A fake Internet report that Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack was posted by a teenager, and investigators haven't found evidence he tried to profit from driving down the stock, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Apple's iPhone sales are good-not-great
blogs.computerworld.com 10/23/2008 — This week's earning call was exciting news for Apple's stockholders. The iPhone had climbed past the Macintosh and iPod as the number one revenue generator across the board. With almost 40% o all Apple revenues for Q4, the iPhone made Apple the 3rd ...
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bloomberg.com 10/23/2008 — Jobs Said to Be Targeted by Teen in Heart-Attack Tale (Update1) By David Scheer Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A fake Internet report that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack was posted by a teenager, and investigators ...
Apple could buy Dell with cash
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 10/23/2008 — Here’s an interesting corporate milestone: When the markets closed on Wednesday, Dell ( DELL ) was trading at $11.98 share, with 1.96 billion shares outstanding. That puts Dell’s market capitalization at $23.5 billion. Meanwhile on Tuesday, Steve ...
Microsoft closes the quarter with less cash than Apple
venturebeat.com 10/24/2008 — Buried in the first quarter earnings report from Microsoft is an astounding fact. For the first time that I can remember, Microsoft closed the quarter with less cash than Apple. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments for Microsoft add up ...