Apple TV+ and Disney+ have captured significant market share in the streaming video space, rounding out the top five behind Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu…
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Apple TV+ releases official trailer for ‘Dear…’ biography series
Apple has released the official trailer for Apple TV+’s ‘Dear… ‘ biography series. All ten episodes will debut June 5, exclusively on the Apple TV app…
Apple Services could be worth $100 billion annually by 2024
Many Apple investors still underestimate the growth potential of services, a Wall Street analyst says. Apple Services could be worth $100 billion…
Apple plans to add audio articles to Apple News+
Apple has been asking the publishers participating in its year-old Apple News+ premium program for permission to produce audio versions of the stories…
Why you want to own Apple shares heading into Q2 earnings
With Apple warning in mid-February that they did not expect to meet Q2 revenue guidance, why would anyone want to own Apple shares heading into Q2 earnings?
Apple Services expand to dozens more countries around the world
Even more customers in countries around the world can enjoy many of Apple’s most popular Services. The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music…
Apple Music hit 68 million paid subscribers worldwide at end of 2019
It’s been nearly a year since Apple services chief Eddy Cue said Apple Music had reached 60 million paid subscribers. Apple doesn’t regularly disclose…
Time for Apple to change strategy, lower prices to grab market share
Obviously, the coronavirus pandemic will really hurt consumer spending this year. Apple’s management teams should look at opportunities to lower prices …
Apple inks multi-year deals with major music labels
Apple has signed multi-year licensing deals with major music labels like Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music in recent…
Here’s what’s wrong with Apple News+
Beyond the very real problem of the recommendation algorithm not working well, what’s wrong with Apple News+ is that nobody wants…
Software developer: Apple’s iOS is adware
Apple’s iOS is adware, software developer Steve Streza writes on his blog, along with copious expository screenshots. Apple’s Services business…
Juniper Research forecasts strong growth for Apple Pay
New data from Juniper Research forecasts strong growth for Apple Pay. Global contactless transaction values will reach nearly $6 trillion in 2024…
Apple needs to bundle Apple News+
Apple News+ was never going to work as a stand-alone subscription offering. Apple needs to bundle Apple News+ into an “Apple Prime” offering…
Apple Arcade has replaced my Nintendo Switch
Since the launch of Apple Arcade, my Nintendo Switch has rarely come out of its dock…
Apple’s Services can hit $100 billion in annual revenue by 2024 – analyst
Apple’s annual revenue for their Services category, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+ iTunes Store, Appel TV+, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and more…
Apple Music and the NBA ink partnership deal
Apple and the NBA have announced a partnership that includes an Apple Music playlist featuring tracks that will be used in game highlights…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has had a remarkable run
Throughout Tim Cook’s tenure as Apple CEO, critics have lamented his lack of “the vision thing,” casting doubt on his ability to launch breakthrough products…
Apple rings in new era of Services as App Store sales hit Christmas week record
App Store customers spent a record $1.42 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, a 16 percent increase over last year, and $386 million on New Year’s Day 2020 alone, a 20 percent increase over last year and a new single-day record…
Apple debuts new video for Apple Arcade: Great games for the holidays
Get Apple Arcade for the holidays, and your whole family can play with you…
Merrill Lynch ups Apple price target, sees ‘continued strong demand for iPhones’
Apple’s relentless upward trajectory is not about to stop anytime soon, says Merrill Lynch analyst Wamsi Mohan…
Apple soars 75%, blasts entire market higher
The Dow Jones industrial average is up 20.61% this year to a near-record level of 28,135.38….
Apple News+ stumbled because it’s the service most outside Apple’s control
The most damning thing about Apple News+ is that no one seems interested in talking about it at all…
JP Morgan: Apple could raise annual advertising revenue to $11 billion by 2025
Apple could increase its income from advertising by more than five fold to $11 billion annually within the next six years…
Morgan Stanley: Apple’s TV service will be a $9 billion business within 5 years
Ahead of launch on November 1st, Morgan Stanley analysts estimate Apple TV+ could be a $9 billion-per-year business by 2025, even with conservative sign-up estimates…
Morgan Stanley raises Apple price target to $289
Apple TV+ will accelerate Apple’s Services growth to 20% in FY20 and become accretive to EPS in FY21…
Apple could crush Netflix, Spotify, and Disney+ with a $25 per month all-inclusive plan
There’s no doubt that Apple is playing to win. The company has already said that it will offer a year of Apple TV+ for free for anyone who buys a new iPhone, Mac, or iPad this fall…
Analyst: Apple 5G iPhones might not be worth the wait
Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall is back trying to analyze Apple, the iPhone, and 5G with predictable results…
The triumph of Apple’s walled garden
Apple will have doubled Services in 3 years to a level equivalent to a Fortune 63 company (right behind Goldman Sachs)…
Apple has more than enough money to buy a Hollywood studio, but should they?
Now that Apple is diving into the content business with Apple TV+, should Apple “go full Hollywood” and buy up a studio?
Apple disputes Goldman Sachs’ analyst Rod Hall’s claim; says Apple TV+ will not have ‘material impact’
Apple, in a statement to CNBC, disputed the negative call by Goldman Sachs’ analyst Rod Hall who this morning claimed, erroneously, that the one-year free trial of the Apple TV+ service…
Walt Mossberg’s takeaways from Apple’s iPhone event
Apple is trying to do what they think of it as being “early HBO,” so not many shows, not much quantity, but high quality…
Goldman Sachs slashes Apple price target to $165
Goldman Sachs cut its price target for Apple shares to $165 from $187, making the firm’s expectation for Apple the lowest…
Apple TV+ is trying to be HBO, not Netflix
Apple’s new Apple TV+ service features new Apple Originals every month. Always ad-free and on demand. For up to six family members…
Apple’s strategy for beating Netflix is the streaming wars’ best so far
37 million subscribers would make Apple TV+ the second-largest streaming service, with almost 36 percent more subscribers than Hulu’s 28 million…
How long before we get a $100 ‘Everything Apple’ subscription including an iPhone?
If you suspect Apple is heading toward offering us a single all-in subscription package, the company’s moves this week regarding Apple TV+ and, more quietly, AppleCare+, make a lot of sense…
The iPhone and Apple’s services strategy
The success of the iPhone XR strongly suggests that there is more elasticity in the iPhone market than ever before…
Apple to launch Apple TV+ in November, weighs price of $9.99/month with free trial
Apple plans to roll out the Apple TV+ movie and TV subscription service by November, part of a drive to reach $50 billion in service sales by 2020…
Rapid growth of Apple wearables means they will surpass both Mac and iPad in revenue
At the current pace, wearables will surpass both the iPad and Mac near the end of 2020 to become the third largest product category…
Good News: Apple no longer is the iPhone company
When the iPhone grew to represent more than 50% of Apple’s revenue, critics worried that the company was overly dependent on the device…
Apple’s path to success beyond the iPhone gets clearer
Sales in Apple’s accessories category — which includes Apple Watch and AirPods, as well as Beats headphones and HomePod speakers — are skyrocketing…
Jim Cramer: Apple needs new analysts that know how to cover its business correctly
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday suggested that firms should shuffle the analysts they have assigned to cover Apple…
U.S.-China trade war isn’t hurting Apple as much as many feared
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a strong third-quarter Tuesday, saying the strong results were driven by all-time record revenue from services…