Microsoft's Biggest Miss [Minimal Mac]
One of the benefits of a long car trip with my wife is the opportunity to have really great and insightful conversations with the smartest person I know. Yesterday, on the first leg of our trip, we spent some time discussing Microsoft’s many missed opportunities. The failure to take the iPhone…
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Apple’s vision for the future of computing versus Microsoft’s vision for the future of computing.
Any questions?
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I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.
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![What Apple Could Do With Its $100 Billion Cash Hoard [COMIC]:
Apple is so rich it could build a luxury hotel on the moon. Here’s what else it could do, according to our friends at The Joy of Tech.](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/sixsteps/16745162563/1/tumblr_lylfutPTPE1qzn8hm)
What Apple Could Do With Its $100 Billion Cash Hoard [COMIC]:
Apple is so rich it could build a luxury hotel on the moon. Here’s what else it could do, according to our friends at The Joy of Tech.
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A "Holy *!&^@#^ $?!*" Quarter for Apple
Remember back in October when after a rare “miss” by Apple (which was only a miss because analysts are stupid and lazy), the early signs pointed to the potential of a $40 billion quarter? Some thought that was insane given that Apple had never even had a $30 billion quarter before. Well, turns out that projection was a little insane — insanely low.
It’s a number so insane that it even destroys the $42.76 billion blow-out “whisper” number.
As for the early projections of 34 million iPhones sold — which again, some people thought were crazy — also low. Try 37 million.
But hey, Android is winning, right?
As for the other numbers. 15.43 million iPads. A record. 5.2 million Macs. A record. 15.4 million iPods. Not a record, but no surprise — this is the age of the iPhone.
Net quarterly profit was $13.06 billion. Again, holy shit.
That stock you were an idiot for selling after aforementioned “miss”? Up 10% now in after-hours trading, well past $460 a share. By far an all-time high, pushing Apple’s market cap well past $400 billion.
Apple now has $97.6 billion in cash.
I’ll be listening to the call at 2PM PT and posting some follow-up thoughts on TechCrunch. Stay tuned.
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On Windows 8 and that ‘No Compromises’ Mantra — 512 Pixels
Can you imagine running Lion on an iPad, or booting a MacBook Air and seeing Launchpad instead of the Finder? Apple allows its hardware to help dictate what software is best suited for it. The company is willing to compromise on software features for a better user experience.
When Microsoft says “No compromises”, I hear “Can’t let go of the past.”
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Walmart.com: iTunes $50 eGift Cards for $40
U.S retailer Walmart is now offering electronically-delivered $50 iTunes Gift Cards for just $40 – that’s 20 percent off their original value!
