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Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. is Very Happy, and deservedly so.
“Despite significant setbacks at the end of last year, it continues to look likely that Apple will close with a $3 trillion valuation in the near future. Apple is once again positioned as the most valuable company on Wall Street.”
https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/27/aapl-stock-high/
Apple stuck with lawsuit claiming Tim Cook defrauded investors, despite making investors rich
..a class-action lawsuit blaming Apple CEO Tim Cook for defrauding investors refuses to go away.
The lawsuit is over a statement Cook made during a quarterly earnings call at the end of 2018.
Cook named a number of markets where iPhone sales were being affected by various economic factors but declined to include China as an area for concern. At the start of 2019, Apple revised its quarterly sales forecast downward to reflect new realities that were hurting demand in the region.
In 2020, a lawsuit claiming Cook intentionally defrauded investors who lost money during the downturn got the green light to move forward. Apple responded by challenging the lawsuit’s validity, but the court has maintained its position that the lawsuit is legitimate
Reuters has the latest:
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple’s market value.
The lawsuit stemmed from Cook’s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, “I would not put China in that category.”..
Ha, Alex5723 is on top of all things Apple. How short the ‘Very Happy’ time can last.
AAPL stock closes with $3 trillion market cap in historic first
https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/30/aapl-stock-high/
Zac Hall | June 30 2023
“Apple has made history, becoming the first publicly traded company to close with a $3 trillion valuation based on market cap – $3.051 trillion to be precise. … In terms of products, Apple is planning four new iPhones with USB-C this fall. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are gaining the Dynamic Island design introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro. The latter iPhone is expected to be the first with a periscope-design lens system for enhanced optical zoom. Apple Vision Pro, the company’s all-new AR/VR product, will hit stores in the United States in early 2024. The product carries a $3,499 price tag. Corrective lenses are sold separately.”
To keep Apple stock at record highs, it is (falsely?) rumored that the company is asking everyone to buy two of their Apple Vision Pro products. Please note that as of this date these rumors can not be legitimately verified. Currently awaiting further intelligence from AskWoody Apple Experts Alex5723, PKCano, Rick Corbett, and Myst.
it is (falsely?) rumored that the company is asking everyone to buy two of their Apple Vision Pro products
By everyone meaning all 9 billion earth population ?
..Alongside the iPhone 15 lineup this fall, customers can expect the launch of Apple Watch Series 9 and a second-generation Apple Watch Ultra.
Gurman reports new iMacs with 24-inch screens are in the works, after skipping the M2 generation entirely, as well as a brand new iMac model with a screen larger than 30 inches (this may be the long-awaited Apple Silicon successor the iMac Pro.)..
With the help of Alex5723 and a world population of about 8 billion,
“Apple could become a $4 trillion company by the end of 2025, as the tech giant is “playing chess” with its next iPhone cycle and Vision Pro developments, according to Wedbush.”
Wedbush Securities’ Daniel Ives Jun 30, 2023 – 5:16 minute YouTube
P.S. That rumor about everyone is patently false according to Giggle.
For Fun:
Apple Rumors Fake Headquarters reports that all our stored photos are to be permanently deleted as of July 26, 2023 – and for the life of us there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. 
Wait, incoming rumor check: Hold on, – False Alarm!
Never mind, new information has arrived that maybe there is some way to save all of our precious photos. PopSci/technology website article dated July 6, 2023 states: “Apple is killing ‘My Photo Stream.’ Should you care? This Apple service will no longer sync your photos.” https://www.popsci.com/technology/my-photo-stream-shutdown/
Popular Science offers good advice concerning this important matter.
Also, the “Verify This” website posts on July 7, 2023:
“No, the end of My Photo Stream won’t delete photos from your iPhone”
https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/technology-verify/apple-my-photo-stream-feature-shutdown-iphone-icloud-storage-fact-check/
“Apple announced it is shutting down My Photo Stream on July 26, but users’ fears that their photos will disappear are unfounded.” Reassuring info. “Between now and July 26, users can go into My Photo Stream, click on the photos they want to keep and save them to other devices,”
And a July 7, 2023 YouTube video, only 1:52 minute explains:
“Apple’s ‘My Photo Stream’ is Shutting Down: Here’s How to Store Your Photos” = “In this video, we discuss the recent news about Apple’s decision to shut down ‘My Photo Stream’ and provide you with alternative methods to safely store your precious photos.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3CgL8ZiVMg
This Apple News Topic has decided that the rumor that Apple photos can be saved is a ‘True rumor’, and we can all happily celebrate our walled prison, er, garden, by remembering the unwritten, and uncodified Official Apple Rule: all Apple users are to maintain a magnanimous smile upon their faces whenever discussing Apple rumors. Optional, only suggested. 
Are we still Outside the Box in the Rumors Forum?
For Fun:
Apple Rumors Fake Headquarters reports that Apple sales are to plummet to all time lows and risk losing the Fabulous 3 Trillion Market Cap all because of suspicious rumors that Apple and USA NSA are in cahoots, colluding to spy on the Russians.
(and inquisitive minds ask – why not everyone else?)
Russia bans officials from using iPhones in U.S. spying row
by Malcolm Owen | Jul 16, 2023
“Authorities in the country have banned officials and state employees from using Apple hardware, including iPhones and iPads. Ministries and institutions of the government are being prevented from the devices, under continued concern over alleged activities by the U.S. to spy on Russian organizations.”
