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...industries were supposed to do relatively well when purchasing power got into a tough spot - cell phones and PCs. It may be that the focus on tech growth potential has been too much about Apple (AAPL) which has done well, at least in its most recent quarter. But, Apple is as much a cult as a business. Some people will borrow themselves into the poor house to own a new Mac or iPhone. (Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...Movies, TV shows, magazines, radio programming and high-quality internet content were viewed as having a significant intrinsic value. The best content can be moved from one medium to another, increasing its value even further. TV shows can be played on TVs, PCs, and handsets. Newspaper content can run on a printed page or on the internet. Radio can be broadcast from satellites or radio towers. (See pictures from the 2009 BAFTA Awards...
...intention and the resolve to help the DRAM companies through difficult times," Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou reportedly told electronics industry executives in early January. Aid is crucial, policymakers believe, because Taiwan's chipmakers are simply too important to the economy, which specializes in manufacturing gear like notebook PCs. "It's bad for the whole high-tech industry here if the DRAM industry fails," says Lu Cheng-chin, an official at the industrial development bureau at Taipei's Ministry of Economic Affairs...
...double for expensive stuff. And Apple occupies the premium space in the computing world. Jobs has famously and consistently refused to dance the price-cutting limbo with PC makers. As recently as October, he told analysts he wasn't "tremendously worried" that recession-wary customers would flock to $300 PCs. (See the top 10 iPhone applications...
Market-research firm NPD Group dug into the numbers and determined that, on average, you'll spend up to $800 more on an Apple than you would on a comparable PC laptop. And in most cases, PCs come with more bells and whistles, like Blu-ray drives and more ports for special external hard drives and video connectors. So what kind of sucker would be willing to pay the Apple...