA or an app designed specifically for Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players.
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