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First-Gen iPhones rise steadily in price

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Sep 3rd, 2008

This Business Week article describes the rising demand for first generation iPhones. "Shelf prices" (using eBay values of virtual shelves) for the 16GB iPhone are currently at about $600, and $500 for 8GB models. In other words, the $250 AT&T refurb specials from March are now worth roughly double what you paid for them.

From easy-unlocking to contract-free usage to eco-consumerism, consumers are looking for those original units and paying premium prices to get them. A majority of phones are heading outside the US for resale while growing demand at home keeps resale prices high.

Tags: Business Week, BusinessWeek, iPhone, Resale

Filed under: Apple Financial, Apple

Apple #2 on the BusinessWeek Infotech 100

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on May 24th, 2008

BusinessWeek has ranked Apple #2 on its list of the Infotech 100. This list is designed to rank tech companies on their fundamental economic strength, taking into account "shareholder return, return on equity, total revenues, and revenue growth."

Apple was up from 6th place last year and came in behind only Amazon.com. Microsoft is well back at #23; Google is #11, while HP is #30 and Dell did not even make the list. Apple's winning spell just keeps on going.

[via electronista]

Tags: Business Week, BusinessWeek, Infotech 100, Infotech100

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Cult of Mac, Apple

Michael Lopp on how Apple thinks different in design

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Mar 12th, 2008

Over at Business Week, Helen Walters has an interesting summary of a presentation given by Michael Lopp at SXSW on Apple's design process. Lopp is a senior engineering manager at Apple and gives a sneak peek at the process that Apple uses to bring such great products to the market.

Particularly interesting to me is the idea of the paired design meetings. Evidently each team has two design meetings each week. At the first meeting they're invited to "go crazy" and be creative in coming up with unusual ideas and approaches, while at the second meeting they have to get down to brass tacks and figure out how to actually implement some of those crazy ideas. It sounds like a great way to foster creativity, but also to make sure that there's enough practicality that things actually get shipped. In any case, it's worth a read if you're intrigued by the Apple design process.

[via MacVolPlace]

Tags: Apple design, AppleDesign, business week, BusinessWeek, michael lopp, MichaelLopp

Filed under: Bad Apple, iPhone

BusinessWeek: Why I Won't Buy an iPhone

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Oct 8th, 2007

Arik Hesseldahl has a thoughtful article up today over at BusinessWeek, describing why he won't be buying an iPhone any time soon. There are far too many great lines to quote here so go read the entire post. Hessendahl call's Apple's no-third-party development stance ridiculous. He argues that software developers are an important part of what makes the Mac the strong platform it is -- commercial partnerships and contractual entanglements shouldn't come before creativity and home-brewed innovation. I totally agree. The iPhone is a beautiful OS X platform that deserves to be opened to development.

Full disclosure: Arik consulted with me during the writing of his article.

Tags: Arik Hesseldahl, ArikHesseldahl, Business Week, BusinessWeek

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate, Apple Financial

Business Week: Apple "Most innovative"

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 7th, 2007

For the third consecutive year, Business Week has named Apple the "Most Innovative Company" (they beat 2nd place Google with double the votes). Data was collected late last year from the top 10 executives at the world's 1,500 largest corporations.* While acknowledging the accomplishment, Business Week wonders how long their reign will last:

"Now that [Apple is] invading the living room and the cell-phone market, will it continue the winning streak?"

If the iPhone is a real out-of-the-park home run (a lot seems to be riding on that little device, no?), then 2008 could be Apple's fourth straight year on the top of that list.

*Determined by market capitalization in U.S. dollars.

Tags: business week, BusinessWeek, innovative companies, InnovativeCompanies

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Apple Financial, Apple

What should Apple do with twelve BEEEL-lion dollars?

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Mar 2nd, 2007

This is the question posed by Arik Hesseldahl in today's Byte of the Apple column for BusinessWeek: what should Apple do with its $12 billion in cash and short-term investments? His suggestion: rather than spending more money on acquisitions (such those that led to Logic, Final Cut and Shake), the big A could start a venture capital fund that would help Mac software startups, and established vendors looking to port to the Mac, with seed money to get products off the ground and out the doors.

Hesseldahl points to other tech giants that run their own VC operations, among them Intel, Qualcomm and Motorola. Perhaps it is time for AAPL (back up to $87/share at today's close, erasing a good chunk of Tuesday's losses) to turn some of that spare change into "changing the world, one software company at a time."

[via The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs]

Tags: apple, business week, BusinessWeek, financial, hesseldahl

Filed under: iPod Family, Rumors, Wireless, Apple

BusinessWeek's iPhone wishlist

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Dec 8th, 2006

Over at BusinessWeek, Arik Hesseldahl posts his thoughtful wish list for the iPhone. On top of the obvious music wishes (wireless music downloads, zunelike device-to-device sharing, and iTunes ringtones), Hesseldahl considers how the phone might sync seamlessly with various iApps like iPhoto, iCal, Address Book and Mail. On-board data storage would also be a big win for him.

He'd like to see a camera that does both photos and short video clips--and maybe even iChat-like video chat. Bluetooth support is a given in his opinion, but he's looking for a better headset.

I personally disagree. I think Apple should continue bundling low-end earbuds with their products and let us buy the headset we actually want and can comfortably wear.

Tags: business week, BusinessWeek, iPhone, wishlist

Filed under: Desktops, iPod Family, Cult of Mac, iMac, Apple

Book on classic design includes several Apple products

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on May 3rd, 2006

Apple is known for industrial design so it isn't a shocker that Phaidon Design Classics, a three book series on design, features some Apple products. You'll find the original Mac, the iPod, and the iMac G5 (I'm typing this post on one of those!). BusinessWeek online has an article about the books, and a slideshow that features 10 of the objects in the book, including the Mac.

Check it out.

Thanks, Jon.

Tags: Business week, BusinessWeek, design, Mac, Phaidon

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