Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58763One of the great things about SI is the fact that anybody can start a new Subject at any time, to suit any interest. That means we can try things different ways, and see which way leads to a better result. For those who have been clamoring for a free-wheeling, wide-open, uncensored discussion abo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5876338013210HerbVic Not that any of it is right, but corporate strong-arming is fairly ubiquitous in our culture. Re: The App Store - I don't mind arbitrary decisions, as long as they're not capricious. At least Apple's arbitrary app blocking follows a consistent pattern of family friendly. Not that it matters, but I have seen apps that...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289027785/18/2013 10:45:17 PMsylvester80Why Apple Can’t Be Trusted with the App Store cultofmac.com  Mike Elgan (3:17 pm PDT, May 18th) The eBook publishing price-fixing scandal raised its fugly head again this week when the US Justice Department filed documents in advance of the June 3 trial in New York. Among those documents was a series of emails and do...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289025735/18/2013 7:24:34 PMsylvester80Apple losing its edge as a tech innovator, say 71% in global poll Bloomberg News | May 16, 2013 | Last Updated: 5/17/2013 8:54 AM ET bloomberg.com[graphic] Apple Inc., (AAPL) the world’s most valuable technology company, has lost its edge among investors, according to the latest Bloomberg Global Poll. Enlarge image[...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288999865/17/2013 10:14:34 AMRoad WalkerI guess the good news is that since I am DRIPing the dividend I'll get more shares of this dog stock.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288977035/16/2013 9:35:08 AMRoad WalkeriPads invade the bathroom 8:50 AM ET, 05/15/2013 - MarketWatch Databased News Toilet paper still can't be digitized, but these days two-ply may be the only printed matter still welcome in the bathroom. How else to explain the announcement from Hammacher Schlemmer, the 165-year-old catalog dedicated to "offering the ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288953835/15/2013 10:09:06 AMRoad WalkerApple (AAPL) Overtakes Samsung in MKM Survey; BlackBerry (BBRY), Nokia (NOK) Unlikely to Challenge Duopoly 1:11 PM ET, 05/14/2013 - Street Insider A study from MKM Intelligence Community released Tuesday showed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has overtaken Samsung in the smartphone war and that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Blac...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288936595/14/2013 2:09:10 PMsylvester80Apple shares are worth $240: David Trainer May 14, 2013, 9:10 AM blogs.marketwatch.com[graphic] David Trainer, president of New Constructs, a Nashville-based research firm, says that Apple Inc.’s level of profitability is not sustainable, and that the company’s return on invested capital suggests that the price of th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288933195/14/2013 12:15:02 PMsylvester80http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288890325/11/2013 4:58:33 PMStock PuppyYes, but, if the Apple phone is so vulnerable and attractive a target, then why: Certainly a very intriguing tidbit of news, and it just goes to show that, despite Android commanding the lion’s share of bad press when it comes to malware, all vendors and software makers need to be on red alert in order to protect the ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288886595/11/2013 12:15:47 PMsylvester80iPhone Found To Be More Vulnerable Than Windows Phone, BlackBerry And Android Smartphones, According To New Report By Ben Reid | March 27th, 2013 redmondpie.com[graphic] The Apple iPhone is decorated and revered in the smartphone industry as one of the safest devices around. Thanks to its closed-off ecosystem, ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288884115/11/2013 10:16:41 AMRoad WalkerI wouldn't invest in a company I was intimate with either. Based on the financial ROI of a lifetime of intimate relationships.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288873405/10/2013 3:26:33 PMWin-Lose-DrawI happen to know that company, shall we say, "intimately". No, I won't invest in it. :)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288871845/10/2013 2:21:04 PMsylvester80http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853895/9/2013 5:41:59 PMJ.F. SebastianIt's the entire world vs. Apple. You didn't know that? Yes, apparently for fantasy paper traders with small minds anyway. <grin>http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853675/9/2013 5:34:11 PMRoad WalkerGreat. What does it have to do with Apple? It's the entire world vs. Apple. You didn't know that? http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853595/9/2013 5:31:00 PMsylvester80>>>Apple goes X today, will be interesting to see how it does. Like crap, as usual... LOLhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853485/9/2013 5:24:12 PMJ.F. SebastianGreat. What does it have to do with Apple? Pumping the latest stock in your portfolio, are you?