I live in Upstate NY and right smack dab in the middle
of apple country.
Not exact matches
Apple has $ 232 billion, or 94 %
of its total cash, outside
of the
country.
Their brands are not labels but flags that should evoke the kind
of patriotism we have for the
countries we live in... These leaders want to change the way the planet works — or as
Apple's Steve Jobs is widely quoted saying, «to make a dent in the universe.»»
After all, several
of the
country's largest businesses were were made possible by immigrants — including
Apple, Amazon, Google, and Yahoo.
While the leaders
of Apple Inc, Google and Facebook Inc emailed their staff to denounce the suspension
of the U.S. refugee program and the halting
of arrivals from seven Muslim - majority
countries, many
of their counterparts in other industries either declined comment or responded with company statements reiterating their commitment to diversity.
While Samsung doesn't command the same fanaticism as
Apple in the US, the smartphone manufacturer still accounts for a 30 % share
of smartphones in the
country.
Three days later this week, in China, news surfaced that the
country has removed from a central government purchase list some
of the largest U.S tech firms implicated in the very affairs revealed by Snowden, including most notably Cisco Sistems (CSCO), but also
Apple Inc (AAPL), Citrix Systems (CSTX), and Intel's (INTC) McAfee security business.
Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in as well, writing in his own memo to his workforce that the company — founded by Steve Jobs, the son
of an immigrant from Syria, one
of the impacted
countries — «would not exist without immigration, let alone thrive and innovate the way we do.»
«The main reason for
Apple's fast growth in Vietnam recently is its expansion
of retail channels, which account for the majority
of mobile phone sales in the
country,» Lai says.
Some critics contend that Cook's stance domestically rings hollow when being gay is illegal in about a fifth
of the 100 - plus
countries Apple does business in.
In the meantime, this week brought fresh evidence
of China's rising prowess as the
country's two tech giants, Alibaba and Tencent, reported record quarterly earnings, prompting the New York Times to point out that the two companies now rank alongside
Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon as the world's most highly valued companies.
Apple (AAPL) may simply be trying to be pro-active and not irritate a
country's government unnecessarily, given China's propensity for censorship
of foreign content.
Consumers in developing markets — which
Apple has so far ceded to the likes
of Motorola, Samsung and Nokia — consequently enjoy a lack
of subsidies and contracts, which are advantages over their counterparts in some developed
countries.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who says there are 250 Dreamers at
Apple, vowed to work with members
of Congress to «advocate for a legislative solution that provides permanent protections for all the Dreamers in our
country,» according to a note to
Apple staffers that was obtained by Recode.
There are even newer players, in the form
of energy spinoffs from some
of the largest companies in the
country: Google, Amazon, and before long,
Apple.
«It would also likely be the catalyst for other
countries to enact similar laws, paralysing multi-national corporations under the weight
of what could be dozens or hundreds
of country - specific laws,»
Apple said, as well as making the personal data
of millions
of law - abiding citizens less secure by weakening encryption standards.
And he has good corapany on what must be one
of the
country's most formidable game - company boards: Richard W. Melmon, co-founder and executive vice-president, who was formerly VisiCorp's director
of marketing; Steve Wozniak, the company's technical adviser, renowned computer freak, co-founder
of Apple Computer and inventor
of the
Apple II: and Don Valentine the tough, well - connected Wall Street-wise general partner
of Capital Management Services, and an early investor in
Apple Computer.
All
of the titans — Microsoft, Google, IBM and soon
Apple — have operations in the
country, with Intel being the biggest.
Lisa Jackson,
Apple's VP
of environment, policy and social initiatives, said on stage at an
Apple press event that the company has reached the 100 % renewable energy goal in 23
countries.
Uber famously could not crack the market, and authorities in the
country have given companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, and
Apple a hard time over the security
of their products.
MSCI's all -
country index
of global equities is up 1.3 percent for April ahead
of another torrent
of first quarter earnings, with
Apple the standout report on Tuesday.
