Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has maintained its solid go-to reputation despite its most recent earnings concerns that margins were continuing to compress. We wanted to take a look at the key Apple news driving the buy and sell decisions for investors right now. there are a lot of Apple developments between last night and today that will matter for investors.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that its version of its Office for Mac 2011 is now officially available. Speaking of Microsoft, departing chief Software architect Ray Ozzie used a memo saying that the company has missed opportunities and he noted the success of other companies in innovation and change (gee, like Apple?).
Gleacher & Co. noted that the new MacBook Air ultra-thin notebook has a higher margin than many of its other profit margins.
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At our site this morning Douglas McIntyre discussed the possibilities of Apple buying Sony (NYSE: SNE). Fortune has panned that notion, along with the notion of Apple acquiring Facebook as well. Get ready for an “Apple to buy __________” rumor each day. That is what a mountain of cash will do for you.
Did Steve Jobs whine about Microsoft buying Bungie, the creator of the kick-(you know what) video game franchise Halo?
PC World covered Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) with its Android market hitting 100,000 Apps, but asks if it can ever compete with Apple.
Lastly, a CNBC video on today’s Power Lunch with David Faber and a regular showed how Apple was one of the top five or six companies that have been responsible for 27% of the entire S&P 500 Index rally points… calling it a selective melt-up.
JON C. OGG
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