When Steve Jobs wanted to dress up as Willy Wonka
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:34:30 -0700
The past few months have provided a treasure trove of new information about Steve Jobs and what goes on behind the scenes at Apple. First, there was Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs. Second, Adam Lashinsky's Inside Apple gave users an interesting look into the business mechanics behind the Apple machine - remember Apple's secret packaging room? And now Apple fans who can't get enough ...
Apple’s Siri Has Problems, But It’s Not a Bust
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:48:25 -0700
Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! There is always a lot of hype and speculation around Apple (AAPL), but the frenzy is heightened again this week as the tech giant is set to release quarterly results Tuesday. (See: 'Apple Fever' Hasn't Broken: "There's Lots to Look Forward To," Analyst Says) In addition to the [...]
Apple=Sony: Brace For The Coming Post-Steve Jobs Decline
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:55:21 -0700
By George F. Colony George F. Colony is Chairman and CEO of Forrester Research. Follow him on Twitter at @gcolony. George Colony Apple will decline in the post Steve Jobs era. Here's why. Sociologist Max Weber created a typology of organizations in his 1947 book The Theory of Social and Economic Organization. He described three
Apple = Sony
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:09:36 -0700
By George F. Colony Apple will decline in the post Steve Jobs era. Here?s why. Sociologist Max Weber created a typology of organizations in his 1947 book??The Theory of Social and Economic Organization. He described three categories: 1) Legal/bureaucratic (think IBM or the U.S. government), 2) Traditional (e.g., the Catholic Church) and 3) Charismatic (run ...
Facebook: Do Not Underestimate Zuckerberg's Creation
Fri, 18 May 2012 04:01:01 -0700
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Dana Blankenhorn wrote an excellent article on the eve of Facebook's IPO. In it, Blankenhorn argues that, while Facebook can position itself to control the Web experience, the company has little, if any, power over the mobile platforms its users continue to migrate to. He goes on to say that . . . Facebook's inability to control mobile platforms, will become a ...
Apple Exec Who Sold 95 Percent of His Shares Isn't Abandoning Ship
Wed, 02 May 2012 11:34:59 -0700
A big 95 percent sell-off of one's stake in a company might indicate said person had some sort of scary insider information about the company's impending implosion. But from the looks of it, Apple Senior Vice President Scott Forstall made his $38.7 million deal not because he plans on leaving a doomed company.