Here is Apple’s report card for the three months ending June 30, 2015: revenues of $49.6 billion (up 33 percent year over year, from $37.4 billion), net income of $10.7 billion (up from $7.7 billion during the same three months last year) and a gross margin of 39.7 percent (compared with 39.4 percent in the year-ago quarter). And yet the number … Continue reading Apple and Its iPhone Money Machine
I skipped my long walk yesterday and paid the price last night — it was a rough night, spent mostly tossing and turning, left to right and left to right. That lack of necessary exercise pushed up the sugar levels, which is never a good thing if you happen to be a diabetic. Between toss and turns, … Continue reading iPhone, the behemoth
I love beautiful, elegant and well designed things. I look for objects that are not only aesthetically pleasing but are adroit in their ability to conduct the task at hand with minimal fuss and utmost simplicity. Finding such things that combine all these qualities is very rare, but when I do, I end up saving them for revisiting them at a later date — perhaps to buy and test them out. These are some of the objects that are on my “try them” list. If you have (or anyone you know) have owned them and would like to share your thoughts, please drop me a note. Continue reading “7 new beautifully designed objects”
