We made it to 2024. Not withstanding the legal issue about certain Apple Watch, I am looking forward to new/updated iPads, hopefully very soon in the quarter.

Last week Apple's appeal was granted, so sales resumed on the two Apple Watch models.

Apple Vision Pro is scheduled to launch sometime in the first quarter at an anticipated $3500 price. Ouch. Seems this is for early adopters and specific applications, as the developers have had several months to work on their apps.

If you got a new Mac recently, you might need to wipe your old Mac before disposing of it. Here is an article explaining how to do this.

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Apple announced earnings from their fiscal first quarter last week. CCUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88.CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88.UPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88.

Apple held a virtual event this week. Major items included:

Friday night baseball deal for Apple TV+. 2 games. We'll see if the coverage of 2 games is different than we have seen from other vendors.

iPhone SE at very attractive prices with up to date chips inside. For those wanting a small phone, this one is packed with most of the latest stuff (A15 chip, up to date cell network). Starting at $429 this should be aa good starter phone for people who don't care about the best camera in their phone.

Updated iPad Air. Good value relative to the current iPad Pro models. As Adam Engst says this was a spec update.

Big announcement was the Mac Studio and related Mac Studio Display. For professional applications, these are priced starting at $2K and $4K, with displays between $1600 and $2000.
This effectively replaces the 27" iMac in the lineup.

Availability on all these products starts March 18. Stay tuned for the first reviews when these hit in the wild and in the stores.

2 weeks into the new year. Apple stock down a little from an all time high. Currently trading at $164.51. Holiday earnings to be announced on January 27. Stay tuned.