If you'd bought Apple stock instead of an Apple III, you'd be a millionaire

If you'd bought Apple stock instead of an Apple III, you'd be a millionaire In December 1980, Apple’s newest computer was an Apple III, with a starting price tag of $4340. Today, you’d be lucky to get that much for it — despite the relative rarity of that particular model.

Apple’s official IPO anniversary is actually tomorrow, December 12. At the time, the Wall Street Journal noted that, “Not since Eve has an Apple posed such a temptation.” It wasn’t wrong. The company’s public offering turned out to be the biggest since the Ford Motor Company in 1956.

Steve Jobs, just 25 years old at the time, ended the day valued at $217 million.

While you're at it, you should travel back in time and invent plastic.

Cook says Apple won't race Google to bottom of education market, calls Chromebooks 'test machines'

Cook says Apple won't race Google to bottom of education market, calls Chromebooks 'test machines' At an Hour of Code educational coding session in New York on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company is interested in building powerful, meaningful products for students and teachers, not inexpensive "test machines" like Google's Chromebook.

Not sure that I'm a fan of Chromebooks, either, but at least on a Chromebook you can write code that powers a Chromebook (Javascript, Chrome extensions, etc). On an iPad, if you want to learn how to write apps for it, you need a Mac. Nothing wrong with that, but I think that means the iPad is not really a machine for launching new coders into the next era. I think the Raspberry PI is the Apple ][ of this generation. I suppose you could write an Apache Cordova application on an iPad. Also, MAD LOGO is interesting.

Twitter's Periscope claims App of the Year in Apple's 2015 App Store picks

Twitter's Periscope claims App of the Year in Apple's 2015 App Store picks Periscope, the Twitter-owned live streaming app, was chosen as the overall favorite among Apple editors. Close behind were Lightricks' Enlight photo editor, and Robinhood, an app for free stock trading.

Still think twitter is going down? I think not!

In Steve Jobs biopic sweepstakes, Ashton Kutcher is surprising box office winner over Aaron Sorkin | VentureBeat | Business | by Chris O'Brien

In Steve Jobs biopic sweepstakes, Ashton Kutcher is surprising box office winner over Aaron Sorkin | VentureBeat | Business | by Chris O'Brien Perhaps only someone like Steve Jobs could inspire two people as different as Ashton “Dude, where’s my car?” Kutcher and Aaron “blablahblahblahmeister” Sorkin to create separate biopics within only four years of his passing.

I think Kutcher was a fairly realistic "Jobs" I believe Kutcher dropped out of engineering school to become an actor.

Coding is the next level of literacy, says Apple software boss | Cult of Mac

Coding is the next level of literacy, says Apple software boss | Cult of Mac Teaching your kids how to code is pretty much as important as teaching them to write, according to Apple’s senior VP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, in an interview promoting the company’s Hour of Code project.

And that's why we have Raspberry PI, which is the Apple ][+ of the next generation.

Trump's dream: Bring Apple manufacturing back to U.S.

Trump's dream: Bring Apple manufacturing back to U.S. Trump made the comments during an interview to promote his new book, Crippled America. “We think of Apple as an American company,” Trump said. “But they make their product in China. And they have offices here, but China makes more money with Apple than we do, if you think about it.”

Trump does have some intelligent thoughts. Not necessarily good for business, but with the right tax breaks...

Epson unveils world’s first in-office paper recycling system | Ars Technica

Epson unveils world’s first in-office paper recycling system | Ars Technica Printer giant Epson has developed an in-office paper recycling machine. Called the PaperLab, you put waste paper in, and then new, bright white printer paper comes out. Epson says this process is more efficient than sending paper to an off-site recycling plant, and it's also much more secure: the PaperLab, which breaks paper down into its constituent fibres before building them back up into new sheets, is one of the most secure paper shredders that money can buy.

I'd say the wow factor here eclipses any iOS or Android device released in recent memory.

Cult of Android - Android users defect to iPhone 6s at unprecedented rate

Cult of Android - Android users defect to iPhone 6s at unprecedented rate Apple’s iPhone family becomes even more successful every year, and the latest models aren’t just a hit with faithful fans. According to new research, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are attracting Android switchers at an unprecedented rate.

I got a free MotoG in my new digs and I don't miss the iPhone at all.

TSMC may assume full control of 'A10' chip manufacturing for Apple's 'iPhone 7' in 2016

TSMC may assume full control of 'A10' chip manufacturing for Apple's 'iPhone 7' in 2016 With next year's anticipated "A10" processor expected to power the next-generation iPhone, TSMC will likely gain complete control of Apple's processor manufacturing orders, according to a new report.

Samsung and Apple, frenemies forever!