In two cases in different parts of the country, Apple has voided the warranty AND refused to service Macintosh computers that were exposed to environments with cigarette smoke. Apple states that they will not expose their workers to such an environment that puts them at risk. Therefore, if your laptop or computer wreaks of cigarette smoke, then regardless of your warranty, they will refuse to service your computer.
Okay, seriously!? How much do want to bet that their is at least ONE worker in the “Apple” factory that is a smoker?! Soo if you want to complain and cry about it that much, then at least that one worker that is a smoker…..has job security!
This is the most stupid excuse to deny someone of a warranty repair that I have ever heard of. Unless the cigarette smoke is the cause of the malfunction then it should not matter what my laptop smells like! That is such crap! I work in the health field and do you realize how many patients walk in smelling like smoke, dog pee, body odor, just plain nasty?! But if we were to refuse to treat them then that would be a law suit. Not to mention this new “policy” is no where to be found in the warranty or manual. Soo Apple is just making up rules and policies as they go along huh?
Get over it people! I’m gonna guess a lap top smelling like smoke is seriously the least of your worries. The fact that I am sure people watch certain videos or movies and do a lot more than just smoke on or near their computers….I would be more worried about touching jizz and getting an STD than I would be worried about getting cancer from the barely there second hand smoke on a computer! The way the economy is today I would say quichabitchin and get back to work!
Apple surely knows how to make people itch for the newest, greatest, and shiniest- and the new iMac is no exception.
Unveiled this week, the iMac (Apple’s all-in-one desktop computer) undertook some incredible upgrades:iMac features a bright 21.5-inch or 27-inch LED-backlit display with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio — perfect for HD video
iMac declutters your desktop with a wireless keyboard and new Magic Mouse: the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse.
Now with dual-core Intel processors starting at 3.06GHz and available quad-core Intel processors that boost performance up to 2xThe new iMac meets ENERGY STAR 5.0 and EPEAT Gold requirements, is free of many harmful toxins, and is made from highly recyclable materials.
Apparently the tech world is buzzing about the new Motorola Droid, which is being called “serious iPhone competition”.
Okay, I get it. You made a pretty amazing phone, Motorola. Your “iDont” is everything the iPhone doesn’t have and probably never will have (unless Apple gets smart about listening to iPhone users).
But I have a hard time believing this phone will be a bigger seller than the iPhone, even with amazing features. For most people, their iPhone has little to do with their loves of the device. Call it peer pressure, but it’s the cool phone to have. Unless the Droid can manage that, it won’t sell beyond the hard-core phone freaks.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Apple Inc. said record sales of Macintosh computers and iPhones lifted its quarterly profit and revenue, which trounced Wall Street’s forecasts.
Shares of Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) rose 9% after hours to an all-time trading high of $204. The previous high in regular trading was $202, set nearly two years ago.
Mac sales soared 17% from a year ago to 3.1 million units, a quarterly record. Despite a recession and an average selling price of just over $1,200, Apple grew its PC market share to a 15-year high in the third quarter according to reports. Macintosh computers made up 8.8% of PC shipments last quarter, according to Gartner, while a separate report from IDC tallied up 9.4%. Both figures represent the highest market share the company has enjoyed since 1994.
The company said its successful launch of its new Mac operating system, Snow Leopard, helped push Mac sales over the 3 million mark.
“We’re thrilled with these record results, particularly given the economic environment around us,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s chief financial officer, on a conference call with analysts. “Mac is showing fast momentum, growing faster than the rest of the market in the past two quarters.”
IPhone sales rose 7% to a record 7.4 million in Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter. IPhones make up 22% of the U.S. smartphone market, according to the latest data from IDC, second to Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry, which has 51%.
“We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter,” Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, said in a statement. “We’ve got a very strong lineup for the holiday season and some really great new products in the pipeline for 2010.”
IPod sales slumped 8% to 10.2 million for the quarter, despite slashed prices in September.
Record profit: The Cupertino, Calif.-based company said its fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 47% to a record $1.7 billion, or $1.82 per share from a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were looking for $1.42 per share.
Sales rose 25% to $9.9 billion, topping expectations of $9.2 billion.
A recent change in generally accepted accounting principles allows the company to declare revenue from iPhone sales as it comes in, rather than spread out over the two-year span of customers’ contracts. Apple has not yet changed its accounting practices, but if it had, the company said it would have earned $12.3 billion.
For the current quarter, Apple said it expects revenue in the range of $11.3 billion to $11.6 billion, with earnings per share coming in between $1.70 and $1.78. The revenue outlook fell in line with analysts’ consensus expectation of $11.4 billion, while Apple’s earnings guidance fell short of Wall Street’s forecast of $1.91 per share.
Apple said its gross margin would fall to 34% this quarter from 36.3% in its fourth quarter, due to price cuts and a higher cost of installing memory in its products.
