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U.S. Patent Office Approves Microsoft's Next Gen AirPods Killer Dubbed the Surface Pen

U.S. Patent Office Reveals Microsoft’s Strange New AirPods Killer — Introducing the ‘Surface Pen’

June 18, 2019

Apple’s wireless earbuds, the AirPods, have proven a success for the Cupertino tech giant. Now, Microsoft wants in. Providing an estimated amount of units sold, Ming-Chi Kuo, a trusted Apple analyst at TF I... Read More...

Apple Music May Be Worth $15-$20 Billion Alone

Daniel Sanchez

June 12, 2019

Just how much is Apple Music worth exactly? According to one analyst, Apple’s music streaming platform may be more successful than the Cupertino company has let on. In a note published yesterday, Evercore... Read More...

As European Competition Regulators Demand a Response from the Tech Giant, the Department of Justice Opens an Investigation Into Apple's Business Practices

As European Competition Regulators Demand a Response from the Tech Giant, the U.S. Department of Justice Opens an Investigation Into Apple’s Business Practices

Daniel Sanchez

June 4, 2019

Underscoring a sour and bitter fight between the companies, Spotify filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union earlier this year. The music streaming giant accused Apple of unfairly sti... Read More...

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for Allegedly Selling iTunes Users’ Personal Information

Daniel Sanchez

May 27, 2019

Several weeks ago, speaking with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that online privacy now faces a huge “crisis.” He explained, "Privacy in itself has become a crisis. It's of that proportion... Read More...

Handing Apple a Major Defeat, Supreme Court Allows App Store Antitrust Case to Proceed

Handing Apple a Major Setback, U.S. Supreme Court Allows an App Store Antitrust Case to Proceed

Daniel Sanchez

May 13, 2019

In a closely watched antitrust case, the Supreme Court has now ruled against Apple in an App Store monopoly lawsuit. Ruling 5-4 against the Cupertino giant, the ruling allows iPhone users to take on Apple ov... Read More...

Beating Analysts' Expectations, Apple Posts $58 Billion in Revenue as iPhone Sales Drop in Q2 2019

Apple’s Q2 Revenues Drop 5% to $58 Billion as iPhone Sales Slip — But Services Are Booming

Daniel Sanchez

May 1, 2019

Apple has announced the financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2019 (Q2 2019). The Cupertino giant posted quarterly revenue of $58 billion, down 5% over the same period last year. In addition, q... Read More...

Apple Reportedly Prepares to Completely Split Up iTunes

Apple Is Preparing to Break Up iTunes Into Music, Podcast, Video Apps, Report Claims

Daniel Sanchez

April 8, 2019

Will we soon see the end of Apple’s game-changing iTunes? According to a new report, Apple has prepared to break up iTunes. On desktops, at least. Likely examining the iTunes desktop’s code, software dev... Read More...

Apple Music Now Has 56 Million Subscribers

Daniel Sanchez

November 30, 2018

Apple Music has adopted an "aggressive" strategy to take on Spotify. Looks like it's working. Over the summer, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company’s streaming music service had reached a new milest... Read More...

Supreme Court May Rule Against Apple in Highly-Watched Class Action Lawsuit

Supreme Court May Rule Against Apple in Closely Watched Antitrust Case

Daniel Sanchez

November 26, 2018

Should the case go to trial, Apple – and many other online marketplaces – could face a tough time at court. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an antitrust case against Apple. Robert Pepper, a Chicago... Read More...

Apple Could Soon Take a Sizeable Equity Investment in iHeartMedia

Apple Is Exploring a Sizable Equity Investment in Bankrupted iHeartMedia

Daniel Sanchez

November 1, 2018

With an investment in iHeartMedia, Apple could finally catapult its Beats Radio offering into the mainstream. Let's see how this plays out. According to a new report, Apple wants a slice of the iHeartRadio ... Read More...

Prior to its Acquisition, Shazam Was Actually Bleeding Millions

Daniel Sanchez

September 26, 2018

Looks like Shazam’s revenue had all-but-flatlined prior to Apple’s acquisition. Losses also skyrocketed. So, would the popular app have gone bankrupt? Shazam has filed its public financial results for 2017... Read More...

Apple Files Legal Complaint Over Chicago's 'Illegal' Netflix Tax

Apple Takes Legal Action Against Chicago’s ‘Illegal’ Netflix Tax

Daniel Sanchez

August 30, 2018

Can Apple manage to undo Chicago’s abhorrent 'Amusement Tax'? Several years ago, Chicago unveiled a harsh tax on its citizens. Without consulting the public, city officials imposed a reinterpretation of... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

U.S. Patent Office Reveals Microsoft’s Strange New AirPods Killer — Introducing the ‘Surface Pen’

Apple Music May Be Worth $15-$20 Billion Alone

As European Competition Regulators Demand a Response from the Tech Giant, the U.S. Department of Justice Opens an Investigation Into Apple’s Business Practices

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for Allegedly Selling iTunes Users’ Personal Information

Handing Apple a Major Setback, U.S. Supreme Court Allows an App Store Antitrust Case to Proceed

Apple’s Q2 Revenues Drop 5% to $58 Billion as iPhone Sales Slip — But Services Are Booming

Apple Is Preparing to Break Up iTunes Into Music, Podcast, Video Apps, Report Claims

Apple Music Now Has 56 Million Subscribers

Supreme Court May Rule Against Apple in Closely Watched Antitrust Case

Apple Is Exploring a Sizable Equity Investment in Bankrupted iHeartMedia

Prior to its Acquisition, Shazam Was Actually Bleeding Millions

Apple Takes Legal Action Against Chicago’s ‘Illegal’ Netflix Tax

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