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853355/9/2013 5:19:08 PMsylvester80OT: BREAKING..Tesla Motors Gets Big Boost From Consumer Reports May 9, 2013 By Brendan Byrne valuewalk.com[graphic] [graphic]Subject 58139http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853015/9/2013 5:05:25 PMDorenhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288851665/9/2013 4:10:36 PMRoad WalkerA Quantum Computer Aces Its Test By QUENTIN HARDY The long-sought quantum computer, a machine potentially far ahead of today’s best supercomputers, is almost as hard to define as it is to build. For at least a few particular uses, however, the unusual computer made by D-Wave Systems now seems to be very fast indeed....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288844805/9/2013 11:51:44 AMRoad Walkerhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288838555/9/2013 6:25:21 AMsylvester80OT: Tesla Motors rockets... up 25% AH on blow out earnings... Is Tesla the next Apple or Google?By Dan X. McGraw | May 1, 2013 chron.com  May 7, 2013, 2:08pm MST Why Tesla could reach Apple-esque heights bizjournals.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288833185/8/2013 7:13:49 PMRoad WalkerU.S. companies' overseas earnings hit record $1.9 trillion -study2:55 PM ET, 05/08/2013 - Reuters * Overseas profit stockpile hits record as companies avoid U.S. tax * U.S. companies' foreign earnings up 70 pct in last 5 years-report * Push for tax holiday meets opposition in Congress By Dena Aubin NEW YORK, May 8 ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288829195/8/2013 3:46:08 PMFUBHO Updated Gmail for iOS links directly to Chrome, Google Maps and YouTube apps By Sarah Silbert posted May 6th 2013 11:46AM 25 [graphic] The official Gmail app for iOS has been available since 2011, but up until now, links to Maps and other Google utilities have directed users to the browser rather than to the r...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288780555/6/2013 1:29:58 PMRoad WalkerWeird article I assume they mean the iPad mini retina but not sure about a second iPad retina model. === Retina Display to Land on Apple (AAPL) Sooner than Expected7:38 AM ET, 05/06/2013 - Street Insider According to analysis from NPD Display over the weekend, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) will bring out two new iPad models b...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288773815/6/2013 9:22:57 AMsylvester80Apple Bond Issue? Steve Jobs Would’ve Bought Tesla By Chamath Palihapitiya May 2, 2013 7:02 AM MT bloomberg.com  When I woke up yesterday, like every day, I grabbed my iPhone from the bedside table and began looking through my e-mail and checking my stock portfolio, Facebook and Twitter. I was interested to note that ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288753455/4/2013 6:31:34 PMManniehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288676314/30/2013 8:52:22 PMMannieI agree, Doren...you have a much better explanation of the situation that brought those product creations into being... much like the film, or orchestral, director. That is not an easy thing to do, and Jobs was a genius at it.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288675134/30/2013 7:29:54 PMDorenI'm not sure he came up with that many devices. More like he saw where technology could make major improvements to existing products. I think that coming up with the iPod, iPhone, iPad were group developments that evolved over time. Each member of the design team would add a small part or sometimes a big part like the...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288674374/30/2013 6:53:51 PMDoren > Steve Jobs made a couple serious mistakes, too...in being too trusting. Err. Lisa (too early), puck (sucked big time), cube... but I think he learned his lessons well. Jobs real talent was being able to manage designers, letting them go on ideas that might be fruitful and shit canning pie in the sky ideas that ob...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288674114/30/2013 6:41:00 PMMannieYour ability to create successes is far more important than your failures. Jobs is the poster boy for that fact. absolutely..his ability to come up with devices that people didn't even know they needed until they saw them, was uncanny.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288673644/30/2013 6:19:17 PMRoad WalkerSteve Jobs made a couple serious mistakes, too...in being too trusting. Yes he did. But Apple thrived when he was there, almost went bankrupt when he was gone, then became the largest company in the world after he came back. Your ability to create successes is far more important than your failures. Jobs is the pos...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288673154/30/2013 5:57:20 PMMannieSteve Jobs made a couple serious mistakes, too...in being too trusting. Samsung steals from the companies they manufacture for, just their standard operating procedure... And allowing Eric Schmidt of Google onto the Apple Board was also very naive.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288669714/30/2013 3:17:43 PMRoad WalkerHave a feeling Ive is about to completely screw up iOS7. Same thought crossed my mind. If it really sucks, like say Maps and Siri, then I think we'll have learned something. It really was all about Steve Jobs. But who knows, could be great. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288669564/30/2013 3:12:22 PMWin-Lose-Drawhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288669294/30/2013 3:00:57 PMSr KMBP out of the box has function keys to decrease/increase brightness. The way I can customize keys seems applicable across OSX 8.3, not just for the MBP. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288665304/30/2013 12:23:39 PMslacker711 I agree that the problems with iOS have little to do with the cosmetics. I am hoping that these comments about glance-able information drives some of the changes. The fact that it takes multiple inputs to find out a stock price or the weather is just dumb. Same goes with having to drill down through menus to change...