Apple

From mid-November 2021 to May 19th, we have been tracking lead times at Apple for nine products in six countries. We’ve found that lead times for 8 of the 9 products have been essentially stable over the past month. It’s…

I’ve written a lot about augmented reality over the past five years. That’s not surprising, since we started Loup in January of 2017 and the opportunity of merging physical and virtual worlds with AR was one of our five cornerstone…

Most software developers and engineers know what it means to be sherlocked — the worst of fates for an app. The term was first coined in the early 2000s when Apple implemented its Sherlock search tool in Mac OS 8.…

Gene and Rebecca discuss Apple’s March quarter and June outlook, including underlying demand and of course, the supply chain.

Supply constraints. It seems like that’s the only topic on the minds of Apple investors these days. In fact, it’s nothing new. Since the launch of the iPod twenty years ago, navigating the theme of product availability has been an…

Gene and Andrew discuss the most important tech events for the week ending on April 8th. Musk’s investment in Twitter was no surprise given his vocal stance on free speech and his mission-driven investment approach. Given that he’s now a…

Apple made good on its Fall 2021 promise to allow reader apps to steer. Eventually, most apps (including gaming) will allow steering in the future. This begs the question: How will steering impact app developers’ conversion and profitability? Both Tesla and…

The global supply chain will likely change rapidly over the next decade, shifting away from China. Apple saw it coming in 2018 and will be aggressively investing a projected $430B in US tech infrastructure over the next five years, along…

Apple and Porsche reportedly held discussions last year about potential collaboration on digital projects. The statements made on Porsche’s video conference are feeding speculation about Apple’s intentions to enter the automotive space. Along with Ford and Wallbox, VW and GM…

Meta could bring NFTs to the masses via Instagram. Mark Zuckerberg mentioned during his speech at SXSW that Instagram plans to integrate NFTs in the coming months. With over 1BN MAUs, Instagram would dwarf existing players like OpenSea (1MN) and…

The Biden administration is asking for greater regulation around cryptocurrencies. We see this as a long-term positive for the platform given that it moves crypto from a fringe value transfer to the mainstream. The Department of Justice has more questions…

Apple hosted its “Peek Performance” event featuring two upgraded products (iPhone SE with 5G and a new iPad Air) and two new products (Mac Studio and Studio Display). I estimate that the new products will account for 5-10% of Apple’s…