In May, Apple exceeded Microsoft as the world's most valuable technology company by surpassing its rival's market capitalization.
Since the iMac was unveiled in May, Apple says new Mac versions of more than 175 consumer-oriented software titles have been announced.
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This is a fairly broad patent and may give Apple an advantage over competing systems such as Google Wallet from Google (GOOG).
The uncertainty generated by the deal may help Apple to accelerate its share of the eReader market and create a positive sentiment towards its stock.
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Aereo, the company looking to skirt broadcast limitations by offering live TV over the Internet, may provide Apple with a conceptual starting point, Richmond says.
Separately, DISA is expected to rule in early May that Apple's latest operating system, iOS 6, conforms to a different security-requirement guide, the Defense Department spokesman said.
If it fails to capture the imagination of consumers, it may prompt Apple to accelerate efforts to develop a product that moves beyond the smartphone and the iPad.
Mr Einhorn first approached Apple about his idea for the issue of perpetual preferred stock and a higher dividend payout for shareholders at the end of May, Apple said.
However, the iPhone 4S's support of Bluetooth 4.0 -- which includes the low-power specification that began as WiBree -- may tip Apple's hand a bit as to its ultimate intentions for the nano.
If it is real, however, Apple may have a found a market ripe for another Apple game-changing product.
There are indications that the scale is tipping against Apple and this may be the beginning of Apple losing the war.
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Rumors in the market suggest that Apple may be approaching a deal with China Mobile that has 500M subscribers and would provide Apple with a much larger total addressable market.
Second, and perhaps bigger news, is that Apple may well turn the negative news about antenna-gate into a new market leadership stake for Apple.
While Apple may want to maintain the compact size of the existing iPhone, the new trend could force Apple to release a larger iPhone far sooner than it intended.
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While overall PC market may continue to contract as tablets come into vogue and people prefer the Mac over other similarly priced products, Apple may well be able to increase its market share in the PC market.
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Premature though it may be to write Apple off again, the irascible Mr Jobs may have to find some new tricks.
As such, earnings estimates and revenue expectations for Apple may be way too low.
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Apple may be gaining some ground, but take those figures with a grain of salt.
Jobs admitting there was at the very least a small problem may have helped Apple's case.
However, Apple may have in fact just gotten all it ever really wanted or needed.
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Which makes a nice segue to the fact that Apple may be planning a cheaper iPhone.
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And then there are the features that Apple may not choose to announce, for whatever reason.
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Apple may have been hoping to ship something big at Macworld and didn't get it done.
The technical chart is suggesting Apple may have to consolidate before continuing its meteoric advance.
Apple may have gotten a bruising but an appeal is in the works.
While Apple may face enormous competition, the company is known for taking alternate routes.
There are some concerns that Apple may be unfairly manipulating certain companies into not working with Amazon.
Apple may choose to partner Passbook with new hardware support in the iPhone 5, such as NFC.
Now securities lawyers say Apple may have no obligation whatsoever to provide new details on Jobs health.
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