(1) To address the coding skills gap and help prepare more people for jobs in software development,
Apple created a powerful yet easy - to - learn coding language called Swift (TM), the free Swift Playgrounds (TM) app and a free curriculum, App Development with Swift, which are available to anyone and are already being used by millions
of students at K - 12 schools, summer camps and leading community colleges across the
country.
«We're going to get
Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this
country instead
of in other
countries,» he said.
After six straight quarters
of declining sales in China,
Apple said that revenue in that
country grew 12 % year - over-year to $ 9.8 billion.
Within that
country,
Apple's market share falls just below that
of Lenovo (lnvgy), while either Hewlett - Packard (hpe)(according to IDC) or Dell (according to Gartner) rules the roost.
At the beginning
of April,
Apple announced that it was now run entirely on clean energy — including its stores, offices and data centers in 43
countries — and that 23 manufacturing partners were also on board.
However, every
country has a different tax regime and its hard to compare Canadian
apples to Spanish oranges or the combination
of personal taxes, corporate taxes and sales taxes.
A few months ago, the blogosphere was filled with amazing comparisons
of Apple's size to not just other companies — including the combined market caps
of Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon at one point — but entire
countries and industries as the Things
Apple Is Worth More Than tumblr details.
Shares
of Apple, which generates about a quarter
of its sales in China, tumbled nearly 4 percent as worries about the
country's economy intensified.
We're going to get
Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this
country instead
of in other
countries.»
«I do think that a significant portion
of the population
of developed
countries, and eventually all
countries, will have AR experiences every day, almost like eating three meals a day, it will become that much a part
of you,»
Apple CEO Tim Cook said last month in Utah.
iPod touch is a trademark
of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
iPhone is a trademark
of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
The service is available in six
countries and among a limited range
of banks, though in recent weeks
Apple has added four banks to its sole Singapore partner American Express; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in Australia; and Canada's five big banks.
We are one
of a limited number
of partners under the
Apple Premium Reseller and
Apple Authorized Resellers Mono - Brand programs in Latin America and the United States and aims to expand into other
countries shortly.
Apple and the
Apple logo are trademarks
of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
Timothy D. Cook,
Apple's chief executive, said in a statement, «We have a deep sense
of responsibility to give back to our
country and the people who help make our success possible.»
Apple, iPad and iPhone are trademarks
of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
Qualcomm Inc. filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture
of iPhones in the
country, the chipmaker's biggest shot at
Apple Inc. so far in a sprawling and bitter legal fight.
This was about one - fifth
of the estimated $ 3.7 million spent in Fortnite in the same set
of countries during its initial seven days on
Apple's platform.
We live in a
country that allows choices so why instead
of ranting about something you do not like go and use something else, I am sick
of hearing you complain about
Apple because
of these stupid reasons, so get a life and go and buy crappy Windows 7, have fun buddy!!
The Bank
of Ireland, a major bank in the
country that does not currently offer support for
Apple Pay, is working on implementing
Apple Pay for its customers, according to information shared with Irish news site
Independent.ie .
Cook also stated in the letter that
Apple had never worked with any government agency from any
country to create a «backdoor» in any
of its products or services.
Countries like USA and Britain where
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a strong hold, had now slipped from the hands
of Apple.
In a note to employees, meanwhile,
Apple CEO Tim Cook similarly said he is «deeply dismayed» by Trump's decision — and pledged the company would «work with members
of Congress from both parties to advocate for a legislative solution that provides permanent protections for all the Dreamers in our
country.»
So we can crow about our Olympic medals and how we are the
country responsible for Google and
Apple and Starbucks, but our unwillingness to deal with the sickening problem
of gun violence is a shame that throws a grim shadow over all
of our triumphs.
Russia demanded
Apple and Google to take down the app
of Microsoft - owned LinkedIn from the
country's app stores.
Large numbers
of Chinese citizens work in assembly plants for
Apple products or in Starbucks stores across the
country.
Mac ® and the Mac logo are trademarks
of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and in other
countries.
What is unknown is whether
Apple will ship HomePod to
countries other than the announced markets
of the U.S., U.K., Australia, Germany and France.