Notes from Tim Cook’s Goldman Sachs talk (Updated with transcript)

Apple COO Tim Cook spent an hour this afternoon answering analyst questions about Apple.
You can hear the audio here.
Update: We’ve pasted the full text of Cook’s Q&A below:

Apple COO Tim Cook spent an hour this afternoon answering analyst questions about Apple.
You can hear the audio here.
Update: We’ve pasted the full text of Cook’s Q&A below:
Apple surprised many yesterday by making the update to OS X 10.9 Mavericks free, rather than the $20 it cost…
Software giant Microsoft will release in the second quarter a high-profile productivity tool for Android-toting business professionals. Accompanying Microsoft’s CRM…
Apple isn’t at CES once again this year and as per usual Cupertino’s shadow looms above the giant US trade…
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s patent trolling lawsuit filed against Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube and others has been dismissed by…
We’re not sure exactly what caused today’s spike, but Apple stock had a huge day ending up 2.8% at $411.65…
Microsoft unveiled its Surface Tablet at an event in Los Angeles today. As Microsoft attempted to demonstrate, it follows a long line…
Yet more fascinating action in the smartphone space with an unholy rumored combination between Nokia and Microsoft set to potentially…
Assuming Android goes proprietary to Motorola, it falls behind Apple in market share by 2012 and Windows Phone (the Other category) gulps…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akOCfqe-v0] Microsoft and Apple tackled touch interfaces in diametrically opposing ways. As Apple set out to bring multitouch on mobile…
It was reported yesterday that Apple was looking to move much of its iCloud business from Amazon Web Services to…
While still behind Coca-Cola, which retained its No. 1 spot from last year’s report, Apple is one of Interbrand’s top…
This is a Samsung-branded Windows 8 tablet Microsoft is giving away to BUILD attendees today. The latest in the ongoing…
A Windows 8 tablet mockup If you believe today’s Forrester Research report, a Window of opportunity is closing fast as…
iPhoneclub (translation) says that Apple’s rumored plan to build a new data center in Netherlands are now focusing on the town…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE5wCBb7GwI&list=UUZPiiUjDlrBv4jiiRqk5dSA At its BUILD conference, Microsoft officially unveiled its personal assistant for Windows Phone named Cortana. The similarities to Siri…
Research firm Canalys is out today with its latest report tracking worldwide smart mobile device shipments for Q1 with Android…
Apple has agreed to back a new initiative along with a host of Android manufacturers and all of the major…
According to a report from Reuters, Google issued a statement that a Wisconsin federal court has decided to dismiss…
The Federal Trade Commission released a report today that recommends how owners of mobile platforms can better inform consumers about how…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KQlPCflWP9k] Last month, after the passing of Steve Jobs, the media exploded with stories and interviews of the former CEO…
Apple alongside Amazon, Google and Microsoft today filed a joint amicus brief in support of the United States Environmental Protection…
Apple employees are certainly Geniuses, but their colleagues across the technology company sphere don’t find them the most attractive, according…
Today, Kodak announced the $525 million sale of its patents to two firms, Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation. It is interesting that…