Shareholder meeting shows how Apple Inc. (AAPL) uses secrecy as a selling tool

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is famous for keeping very close guard over information about upcoming products, and a joke from Tim Cook at today's shareholder meeting reveals just how effective that strategy is at building excitement over the brand, and thus demand for its products. Mr. … [Read more...]

Carl Icahn has pressured Apple Inc. into buyback but it’s a mistake

Egged on by the famous investor Carl Icahn, Apple Inc. (AAPL) has been buying back its own shares vigorously – which, according to a statement earlier today from Egan-Jones Ratings Co., is a mistake. The independent ratings and analysis firm, established in 1995, urged … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) 30th Birthday of Apple Lisa and the Apple IIe

As the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone turned six earlier this month and the company prepares for its much anticipated earnings report, another monumental anniversary passed over the weekend with little fanfare. Thirty years ago, at its annual shareholder’s meeting held Jan. 19, … [Read more...]