Zuckerberg’s Share
Nick Bilton and Evelyn Rusli, reporting for the NYT on who’s profiting from the Facebook IPO:Mr. Zuckerberg, 27, has 533.8 million shares, worth $28.4 billion
based on a company valuation of $100 billion, or $53 a share. He
also has undispu...
Comparison of First Seven Quarters: iPod, iPhone, iPod
Nice little chart from the great Horace Dediu. If you asked me what the most underrated aspect of Apple is today, I’d say it’s the speed at which iPad sales have grown. The iPhone took off fast, but the iPad has taken off way, way faster. ...
Dalrymple: ‘Apple Will Not Hold an Event in February’
As usual, I would not bet against Jim. ★
Red Blooded
Sweet video for a sweet notebook; effects all done in-camera. ★
Not Everyone Copies Apple
Interesting contrast between the new CEOs of Apple and Sony. ★
The Global Handset Business in One Chart
Informative data visualization by Benedict Evans. ★
‘Think Profit’
MG Siegler compares Apple’s profit-focused business approach to Amazon’s:As their dance with the dreaded red line proves, Amazon isn’t
anywhere close to operating the way Walmart does yet. In fact,
Amazon’s margins are so slim th...
Avid Studio for iPad
$5 video-editing iPad app from Avid. No word on an Android version. ★
Like Royal Weddings
Nat Torkington:Tech Giant IPOs are like Royal Weddings: the people act nice but you know it’s a seething roiling pit of hate, greed, money, and desperation that goes on a bit too long so by the end you just want to put an angry chili-covere...
Apple Passes LG to Become World’s Third Largest Mobile Phone Manufacturer
Eric Slivka, MacRumors:Apple’s share of the market hit 8.7% in the fourth quarter and registered at 6.0% for the full year. Steve Jobs famously noted during the iPhone’s 2007 introduction that Apple was shooting to take 1% of the mass...
