Category: Apple
On That iBook Author EULA
Apple is providing free tools for authors to create books. If you want to give away your book for free, you can do that. For example, if a teacher makes an iBook for students, they can give it to them at no cost and Apple doesn’t care.
If, however, you create an iBook using Apple’s tools and you want to sell it, then you have to use the iBookstore and give Apple its cut.
Tim Cook Explains New Employee Benefits at Town Hall Event
While not as exciting as it could be, I’m sure Apple employees will enjoy their new discounts.
Our Time is Now
Congratulations, my fellow Apple nerds. Our time has come.
While Apple is just a company, for many of us, it’s a company that is often at the center of our daily work. Without its products, many of us could not have the jobs or hobbies that we enjoy.
With many still reeling from the company’s quarterly results announced yesterday, I think the dust is settling on what is an all-new world.
‘Boom’
‘Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever’
We’re thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs. Apple’s momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing new products in the pipeline.
No kidding. Here’s Apple’s PR machine:
The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 44.7 percent compared to 38.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Apple Posts $46.33 Billion Revenue
Evi
If it works as well as I hope, this might be a good way to curb my temptation to upgrade to an iPhone 4S.
More on the Family Room Specialist Position
After my post the other day about the “Family Room Specialist” role in Apple retail, I got a bunch of email from people explaining the job to me. Here are the details:
- It was designed to be a temporary position for people wanting to become a Creative or a Genius.
- If an employee remains in the role for 18 months or so, HR looks at why. Sometimes, people just get stuck without a path to a better role.
- The position is a busy one, and most people feel the pay isn’t what it should be.
You kids and your fancy Apple Store jobs.
The Family Room Specialist
512 Pixels at Macworld | iWorld
Thanks to the unbelievable generosity of Mr. Matt Alexander, I will be flying out to Macworld | iWorld next week, as long as FedEx doesn’t goof up my package between now and Monday.
I’m looking forward to meeting fellow online writers, Apple nerds and readers. If you want to meet up, get in touch.
I don’t expect to be posting much during the trip, but I am going to try to post audio updates as I go.