Apple

Apple results…

Apple sold 3.76 million Macs during the quarter, a 28 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 18.65 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 113 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 9.02 million iPods during the quarter, representing a 17 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter. The Company also sold 4.69 million iPads during the quarter.

“With quarterly revenue growth of 83 percent and profit growth of 95 percent, we’re firing on all cylinders,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO

Apple – Press Info – Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

That’s a good business.

They do all this with over 40% margins!!! 40%!!!

Politics, UK

The pernicious influence of immigrants…

“Of course, immigrants have changed British culture in other ways, including by setting up businesses which out-competed the existing ones and put them out of business. Such behaviour should not be tolerated by the defenders of British culture and so the following businesses, founded by immigrants and their descendants, should be boycotted.”

Newsvine – The pernicious influence of immigrants in the UK.

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Legal disclaimers…

“So why are the disclaimers there? Company lawyers often insist on them because they see others using them. As with Latin vocabulary and judges’ robes, once something has become a legal habit it has a tendency to stick.”

Legal disclaimers: Spare us the e-mail yada-yada | The Economist.

 

The thing that I hate is that they’re added to my email automatically; I don’t get a say in the matter.

 

 

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