ICYMI: $700 billion and counting! Apple is world’s biggest company ever

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Steve would have been 60 years old this past week. Cover design: Stephen Smith
Biggest company ever. Cover design: Stephen Smith/Cult of Mac

Rob takes a look at the historic milestone Apple reached this past week when it closed it’s earnings at a record market capitalization: $700 billion, Buster lays on you twelve nuggets of business wisdom that Tim Cook revealed during the Apple CEO’s Goldman Sachs tech conference appearance, Alex gets addicted to ZeptoLab’s next big “mid-core” mobile game, King of Thieves, the whole Cult of Mac team digs deep into albums that matter, and Luke shares all about JetBlue’s plan to bring Apple Pay to 35,000 feet.

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Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Mac
Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Mac

$700 billion and counting! Apple is world’s biggest company ever

Apple finished out the day this past Tuesday, becoming the first company in history to close at an over $700 billion market cap value, beating out old rival Microsoft, who closed at above $600 billion in 2000.

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Photo: Apple
Photo: Apple

12 juicy info nuggets plucked straight from Tim Cook’s brain

Cook sat down with Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn this past Tuesday to talk about how Apple achieved its unbelievable results, as well as what other tricks the company has up its sleeves. We’ve got the skinny on the 12 biggest revelations from this tech conference appearance.

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Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac
Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac

“Albums still matter”: 20 records you should savor end-to-end

We put together a list of amazing albums you should listen to in their entirety, even if you don’t do vinyl. Sure, there are dozens of other albums you should explore, depending on your musical tastes, but this list should remind us all how awesome albums are as a concept.

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Photo: Zepto Labs
Photo: Zepto Labs

King of Thieves, the addictive new game from the makers of Cut the Rope

If you like the addictive nature of games like Cut the Rope and Where’s My Water?, you’ll love this new take on the “mid-core” gaming genre, King of Thieves. Not only will you love platforming around various obstacles and traps, but you’ll do so to steal from your friends. Hooray!

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Photo: USA Today
Photo: USA Today

JetBlue will soon accept Apple Pay at 35,000 feet

Apple Pay will soon be everywhere, but it’s still super exciting when we hear of another beachhead established in the eventual domination of Apple’s financial plan to rule the world. This time, it’s airline JetBlue’s turn with news that it will begin accepting Apple Pay during flights so you can get your drink on without fumbling around for a credit card or cash.

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