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AAPL Jun 2026 150.000 call
- Yahoo Finance
AI is making Microsoft vs. Apple interesting again
Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs have reignited the spirit of competition in the sleepy PC market thanks to a renewed performance competition and, of course, a heavy dose of fresh AI functionality.
- Associated Press Finance
Top Apple exec acknowledges shortcomings in effort to bring competition in iPhone app payments
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller on Wednesday acknowledged a court-ordered makeover of the U.S. payment system in its iPhone app store hasn't done much to increase competition — a shortcoming that could result in a federal judge demanding more changes. Schiller, who has been overseeing the iPhone app store since its inception in 2008, made the admission during occasionally sheepish testimony about the new payment options that so far have been shunned by all but a few dozen apps since their introduction in January. “We have worked hard to create this program and I think we need to do a lot more to do to get developers,” Schiller said.
- Barrons.com
Apple Stock Is Close to Positive for Year. What Could Drive It Even Higher.
The catalyst looks to be increasing optimism around what might be announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.
