When it comes to Apple, unfounded rumors abound, pushed by pranksters and the ill-informed alike.
When it comes to Apple, listening to analysts estimates are as good as predicting the weather.
But investors can be fickle, even when it comes to Apple shares.
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When it comes to Apple, however, many quickly think of the other smartphone manufacturers that the iPhone has taken market share from over the last few years.
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For one thing, when it comes to an Apple Television, he is simply not buying it.
Clearly, when it comes to trading Apple, or for that matter any other stock, one has to be alert to the clues that the market gives us.
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For those unaware, DigiTimes doesn't have the purest reputation when it comes to nailing Apple rumors, and given that a low-end iPhone has been rumored for nearly as long as the iPhone has existed, it's even more unclear if there's a reason to put more stock in this one compared to those prior.
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While Google is rapidly catching up with Apple when it comes to smartphone apps, Apple remains way ahead in terms of apps that are optimized for tablets.
It seems that when it comes to brands like Apple, fans are more than buyers.
When it comes to competing with Apple, Forbes reported that even though Android dominates the consumer market in terms of volume, it lags behind iPhone in the enterprise.
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When it comes to product news, Apple's approach is simple: Leave it to Steve.
However, the flip side of this, at least for now, is that the U.S. market simply throws valuation metrics out of the window when it comes to superstar companies like Apple.
When it comes to product integration, Apple has been the darling of Hollywood. iOS devices last year appeared in 40 percent of the top box office movies according to Brandchannel, which tracks product appearances.
The data show that Microsoft has a clear edge over rivals Apple when it comes to computer operating systems, as most PCs are run on Windows operating system.
Sony may have unveiled a slew of new audio products back at CES 2013, but the company has been relatively quiet when it comes to launching ones that are compatible with Apple's novel Lightning connector.
From a more commercial angle, publishers will need greater clarity on what is deemed by Apple as acceptable when it comes to marketing apps.
The usual means of screening are often weak when it comes to determining if a job candidate is a bad apple.
Nearly three quarters of the tablet market may have tunnel vision when it comes to a platform of choice -- that being Apple's iPad -- but for the Android faithful, there are options readily available -- a wide and confusing glut, at that.
This is where the iPad (or Apple) has an advantage when it comes to tablets (even ignoring the fact that there are only 20 measly tablet apps for Honeycomb and almost 70, 000 for the iPad): Android mainly got pushed by Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile shops (because they had no iPhone, and because most Android OEMs give the shops a better cut than Apple does).
Apple has been arguably more generous when it comes to software sneak peeks than it has been with hardware, but while dues-paying developers are given the go-ahead to download operating systems ahead of their release, consumers have had to sit tight until after each iteration hits GM status.
Amazon and Apple are actually two totally different companies when it comes to their core business.
When it comes to earnings, you pay more for avocados than you do for Apple ( AAPL).
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The introduction of a radical and game-like form of navigation would be a clear signal that Apple is still in the leadership role when it comes to interface design.
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Apple is notorious for being glacially slow when it comes to patching vulnerabilities in the Java platform, taking on average an additional six months to come out with patches.
In a world of popular opinion where Apple is increasingly seen as the villain when it comes to patent litigation, Samsung has done a nice little job setting itself up as the plucky underdog.
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Apple is the undisputed leader, however, when it comes to mobile applications -- the software programs that let users do everything from play games to track their calorie consumption and everything in between.
Tech companies like Google, Apple and Samsung, though, might be myopic when it comes to wearables, over-influenced by sci-fi cliches and unable to see past the obvious, the wrist and eye-wear.
Apple TV is not doing much better, at least when it comes to its rental concept, according to TechCrunch.
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