Who thought that Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes operations would screw up the launch of the 3G iPhone? Nobody. That’s who. But, it turnsout that to activate the iPhone, part of the process must…
Douglas A. McIntyre Steve Jobs sees that smartphones, especially the Apple (AAPL) iPhone are the future of computing. Who needs a PC when a handset will do? To get to Mr. Jobs goals, Apple "will…
According to Reuters, Robert Steel was named the new CEO of Wachovia (WB) and the bank said it would have a quarter loss of $2.6 to $2.8 billion. Reuters writes that the…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone may do more damage to RIM (RIMM) more quickly than most analysts think. According to Changewave’s most recent survey of 3,567 consumers, 55% of those who plan to…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most Wall St. observers now think that the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) will go through. The FCC, pushed by some members of Congress and the…
Sprint (S) has taken to the airwaves to try to keep customers and get old customers back. The marketing effort ignores that fact that Sprint has, by some measurements, the worst customer…
The market took big dips in 2001 and 1987. One was due to a national catastrophe and another was focused on Wall St.’s impression that the market had run too far, too…
Howard Schultz, the founder and CEO-for-life of Starbucks (SBUX) is almost completely responsible for the catastrophe at his company. Two years ago, he pointed out the problems with the coffee chain’s approach.…
According to Reuters, US car sales hit a 15 year low. Reuters writes that Paulson said the US is facing a tough Q2. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will close 600 stores…
Whether AT&T (T) makes a lot of money on the new Apple (AAPL) iPhone may not matter to Sprint (S). What does matter is that the market thinks the No.3 cellular provider…
AT&T (T) announced its pricing plan for the Apple (AAPL) iPhone today. The plan is extremely confusing. That may make it harder to sell to the average customer, both for those who…
If any company has the chance to take on the Apple (AAPL) iTunes/iPod franchise it is Nokia (NOK). It has started its own music store and recently signed up Warner Music (WMG).…
Starbucks (SBUX) hoped one of the ingredients of getting turned around was its new Pike Place Roast coffee. The java chain brought the new product to market because it tastes more like…
Sirius (SIRI) told the world how things would look at the company after its proposed merger with XM Satellite (XMSR). The world greeted the forecast with scorn. The company called the savings…
Also-ran multimedia company Real Networks (RNWK) and Viacom (VIA) are going to take another run at Apple (AAPL) iTunes. They have a music download service call Rhapsody. One of the reasons it…
