Apple today announced it has sold three million of its incredible new iPad®, since its launch on Friday, March 16.
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“The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can’t wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday.”
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Apple Launches Dividend and Share Repurchase Program
Subject to declaration by the Board of Directors, the Company plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2012, which begins on July 1, 2012.
Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a $10 billion share repurchase program commencing in the Company’s fiscal 2013, which begins on September 30, 2012. The repurchase program is expected to be executed over three years, with the primary objective of neutralizing the impact of dilution from future employee equity grants and employee stock purchase programs.
Should the iPad Be More User-Servicable?
Allyson Kazmucha at iMore has written an article so ridiculous that I can’t pick out just one part to argue with. So, here goes.
When it was suspected that the new iPad would be a bit thicker than its predecessor, I was secretly hoping that Apple would be going back to using clips to hold in the screen like the original iPad instead of adhesive. Alas, that was not the case and Apple decided to stick with the same horrid adhesive they used on the iPad 2.
Resolutionary? A review of the third-generation iPad
In two short years, the iPad has defined an entire category of products, and redefined the personal computer industry. There is no way to overstate the importance of what Apple has done with its tablet. I can’t think of another product — including the iPod and iPhone — that has made such an impact in such a short period of time.
This new iPad comes at a moment when Apple is ruling the market, in a way that is almost hard to believe. Apple is on top of the world. It’s the most profitable company on the planet, and has made it there on the back of products like the iPad.
Apple to Hold Press Call Tomorrow
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO, will host a conference call to announce the outcome of the Company’s discussions concerning its cash balance. Apple will not be providing an update on the current quarter nor will any topics be discussed other than cash.
So, did Apple buy someone, or are they about to pay dividends on the stock?
The New Verizon Store
I went by a local Verizon store this afternoon to meet with a manager to talk about the new iPad.
We couldn’t look at the demo machines because they were being played with by a group of kids. On the other side of the store, a Verizon employee using a MacBook kept pumping out good tunes. There was an excitement in the air not normally felt in retail.
Why?
Those new iPads on display.
‘No Apple or Macintosh is Too Old!’
If you’ve got an old Mac that needs repair, I’d call these guys.
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On the Original Macintosh Fonts
Jonathan Ive, on Creating
What I love about the creative process, and this may sound naive, is this idea that one day there is no idea, and no solution, but then the next day there is an idea. Where you see the most dramatic shift is when you transition from an abstract idea to a slightly more material conversation. But when you make a 3D model, however crude, you bring form to a nebulous idea and everything changes — the entire process shifts. It galvanises and brings focus from a broad group of people. It’s a remarkable process.
Enriching Lives
As I write this, I’m about ten miles from home. I’m at Shelby Farms, a huge park in the middle of the Memphis Area. I rode here on a paved trail that cuts through the eastern half of the city.
I took the photo above with my iPhone 4S, and am writing this in the iOS WordPress app.
On my ride over, I listened to a podcast, while I had a GPS app tracking my time, mileage and speed.
Living With a 17 Year-Old Keyboard
At the office, I use an Apple Extended II keyboard. I use it hooked up via a Griffin iMate, with a LED Cinema Display and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Built in 1995, my model is still in great shape, with very little discoloring and no damage. The sound it makes is deeper than newly-built mechanical switch-driven keyboards.
The main problem with using an older keyboard on OS X is the lack of media-specific function keys.