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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is in the Technology Industry
- Revenue
- Sep 29 2007
- $24.0B
- Profit
- Sep 29 2007
- $3.4B
- Market Cap
- May 09 2008
- $161.7B
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iTunes to break price wall for HBO downloads - Rumour
HBO is set to unveil a deal with iTunes, in which it will offer individual programme downloads for the first time, reports Conde Nast's Portfolio.com. Some programmes will be more expensive than iTunes' current USD1.99 standard, marking a break from Apple's strict uniform pricing scheme. Shows are set to...
Optus Joins Australian IPhone Party
Optus has announced that it will become the second mobile phone carrier in Australia to sell the iPhone.The two-sentence press release confirms speculation that the Singapore-owned telco will sell the Apple iPhone, several days after a similar announcement from Vodafone.It did not contain any dates or prices, saying more...
RIM's BlackBerry Bold Aims at Business Users
By Wojtek Dabrowski TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd (RIM)(RIMM) is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartphone will also catch on with the broader retail...
HBO Seen Selling Shows on Apple's ITunes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's (TWX) HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple Inc's (AAPL) iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, a source familiar with the discussions said on Monday. Episodes of some HBO shows are...
Yahoo! buys search plugin for Apple's Safari
Yahoo! has bought Inquisitor, a search assistant for Apple's web-browser Safari. Inquisitor provides real-time search results that appear in a pop-down window while users are typing their query. It also orders results based on the user's history and provides advanced search refinement options. The startup has recently released an...
SingTel and affiliates win Asia Pacific iPhone contracts
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), its subsidiary Optus, and affiliate telcos Bharti Airtel and Globe telecom, are to launch Apple's iPhone in each of their domestic Asia Pacific markets. From later this year, SingTel will deliver the device to Singapore, Optus to Australia, Bharti to India, while Globe will supply the...
Yahoo! buys Safari search plugin
Yahoo! is acquiring Inquisitor, a search assistant for Apple's web-browser Safari, for an undisclosed sum. Inquisitor provides real-time search results that appear in a pop-down window while users type their query. It orders results based on the user's history and provides advanced search refinement options. The startup recently released...
SingTel, Associates to Bring IPhone to Asia This Year
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (STEL) and its mobile associates will bring Apple Inc's (AAPL) popular iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines later this year, Southeast Asia's largest phone company said on Monday. SingTel said that it, Bharti...
RIM's New BlackBerry Bold Targets Business Market
By Wojtek Dabrowski TORONTO (Reuters UK) - Research In Motion (RIM)(RIMM) is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek device will also catch on in the broad retail market. The BlackBerry Bold,...
Quickoffice buys BlackBerry document editing firm
Mobile document software developer QuickOffice will be able to reach BlackBerry customers after acquiring New York-based DynoPlex for an undisclosed sum. Both companies make software to use and manage Windows applications on mobile phones. While DynoPlex focuses solely on Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones, Quickoffice supports Apple's iPhone, Symbian...
Vodafone to Sell IPhone in Italy
LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters UK) - Telecoms companies Vodafone (VOD) and Telecom Italia (TLIT) will both sell Apple's (AAPL) iPhone in Italy, in an apparent break from previous exclusive carrier deals. So far, Apple has struck exclusive deals with carriers to sell the phone, such as with...
Virgin Media brings iPlayer to TV screens
Virgin Media has agreed to offer the BBC's iPlayer service to its 3.4m video-on-demand cable customers. The deal, starting today, represents the first time that the iPlayer is available via cable on TV sets. The agreement, which follows similar deals with Apple and Nintendo, is part of the BBC's...
Launch of RIM's 3G BlackBerry Faces Delay: Report
by Susan Taylor OTTAWA (Reuters) - Research in Motion (RIM) shares fell 3 percent on Friday after a Fortune.com story said that a high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc (T) is facing delays. The introduction...
Vindication for Apple's Retail Vision
Vindication for Apple's Retail VisionMicrosoft jumping on the bandwagonApple stores work on so many levels. - Customers who had never been exposed can touch and feel the machines while having experts on hand to take you through the experience.- The Genius Bar is pure genius. Essentially you are getting...
Vindication for Apple's Retail Vision
When the first two Apple Stores launched in 2001, Apple's ads said, "5 Down, 95 To Go." Apple proposed to double its 5 percent market share to 10 percent by showing people how to use its products to do insanely great things like posting photos to the Web. ...
Motorola Loss Widens, Market Share Slides
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc's (MOT) quarterly loss widened on weak cell phone sales, signaling further market share losses, especially in North America, to rivals such as LG Electronics Inc , and sending shares down as much as ...
Apple Record Earnings Exceed Predictions
Apple reported record quarterly earnings and revenue on stronger sales of Macintosh computers.Profits exceeded analysts' expectations, rising 36 per cent in the quarter ending in March to $US1.05 billion ($A1.11 billion). Sales rose 43 per cent from the year-earlier period to $US7.51 billion ($A7.96 billion), the Cupertino, California-based firm...
Apple Profit Rises But Margins a Letdown
By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters UK) - Apple Inc (AAPL) on Wednesday posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Macintosh computers and iPods, but its lower profit margin and cautious outlook disappointed investors. Shares of Apple fell 1 percent...
Apple Profit Rises But Margins a Letdown
By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL) on Wednesday posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Macintosh computers and iPods, but its lower profit margin and cautious outlook disappointed investors. Shares of Apple fell...
Apple: iPhone Demand Looks Strong Globally
Years ago, Apple used to have problems managing its inventory. It would launch a hot new product, and offer up far fewer than there was demand for. While Apple has since learned better, it still found itself at the end of March with "stockouts" - or low inventories - of...
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- Incorporated: 1977
- CEO: Mr. Steve P. Jobs
Apple is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of personal computers, portable digital music players, and mobile communication devices. Co. also sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, and networking applications. In addition, Co. sells a variety of third-party Mac, iPod and iPhone compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories. Co.'s customers are primarily in the education, creative professional, consumer, and business markets; and it distributes its products through wholesalers, resellers, national and regional retailers and cataloguers.
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Apple Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. William V. Campbell
Co-Lead Director
Dr. Arthur D. Levinson Ph.D.
Co-Lead Director
Mr. Steve P. Jobs
Mr. Millard S. Drexler
Mr. Albert A. Gore Jr.
Ms. Andrea Jung
Dr. Eric E. Schmidt Ph.D.
Mr. Jerome B. York
Contact Information
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA
408 996-1010
NAICS Code
Electronic Computer Manufacturing: 334111
