Apple Touts Fraud / Spam Prevention Efforts with App Store, Microsoft Issues Profit Warning, Elon Musk Gives Return to Office Ultimatum
Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:
Apple Touts Fraud / Spam Prevention Efforts with App Store
Microsoft Issues Profit Warning
Elon Musk Gives Return to Office Ultimatum
We begin today’s update with Neil’s thoughts on Apple drawing attention to its fraud and spam prevention efforts with the App Store. The discussion then turns to Microsoft issuing a profit warning on FX. We go over the differences between Microsoft’s and Snap’s warnings and how FX swings would impact Apple. The update concludes with Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Tesla workers regarding returning to the office. One can’t help but compare Musk’s hardline approach with return to the office to Apple’s soft approach.
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