Mac OS Ken: 01.31.2012

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 997 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2012

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Tim Cook Says Apple “Didn’t Bet High Enough” on iPhone 4S Demand Apple Actively Discussing Best Use of Its 98-Billion Dollars Apple Calls iCloud Part of Its Strategy for the Next Decade Apple TV Still a Hobby (Though One About Which Cook Seems Excited) Tim Cook Sees “Huge Opportunity” for Apple in Brazil TUAW: Progress Seen Toward Brazilian iPad Production Florian Mueller: Judge’s Interpretation of Apple Patent Could Have Significant Bearing on Android as a Whole Samsung Loses Complaint Against Apple in Germany, While Italians Get an Explanation About AppleCare and the Law Report: T-Mobile USA to Offer Official (Though Limited) Support for Unlocked iPhones on Its Network Apple Announces New Employee Discounts for Macs and iPads TMO: Questions Remain About New Apple Employee Discounts The Telegraph: The Thorny Issue of Apple and Human Rights Apple Insider: NYT Sort of Buries Chinese Response to Apple and Human Rights Story Apple CEO Responds to Allegations of Indifference to Human Rights Abuses in Supply Chain Report: Wisconsin Buying 1,400 iPads with Money it Got from a Microsoft Settlement Former Apple Exec Jon Rubinstein Out of HP Former Apple Retail Chief Outlines Plans for JC Penney

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0:00.0	This is MacO-S-Kinn.
0:11.9	More notes from last week's earnings call, a patent case that's actually getting interesting.
0:17.0	I promise.
0:18.0	And the thorniness around Apple and the supply chain, it's Tuesday, January 31st, 2012. I'm Can Ray and this is news from MacO
0:27.8	S. Ken. Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you subscribers to MacoS can Day 6.
0:36.4	More information is available at MacoS can.com.
0:40.6	This show is also supported by the Maco-Scan Podcast app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch,
0:47.0	available in the App Store now for $2.99.
0:52.0	Though I still haven't had a chance to hear the whole thing myself
0:54.7	or starting to pick up bits and pieces from last week's first-quarter earnings call.
0:59.0	Remember how super stellar Apple's holiday quarter numbers were? Yeah, they could have been better. So says
1:05.0	Apple CEO Tim Cook, highlighting his comments from last week's earnings call, Business Insider has the
1:10.6	CEO talking iPhone 4S, saying we didn't bet high enough
1:15.8	speaking to analysts cook said we made a very bold bet entering the quarter
1:20.2	as to what the demand would be as it turns out despite it being a very bold bet, we were short of supply throughout
1:27.2	the quarter and did end with a significant backlog.
1:31.6	So then it could have been a really big quarter, not just the company's best
1:35.7	quarter ever so far. What is Apple going to do with its 97.6 billion dollars in
1:41.8	cash as usual the company didn't want to lay out any $1.6 billion in cash.
1:43.0	As usual, the company didn't want to lay out any specifics.
1:46.0	Instead, the unofficial Apple Weblog has them saying that Apple is actively discussing the best use of
1:50.6	its cash, which could mean acquisitions, it could mean
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