"We don't use tax gimmicks," he said Tuesday evening during an appearance at the D11 Conference. During his appearance on stage with D11's co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Cook expressed concern that if products developed in the U.S. got taxed here, companies may decide to shift more of their development overseas.
"I'… Read more
Apple's hired a new top level executive to oversee its environmental efforts.
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday announced that the company's hired Lisa Jackson, the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to guide its environmental footprint.
Cook, who dropped the news during an on-stage interview at the D11 conference, noted that he didn't know Jackson's formal title, but that she'd be reporting directly to him and would be coordinating "environmental efforts" across the company. CNET has reached out to Apple for more information.
During her tenure at the EPA, Jackson … Read more
It doesn't look like Apple will be cooking up its own rendition of Google Glass, but some other sort of wearable technology could be brewing.
During an interview at the D11 conference on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he thinks wearable computing is "profoundly interesting." While he noted that glasses seem to be "risky," the idea of wearing something on the wrist is "natural."
However, he said, "you have to convince people it's so incredible you want to wear it." Cook pointed out that most young people don'… Read more
Why hasn't Apple expanded to multiple iPhones after rolling out six different models?
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the company's just been too focused on trying to get it right on one product before expanding.
In an interview at the D11 conference Tuesday night, Cook noted that he wasn't ruling out the idea of expanding to multiple iPhones, but that when comparing it to something like what Apple did with the Mac, and later the iPad, you have to think different.
"These products all served a different person," Cook told interviewers Walt Mossberg and … Read more
Apple has sold more than 13 million Apple TV devices, and half of those set-top box devices were sold last year, CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday evening at the All Things Digital Conference in Southern California.
While Cook was forthcoming with the number of devices sold, he wouldn't give any details on a possible Apple television. The company is currently focused on its set-top box device but is still interested in TV, Cook told All Things D's Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg during an interview at the conference.
When asked about whether Hollywood, or the entertainment industry, is … Read more
Share price plummets may mean a lot on Wall Street, but Tim Cook brushed off the vagaries in the company's stock as an indication that Apple is losing its edge over the competition.
In an appearance at the D11 Conference, Apple's CEO brushed aside suggestions that Samsung's growing strength or the surging popularity of Android suggests a deeper problem for Apple.
Is Apple in trouble, Cook was asked by conference co-host Walt Mossberg.
"Absolutely not," Cook replied, moving seamlessly into stump speech mode. He said the company had sold 85 million iPhones and 42 million … Read more
After a grilling by U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about Apple's tax practices last week, an interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at D: All Things Digital conference Tuesday evening will be like a walk in the park for Tim Cook. Cook's chat will kick off the conference and starts at 6 p.m. PT.
The Apple CEO will likely address questions about his views on tax policy and the growth of the mobile market, as well as Apple's competitive battles with Samsung, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others. Samsung, with its broad array … Read more
One of what's believed to be only six still-working Apple 1 computers set a record at auction Saturday, selling for $671,400 in Germany.
The machine, built by Steve "The Woz" Wozniak in Steve Jobs' parents garage back in 1976, was sold along with the original owner's manual and a signed letter from Jobs to original owner Fred Hatfield.
Breker, the German auction house that handled the sale, sold another Apple 1 in December for $640,000, a substantial jump in price from the Apple 1 sold by Sotheby's in New York last June for $374,500.… Read more
Pressure seems to be mounting for Apple in the e-book lawsuit brought against it and five publishers by the U.S. Justice Department.
With less than two weeks before the trial is set to start, the judge presiding over the case said Thursday she thinks evidence will establish that Apple indeed colluded with the publishers to fix e-book prices, according to Reuters.
"I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct evidence that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books, and that the circumstantial evidence in this case, including … Read more
Apple's keynote speech for its Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off on June 10, the first day of the weeklong conference.
This is typically when the keynote occurs, with the rest of the week consisting of sessions for developers, along with events held at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., and other parts of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where WWDC is taking place.
AllThingsD reported the start time for the keynote earlier on Thursday.
Apple has not yet announced plans to stream the event live, on video. The company did that the last time around for its … Read more
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