The Real Cause of Apple's Maps Problems Today? Steve Jobs

People who say Steve Jobs wouldn't have released Apple Maps fail to realize that Jobs put Apple in a strategic hole on Maps to begin with back in 2007.

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Here's Why All the People Freaking Out About Apple's Stock Crash Need to Take a Xanax

There has been an awful lot of angst and hyperventilating about Apple‘s (AAPL) stock price movements in the last few days.

“Apple has now entered BEAR Market territory. Down 11% from its high” was one tweet I saw yesterday.

It sort of goes with the territory, I guess, when you’re the biggest company in the world with a market cap in excess of $600 billion that even small percentage moves in the price of the stock get outsized attention from critics.

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Stop Asking What Steve Jobs Would Do

My chat with @JeffMacke on Yahoo Finance

[Long AAPL]

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What's Going to Be Apple's First New Product After TV?

Apple is not going to stop innovating after it comes out with its TV next year. Here are some ideas on what they might be working on next.

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Apple's 10 Biggest Mistakes Since Steve Jobs Returned

Apple has made an almost perfect string of decisions since Steve Jobs returned to the company in the 90s. What are its 10 biggest mistakes over that time period?

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The Most Under-rated Key to Long-Term Career Success: Staying Power

Smart, talent, and good looks won't ensure you'll still be doing your job in 40 years. Staying power will. Here's how to get it.

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Apple Integrates Facebook and says 'Fool Me Once...'

As part of the WWDC keynote from a few weeks ago, one of the expected announcements which was included was Scott Forstall’s announcement thatFacebook (FB) would be tightly integrated into iOS 6 when it comes out this Fall.

The announcement was greeted with applause at the event and most of the tech media concluded this was great news and didn’t say another word about the issue.

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Tim Cook is Being a First Rate Tim Cook, Instead of a Second Rate Steve Jobs

Tim Cook doesn't have to be Steve Jobs. He just has to be Tim Cook. That's good enough.

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CNBC Video: Will Apple Hit a Target of $1650 by 2015?

My appearance from CNBC yesterday about Apple.



[Long AAPL]

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Apple's Team Is Underestimated

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple(AAPL_) closed Tuesday under $570. A little earlier in the day, it touched below $550. In the days prior to its last earnings call in April, Apple shares hit a low of $555.

This recent swoon, after moving from $360 in November to an all-time high of $644, has brought out a chorus of Apple-worrywarts. They are saying this is just the start of a broader pullback. They're saying this is due to investors who are worried about carriers pulling their subsidies on future iPhones.

Any pullback in Apple shares also seems to bring out the concerns about whether the largest company by market capitalization can still keep growing.

The other day, I spoke with a good friend of mine who worried about Apple's stock that: "Steve's no longer there and their markets are brutally competitive."

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Facebook and Google Won't Fail in 5 Years Because of Lack of Money or Low IQ - But From Sociology and Human Nature

Facebook and Google have the smartest people in the world working for them and billions in the bank - and that still might not be enough to save them from sociological forces and human nature.

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Why I'm Sick of All The Pundits Barking "Steve Jobs Wouldn't Have Done This"

It was inevitable that, upon Steve Jobs‘ death — after the requisite outpouring of emotion — the second-guessing would begin.


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Steve Jobs Used Patents to Get Bill Gates to Make 1997 Investment In Apple

Yahoo! isn't the first Silicon Valley company to assert its patents against others. Steve Jobs did it to Microsoft back in 1997.

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Why Every Company Needs A "No Bozo" Policy

Bozos kill companies.  Here's how to ensure your company operates by a strict "No Bozo" policy.

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Why Are Twitter's Revenues So Puny? Time to Grow Up

Twitter is celebrated as a big social media success. The reality is that its current revenues suck.

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Why Narcissistic CEOs Kill Their Companies

Whether you're an employee, an investor, or a CEO yourself, you need to read about these 2 recent academic studies of how and why Narcissistic CEOs can kill their companies.

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Ten Reasons Performance Reviews Are Done Terribly

Performance reviews are almost always painful experiences for those giving and receiving them. Here are the 10 biggest mistakes that are made.

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What Mickey Drexler Learned from Steve Jobs

Over the years, the greatest merchant ever has revealed a few things he's learned from Apple by serving on its board since 1999.

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Asking Al Gore About Apple's Board & How They Pick Talent

My two-part question to Al Gore from last month in Hong Kong.

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6 Things Jeff Bezos Knew Back in 1997 That Made Amazon a Gorilla

If you're building a company today, here are 6 things Jeff Bezos knew back in 1997 that made Amazon (and will make you) so successful.

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