Apple 10271 Published by Bob 0

Apple reports earnings for its first fiscal quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. In October, Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple released the Mac OS X Leopard operating system. The company said it sold more than 2 million copies of the system during the first weekend it was available.

Analysts Peg Apple to Beat Expectations in Tuesday's Q1 Report

Apple 10271 Published by Bob 0

I kind of felt sorry for Steve Jobs last week because he got a raw deal. Folks seemed to be expecting an iPhone-like announcement and instead got nice improvements on existing products and a wonderful new laptop. I personally think the impact of the improvements to Apple TV and seemingly Apple-led move to ultra-thin laptops to be, in combination, potentially just as big as the iPhone in terms of impact, if not revenue.

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Apple 10271 Published by Bob 0

I guess not every Macworld can have an iPhone of its own. Crowds of Apple fans packed the Moscone center in San Francisco Tuesday to hear CEO Steve Jobs detail new products and offerings for 2008. There was indeed plenty to talk about -- the MacBook Air, new iPhone and iPod touch applications, a major software update for Apple TV, iTunes movie rentals, and a wireless access point/storage device called Time Capsule.

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At first glance, the MacBook Air reminded me of the photos Palm released of the Folio before sending that product to an early grave -- but the Folio was something you couldn't quite call a real computer. It was, according to Palm, a companion unit to a smartphone, or some such marketing jargon. The Air, on the other hand, stands on its own skinny legs.

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