Apple’s decision to split its shares was made to help make investors more accessible, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday, referring to a conversation he had with its CEO, Tim Cook. “I think Apple is making the right decision. Tim said to me last night, ‘Hey, I want more people in …
Read More »Apple tried to lure the Amazon video app with a lower rate of 15%
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., speaks during the Apple Developers World Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, USA, on Monday, June 5, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | fake pictures In the summer of 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Amazon’s Prime Video service would launch on …
Read More »Tim Cook questioned about Apple’s 2019 ban on parental control apps using mobile device management
Apple in early 2019 removed or restricted many popular screen time and parental control apps from the App Store due to its use of Mobile Device Management, or MDM, which the company says put the user’s security and privacy at risk. During today’s antitrust hearing with the United States House …
Read More »Lawmakers ignore Jeff Bezos at start of Big Tech antitrust hearing
WASHINGTON – Of all the tech tycoons who were brought before Congress on Wednesday to defend their business practices, perhaps the most anticipated appearance was that of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. But as lawmakers raided the heads of Google, Apple, and Facebook about how patriotic they felt and whether they …
Read More »Apple CEO Tim Cook compares competition to lure developers into a ‘street fight for market share’ in the smartphone business
Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies today at an antitrust hearing with the United States House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, where he was questioned about Apple’s App Store policies. Cook received complaints from developers that the committee has spoken to. Apple was accused of making its “App Store” rules unavailable to developers, …
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