How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes

Apple, the world’s most profitable technology company, doesn’t design iPhones here. It doesn’t run AppleCare customer service from this city. And it doesn’t manufacture MacBooks or iPads anywhere nearby. Yet, with a handful of employees in a small …Find out more from New York Times



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Does the iPad cannibalize Apple’s laptops?

But Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, believes that the iPad does block sales of at least some Apple personal computers. “I think there was some cannibalization from iPad,” Cook acknowledged earlier this week during his company’s quarterly earnings call with Wall …Find out more from Computerworld

Apple’s Response on Its Tax Practices

In response to requests for comment on the company’s tax practices, Apple provided this statement to The New York Times: Over the past several years, we have created an incredible number of jobs in the United States. The vast majority of our global …Find out more from New York Times

Apple’s Reported Foxconn Protest Not Actually About Apple

This is of course immediately reported as being about Apple who are indeed one of Foxconn’s major customers. All of which is rather odd because the dispute doesn’t seem to be about manufacturing Apple equipment at all, but about Microsoft.Find out more from Forbes

Apple-Samsung settlement talks set (prematurely) for May

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt April 28, 2012: 10:58 AM ET FORTUNE — Tim Cook seemed to be putting some distance between himself and Steve Jobs during Tuesday’s conference call when he was asked about Apple’s (AAPL) flexibility in its ongoing patent disputes …Find out more from CNN

Ex-Apple’s Woz says ‘iPhone best, but Windows bests Android’

By Jonny Evans Apple’s [AAPL] co-founder, Steve Wozniak (‘Woz’) is in the news again, this time saying his Windows-powered Nokia Lumia beats Android when it comes to its beautiful and intuitive user interface, though he still thinks iPhone is best.Find out more from Computerworld (blog)

Apple v. Samsung: 50 suits, 10 countries — and counting

It will apparently even bring the two CEOs face-to-face in May. by Charles Cooper April 28, 2012 5:16 AM PDT Follow @coopeydoop With patent litigation fast turning into the tech industry’s favorite pastime, the yearlong legal battle between Apple and …Find out more from CNET

A battle in Bonny Doon: Apple executive’s mansion has community at odds

By JASON HOPPIN – Santa Cruz Sentinel Apple executive Bob Mansfield and his wife Andrea want to build a 9000-square-foot home on the 45 acres they own on Moore Ranch Road. BONNY DOON – The entrance to Back Ranch Road is almost a secret, where drivers …Find out more from San Jose Mercury News

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Irish Prime Minister visits Apple’s European headquarters | TUAW …

One week after Apple announced it would create another 500 jobs at its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland, the employees there got a visit from.More By Michael Grothaus

Apple Flirting with Epix for Streaming Video From 3 Major Studios …

Reuters found out Apple is negotiating with Epix, a company that streams relatively new content from major studios Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount.More By Charlie White

Apple’s Tax Strategy Aims At Low-Tax States And Nations

RENO, Nev. — Apple, the world’s most profitable technology company, doesn’t design iPhones here. It doesn’t run AppleCare customer service from this city.More By The Huffington Post News Editors

Apple’s inevitable path to a post-PC era — Apple News, Tips and …

As forward-thinking as Apple is, perhaps the company hasn’t forged a new path at all. Through a technique of observe, perfect and discard, Apple has been heading for some time in one direction — along the pre-defined path into the era of …More By Geoffrey Goetz

Apple-Samsung settlement talks set (prematurely) for May – Apple …

Ordered to meet on 5/21-22. But with more than 50 cases pending, it’s probably too early FORTUNE — Tim Cook seemed to be putting some distance between himself and Steve Jobs during Tuesday’s conference call when.More By Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Other stuff around the web on Apple

ITC rules Apple violates one Motorola 3G patent

The ITC’s initial ruling is that Apple does violate one of Motorola’s patents related to 3G standards. That ruling may not result in an import ban on iPhones, …Read more here.