The MacBook Pro 2021 – Impressive Performance & Innovation

At one point, Android quickly swept up the market, however, fears that the iPhone could see the same fate as the Macs of many years prior did not become a reality. Instead, a completely different picture has been painted in The USA – with an almost unchallenged market leader.

Yet again, recent coronavirus developments have forced Apple to adapt and implement some new measures – this time 2, to react to the quickly rising numbers in the USA.

At the moment, Netflix is doing fine financially, although some numbers indicate that the company could be headed into deeper waters. To compensate for a dip in subscriptions, Netflix has prepared a few measures – including even advertising.

The Mac Studio has received a lot of praise in tests, and numerous users have expressed their approval or even enthusiasm for Apple's compact workstation in forums and comments. However, critical reports can also be found from time to time. In many cases, the noise development is perceived as unpleasant.

So far, Apple has come through the chip crisis unscathed. The Californian company has lost billions in sales, but its business figures are still impressive. However, the head of Intel is now raising eyebrows: He expects the end of the bottlenecks to be quite a long way off.

Netflix's first quarter for this year didn't go too well and things are likely to get much worse for the company over the next 3 months. The streaming service's stock has taken a hit as investors react to current business figures and pessimistic prognoses. Netflix has already prepared a statement.

The next chapter in the Elon Musk-Twitter saga has arrived. Musk has now voiced his intentions to "purchase" the company to protect "freedom of speech".

Up until just recently Jennifer Waldo was employed by Apple. Now, she's responsible for restructuring plans at Ford – which has already taken another top member from Apple not all that long ago.

Anti-trust authorities in the Netherlands have demanded that Apple allow dating apps to provide users with an alternate means of payment outside of Apple's own system (and 15-30% commission fee). Thus far, Cupertino has only done the bare minimum to comply – the matter is likely to hit the courts soon.

Customers will have to be quite patient for some Apple products, even the massive tech giant Cupertino hasn't been spared from the global chip shortage. Some analysts are starting to question how much Apple might stand to lose from the delays. There should be clarity in a few days.

Will Apple soon be required to allow other app platforms (and thus external app stores) on iPhone and iPad? The US Senate is currently deliberating whether tech companies should be allowed a monopoly on app stores and commissions. Meanwhile, Apple addresses the "sideloading" problem in a letter to the committee.

Apple is soon to reveal its most recent quarterly figures, which will show how Apple's sales volume and profit has developed over the last few months. Last year was very good financially for Tim Cook. The CEO of the iPhone conglomerate considerably increased his salary.

In December 1996, one of the most important deals in Apple's history was announced. Cupertino laid out 400 million dollars for NeXT, solving two problems at once.

The AirTags are an exceptionally helpful implement for the more... forgetful amongst us. They're also especially useful for finding lost or even stolen valuables. The same also applies, unfortunately, for stalking or even other such unintended usages. Apple has received more and more complaints concerning these matters recently.

Tim Cook answered questions in an interesting Q&A interview in front of the just recently re-opened Apple Store in Los Angeles' Grove. The interview answered questions about the store's name and Cook's favorite products, as well as touching on the new repair program.

For almost 7 years now, reports concerning an Apple "car" have continually resurfaced and the vanished. Following a few new reports, Bloomberg now has a more exact timeframe for the car's release – and the previous prognosis has been extended.

In actuality, developers on Apple's App Store should be allowed to choose their own method of payment by the 9th of December as per US courts, allowing them to circumvent Apple's 30% commission. However, Apple is appealing the decision whilst a settlement concerning an older matter has been met with developers.

Should Apple be allowed to continue forcing developers to use the Apple payment system on the App Store? Exactly this matter was the focus of yet again another court case concerning Apple's App Store – a matter which Apple has attempted to shove aside.

Apple has already greatly softened the strict regulations for processing payments in the App Store. Now, another court defeat followed - and with the Dutch ruling, the business model could thus also fall in Europe. However, Apple has probably gambled it away itself, because Cupertino has presented a rather strange performance in recent months.

Numerous major banks are increasingly concerned about the fees they have to pay to Apple for Apple Pay. Visa has now presented a system to leave Apple at least partially empty-handed - but Apple could have much stronger leverage.

Various reports have pointed to Apple making it through the industry-wide chip crisis relatively unscathed. However, due to suppliers, Cupertino is experiencing some problems with the iPhone 13. The issues could last for quite some time.