Business
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How Apple Sets Its Prices
Apple pricing is unlike almost every other brand in consumer tech: consistent across each and every retailer, and rarely discounted. How do Cook & Co manage to pull that off?
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Yes, Stephen Elop Did Say That Nokia Is Open To Any Platform In The Future
Earlier in the week, we published Nokia’s boss Stephen Elop words on his company’s commitment to Windows Phone 8. Elop said that Nokia is not discarding any possibility, even while it is supporting Microsoft right now.
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HTC Reports Its Lowest Profits Since 2004
Despite releasing a handful of stellar handsets, the end of last year brought bad news for HTC. The company’s posted a profit of just $US34.5 million for the final quarter of 2012 — its lowest ever since 2004.
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Why Avis Buying Zipcar Could Actually Be A Good Thing
Avis announced overnight that it would be acquiring car-sharing service Zipcar for roughly half a billion dollars, a deal that’s expected to close by mid year. But some investors believe the offer grossly undervalues Zipcar and have launched an investigation to try to scuttle the deal.