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288663924/30/2013 11:40:14 AMDorenI'm with the Pup. Flatness is cosmetic. It has little to do with usability except in that flat will use less processor power. That in itself is enough though even if its minor. Other bits of usability are far more important. How far down a hierarchy you have to dig to get something done. Whether a key bit of informati...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288663504/30/2013 11:26:56 AMStock PuppySounds cosmetic. For example, younger generations of iOS users may not resonate well with a yellow notepad (as found in the current iOS Notes app) or the leather-bound calendar app. Yeah, go ahead, appeal to the jet setters, I prefer the papyrus scroll and quill. And that clock icon - shoulda been a sundial of cour...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288657184/30/2013 12:03:32 AMslacker711Sounds like iOS 7 is going to be a major change. 9to5mac.com  According to multiple people who have either seen or have been briefed on the upcoming iOS 7, the operating system sports a redesigned user-interface that will be attractive to new iOS users, but potentially unsettling for those who are long-accustomed to...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288656734/29/2013 11:22:32 PMFUBHOSiri, watch out: personalized search service Google Now is coming to iOS by Erica Ogg 5 MINS AGO [graphic] SUMMARY:The feature is available as an update to the iOS Google Search app. It leverages user information in Google mobile apps and desktop services and its knowledge graph, aims to give users relevant answ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288642564/29/2013 10:26:37 AMslacker711I think it may be helpful to look at US as a model for what a 3rd carrier can add to the sales. In 4Q12, ATT sold 7.6M Iphone, Verizon 6.2M and Spring 2.2M, Sprint sales is about 15.8% of ATT & Verizon sales. In 1Q13, ATT sold 4.8M Iphone, Verizon, 4M Iphone, Sprint 1.5M. Spring sale is about 17.8% of ATT+ Verizon sale...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288615984/26/2013 11:42:06 PMXoFruitCakeThe same will be true in China if/when Apple adds CM...and it will be far more than 10-15% I think it may be helpful to look at US as a model for what a 3rd carrier can add to the sales. In 4Q12, ATT sold 7.6M Iphone, Verizon 6.2M and Spring 2.2M, Sprint sales is about 15.8% of ATT & Verizon sales. In 1Q13, ATT sold 4....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288615814/26/2013 11:19:33 PMslacker711I think you are referring to the earning release from China Mobile. China market is a growing market. So every telecom is adding users. I would submit that you need to look at their market share number to see if they are winning or losing. I was referring specifically to the market share numbers in March. They are ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288614744/26/2013 9:27:17 PMXoFruitCakeAny iOS7 features that make iPhones more appealing will foster new demand, and whether they lead to sales from 4, 4S, 5, or 5S is irrelevant It is relevant only because the gross margin for each phone is different. When you throw in the low cost Iphone with it's rumor GM in the 30% vs 50-60% in premium Iphone. The earn...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288612844/26/2013 7:02:26 PMXoFruitCakeThe data in the article is now old. I dont have an explanation, but somebody basically flipped a switch at China Mobile in terms of 3G growth at the end of last year. They went from adding 3 million TD-SCDMA subscribers in November to 10 million in March.I think you are referring to the earning release from China Mobil...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288612734/26/2013 6:50:32 PMDorenMaybe the future for Apple is in a variety of devices, none of which is as popular as the phone but all of which are part of an ecosystem that is easy to use and high end. Camera TV Nest like device Watch Maybe even a stereo controller. My Milwaukee blaster is a very fine machine. The only problem I have with it is ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288607694/26/2013 1:36:02 PMRoad WalkerRandom thought... I recently got a Canon 6D, a super duper DSLR that does virtually everything except provide vivacious nude female models. The problem? The user interface/ease of use makes Window seem like a walk in the park. It is confoundingly complicated to do even common things. Might be a market for Apple to "...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288602674/26/2013 10:17:25 AMpyslent"The problem now is that 4S and 5 satisfy a lot of demand and current owner may not want to upgrade to a 5S at all if they don't see the value of the new phone." Any iOS7 features that make iPhones more appealing will foster new demand, and whether they lead to sales from 4, 4S, 5, or 5S is irrelevant. Given Apple's ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288586054/25/2013 2:18:26 PMslacker711This is an interesting article discussing the dynamic of the current 3G market: China mobile has the biggest market share in China but has been weaken over the years. China Unicom and China Telecom share add up more than China mobile. The data in the article is now old. I dont have an explanation, but somebody basi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288577904/25/2013 9:21:59 AM