gearlog.com - 12/17/2008
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Apple today announced that 2009 will be the last year that the company will exhibit at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco. This year will also mark a major change from past events as Steve Jobs will be replaced by Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller ...
appleinsider.com - 12/17/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, one of the
most outspoken figures on all things Apple, told clients...
on Wednesday that Steve Jobs' absence from this year's Macworld Expo signals "the beginning of a shift in leadership roles" at the ...
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Piper believes leadership shift at Apple is underway
cnbc.com - 12/17/2008
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cnbc.com —
Short of the long list of shorts out
there in Apple Inc. [ AAPL Loading... ( )...
] stock, I don't think anyone would argue about what seems to be a year's worth of heavy market manipulation surrounding this company. And following the massive amount of ...
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"Madness" Around Jobs And Apple: Time For Uptick Rule - ...
news.cnet.com - 12/16/2008
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... are dominating or competeing very well.
My wild speculation? It's the economy, stupid. When you sell high end products, your company may suffer a bit in economic downturns. Also, I think we'll see a stronger focus on non-computer products. Oh, and Apple HQ is really run by monkeys and powered by their feces. Will we see Apple at the geek-gasm fest that is Consumer Eletronics Show (CES) in the future? Yeah, probably not.
No Steve Jobs at This Year's Macworld--And No Apple at Next Year's [Gearlog]
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From Silicon Alley Insider:Apple bull Gene Munster says he was "shocked" to hear that Steve Jobs won't be giving the Macworld keynote in three weeks. He wasn't the only one.
Let's walk through some possible reasons for this decision:
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