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Apple retail chief Ahrendts snags $25.8 in salary, stock and bonuses for 2015 financial year

If you ever doubted the power of corporate bonuses, keep in mind that Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts just made almost $25.8 million in compensation last year, according to a regulatory filing. Ahrendts, who draws a $1 million base salary, has also been awarded a $20 million stock grant, a $4 million bonus and relocation […]

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Jeff Williams promoted to Apple Chief Operations Officer

The position that Apple CEO Tim Cook once held has been filled. On December 17th, Apple announced that Jeff Williams was named the new Chief Operating Officer. Williams joined Apple in 1998 as head of worldwide procurement and in 2004 he was named vice president of Operations. Since 2010 he has overseen Apple’s entire supply […]

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Rumor: Apple said to be “close to agreement” with OLED suppliers for next-gen iPhones

The rumor mill is acting up with new claims that next-gen iPhones will switch over to OLED displays. The current word around the camp fire is that LG and Samsung Display are close to a final agreement with Apple for the screens, adding the two Korean firms plan a combined 15 trillion won ($12.8 billion) […]

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Nielsen ratings show more than 54.5 monthly Apple Music app users in 2015

While specific Apple Music user numbers have yet to be released, the early estimates are looking good. A year end report from consumer research firm Nielsen states that Apple Music was one of the most popular smartphone apps of 2015, and with more than 54.5 million monthly users ranked among offerings from Facebook and Google. […]

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Analyst: Apple Music to reach 8 million subscribers by end of 2015, 20 million by end of 2016

The estimates are in and they’re impressive. According to music business analyst Mark Mulligan, Apple may have 8 million Apple Music subscribers by the end of 2015 and 20 million by the end of 2016, thereby making it the second most popular streaming music service behind Spotify. “Apple might not have found the subscription market […]