A weekend story from the New York Times shared a surprising statistic: Apple paid just $3.3 billion on $34.2 billion of profits last year — giving it a tax rate of just 9.8 percent. The report, which points out that nearly every major technology firm …Find out more from Washington Post
Fresh Apple news
Temple: Don’t blame Apple for exploiting tax rules
(04-30) 16:06 PDT — This weekend’s New York Times story highlighting Apple’s efforts to avoid billions in taxes isn’t a revelation about corporate behavior – it’s a wake-up call for policymakers. The piece details Apple’s clever use of subsidiaries to …Find out more from San Francisco Chronicle
Biz Break: Microsoft looks at Nook for tablet anchor, Apple falls below $600 …
Also: Apple’s (AAPL) falling stock price hurts Nasdaq, S&P, which post losses for month of April; and Bloom and SolarCity have good news. Monday in a deal that will link the bookseller’s Nook app and e-textbook business with Windows tablets.Find out more from San Jose Mercury News
Move over, Apple: Could Barnes & Noble bring Microsoft to college?
The $300 million investment also means Windows 8 will host its own dedicated e-bookstore to rival Apple and Amazon. One Twitter commenter said: “The idea of spending $250-800 on a Windows 8 tablet that can get discounted e-textbooks sounds amazing as a …Find out more from ZDNet (blog)
Microsoft deal allows B&N to go toe-to-toe with Amazon and Apple
As it stands, Amazon still has about 60 percent of the e-book pie, Barnes & Noble has around 25 percent, and Apple sits at around 15 percent, with smaller players like Sony and Kobo left to fight over the crumbs. Of course, those numbers are just …Find out more from CNET
How Microsoft’s cash will bolster Barnes & Noble e-readers
(CNN) — News that Microsoft has sunk $300 million into a venture with Barnes & Noble sends a clear signal that the computing giant and the bookseller aim to shake up the e-book market with new ammo in their fight against Amazon and Apple.Find out more from CNN
Apple, not Amazon, is Microsoft’s NOOK Motivation
Make no mistake: Apple, not Amazon, is in Microsoft’s sights today. It’s an easy mistake to make. Barnes & Noble is a book retailer – one of the old guard – which found a (perhaps surprising) degree of success with its NOOK ereader line.Find out more from SlashGear
Apple, Samsung Patent Settlement Talks Begin May 21
By Chloe Albanesius Samsung and Apple executives will sit down to discuss a possible patent settlement starting on May 21, according to court documents submitted Friday. Apple’s Tim Cook and Samsung’s Gee-Sung Choi, as well as the general counsels for …Find out more from PC Magazine
Delay that Apple gratification and save bucks, data says
Three years worth of Apple product pricing data once again says you can save a chunk of change by waiting a few days or months after it’s released. by Josh Lowensohn April 30, 2012 10:24 AM PDT Follow @Josh Apple is expected to bestow speedier Intel …Find out more from CNET
NY Times Gets Apple’s Effective Tax Rate Wrong
By Elizabeth MacDonald The New York Times reported on Saturday that Apple (AAPL) lowers its tax bill with various tax moves that involve using offices in lower tax regimes. Using analysis from a former Treasury economist, the New York Times reported …Find out more from Fox Business
Blog posts about Apple
Apple confirmed as Bloom Energy’s customer | TUAW – The …
CNet confirmed today that Bloom Energy will be supplying fuel cells to Apple. This will go toward powering Apple’s North Carolina data.More By Megan Lavey-Heaton
Apple Again Encouraging Mac Developers to Sign Up for Developer …
Apple today sent out an email encouraging Mac developers to sign up for the company’s Developer ID program so that their apps can be properly…More By Eric Slivka
Australian Price Gouging Inquiry Targets Apple, Microsoft And …
Europeans, for example, are used to paying a hefty premium for Apple products and the situation is similar in Australia, where the cheapest MacBook Air currently costs about 15% more than in the United States. Now, however, the Australian …More By Frederic Lardinois
Apple spits out Android option from Chomp app navigator — Engadget
It’s taken a bit longer than we expected, but following Apple’s acquisition of app search engine Chomp, the Android option has now been cut out from its.More By Mat Smith
Apple is (finally) confirmed as Bloom Energy’s customer …
Last month I exclusively reported that Apple was buying fuel cells from Bloom Energy for its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Well, on Monday morning Bloom Energy has finally confirmed that yes, it is supplying fuel cells for Apple’s data …More By Katie Fehrenbacher
Other stuff around the web on Apple
Apple, Google could join Dow index: Barron’s – Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index is due for an overhaul, and new-tech giants like Apple Inc and Google have good …Read more here.