Russian security service bans all Apple devices
by Ben Lovejoy – Jul 17 2023
“The Russian security service, the FSB, has extended its earlier ban on the use of iPhones. The latest ban applies to thousands more government workers, and now includes iPads and Macs. The FSB has repeated its earlier claims that Apple has provided the NSA with a backdoor into its devices, allowing US security services to spy on Russian officials … Things escalated last month, when Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed that Apple had created a backdoor into iPhones for America’s National Security Agency (NSA).”
Apple has been quick to flat-out deny the FSB’s claims, insisting that the company has never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product. Apple Rumors Fake Headquarters is still gathering information on the financial aspects of this latest news. Stay tuned.
New Apple ad features a hilarious race across town to recover a stolen MacBook. Follow the fun as they use the Find My feature.
by Benjamin Mayo – July 19, 2023 – includes 8:10 minute YouTube video.
“The new Apple ad is the latest in the series featuring “The Underdogs,” who rose to prominence due to some clever commercials released during the pandemic about the trials and tribulations of working from home. … Taken in the lighthearted manner in which it is intended though, the ad is a very effective spot that subtly promotes various Apple ecosystem and security features. You can watch the ad, entitled “The Underdogs: Swiped Mac,” here:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/19/apple-ad-underdogs-race-mac-find-my/
We just got a fax. At home. We didn’t know we had a fax machine.
The entire family just stared at it. I poked it with a stick. Now what?
Keep it. In 20 years you will be able to auction it.
Speaking about auctions, – Apple is in the News again:
Apple sneakers for sale for $50,000 (not including sales tax)
by Ben Lovejoy | July 26, 2023 – (isn’t that a great last name?)
“If you’ve ever wanted to pick up a pair of Apple sneakers, and failed to do so at a conference in the 1990s, now’s your chance…”
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/26/apple-sneakers/
“A pair of rare Apple trainers are being sold by auction house Sotheby’s for $50,000 (£38,969).”
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66290382
Hurry, limited supply, you must act now, do not miss out on this historic Apple memorabilia that you can auction in future for massive profits. Maybe. Do not worry that professionals like Sotheby’s are here first. You can easily beat them at their own game and make obscene amounts of money, just look at these beauties, who in their right mind could resist?
Apple Walled Garden Under Attack
After USB-C win, EU now wants Apple to open up its gates to rivals:
“Europe isn’t done with Apple, and its next act would be to make the Cupertino giant open up its walled garden to rivals.”
https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-eu-digital-markets-act-3369195/
“In new comments today, EU industry chief Thierry Breton reiterated that Apple must “open up its gates to competitors.”
https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/26/tim-cook-eu-app-store-laws/
After USB-C win
There was no win and Apple which was one of USB-C developers was one of the first to add USB-C/Thunderbolt to PCs (Macs).
Hi Alex5723, it is good to see that you are correcting all these “Rumors and what-ifs” that get posted in this “Outside the Box” forum. I mistakenly posted what appears that both 9to5mac, and Android Authority in their website posts have said about “After USB-C win”. Good thing that we can try to have fun outside the box and with “Rumors”. I like to add pictures also, and hope that you enjoy, or maybe just smile a little (?) Good Day!
Apple extends Emergency SOS via satellite for an additional free year for existing iPhone 14 users
Apple today announced it is extending free access to Emergency SOS via satellite for an additional year for existing iPhone 14 users.
iPhone 15 users can take advantage of this groundbreaking service for two more years for free…
Thanks Alex5723,
as a reminder,
here is a link to Apple Support article published October 04, 2023 about how to:
“Use Emergency SOS on your iPhone”
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208076
Good instructions and information, and links for Apple Watch also.
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year
In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users.
Apple’s decision comes amid pressure from regulators and competitors like Google and Samsung. It also comes as RCS has continued to develop and become a more mature platform than it once was.
“Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS. This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.”..
So It Is True? – Google Invades Apple Walled Garden
RCS vs SMS: What’s the difference?
Both communication protocols are used for texting, but they are different in the features that they offer. But what exactly is the difference between SMS and RCS?
We explain this in this article:
https://www.androidauthority.com/rcs-vs-sms-3330098/
https://www.neowin.net/news/apple-confirms-it-will-finally-support-rcs-messaging-in-2024/
Google will work with Apple on implementing RCS on iPhone
“Google says it is “happy to see Apple take their first step today by coming on board to embrace RCS.” The company has been a vocal critic of the iPhone’s lack of RCS degrading the messaging experience for Android users. In fact, the last “Get The Message” campaign this September equated the iPhone to a pager for not supporting the modern standard. Meanwhile, Google will “look forward to working with them to implement this on iOS in a way that works well for everyone.”
The infinite number of these outrageous walled garden invasion rumors most certainly belong in this outside the box rumors topics forum, don’t you think?
Now who has that laughing gas so we can all share some chuckles.
I am a bit confused. Apple supports MMS no?? does that not do mostly the same lacking maybe an appropriate protocol hand off ???
Not important to most at this point
iPhone 6 Plus (2014) has been added to the obsolete list
iPad 4, (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus has been added to the vintage list.
End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging coming in future software update
In collaboration with the GSM Association, Apple today announced it will add support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messages. This brings RCS much closer to iMessage in terms of security standards.
The new RCS Universal Profile 3.0 including end-to-encryption was only just released today, so it’s not clear exactly when this support will ship to customers. Apple said it helped lead a cross industry effort to bring end-to-encryption to the RCS Universal Profile …
Apple said:
End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the beginning, and now we are pleased to have helped lead a cross industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to the RCS Universal Profile published by the GSMA. We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates…
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