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On another Apple value transfusion note…
Finland’s Nokia Corp., the world’s largest mobile-phone maker by volume, Thursday posted its third consecutive quarterly net loss, as handset sales dropped 29% on an annual basis.
The company swung to a crushing €1.07 billion ($1.4 billion) loss for the three months ended Dec. 31, down from a €745 million profit in the same period last year. Group sales dropped 21% to €10 billion from €12.65 billion.
Nokia Posts Huge Loss – WSJ.com
Continue reading: Nokia Posts Huge Loss – WSJ.com
Another incredible Apple quarter – per Business Insider, the iPhone was 53% of sales for Apple’s most recent quarter
Apple’s quarterly iPhone sales, at more than 37 million smartphones, were numbers that its rivals would kill to have for a year, let alone a quarter. And recent data for the U.S. shows Apple alone nearly even with the entire Android world in market share.
Cook said he is focused on remaining the lead horse in the race, but said he doesn’t see Android as the only competitor.
“I wouldn’t say it is a two-horse race,” he said. “There’s a horse in Redmond that always suits up and always… Continue reading: Tim Cook Reports on His First Four Months at Apple – Ina Fried – News – AllThingsD
Excerpt from an Apple IP snapshot by Dan Lyons
“They’re losing momentum. They’re at the point where the walls start to crumble a little bit,” says Kevin Rivette, a patent attorney and managing partner at 3LP Advisors, a consulting firm that specializes in intellectual property. Apple, he says, should be “looking long and hard at how to cut deals.”
Apple’s strong market position means it could still demand favorable terms from Android players—especially after a robust fourth quarter in which iPhone sales blossomed while Android sales wilted. The company could license its patents and collect royalties on every Android handset sold, as Microsoft has done with top Android… Continue reading: Apple vs. Android: War Without End? – The Daily Beast
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