How much research did Apple do before hiring Browett? A much more important hiring than this short term piece of PR. It's not as if Apple hasn't got form. Having said that, I would wait for confirmation of this story before speculating further considering its source.
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Apple to Sign England's Raheem Sterling as Global Ambassador
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How much research did Apple do before hiring Browett? A much more important hiring than this short term piece of PR. It's not as if Apple hasn't got form. Having said that, I would wait for confirmation of this story before speculating further considering its source.
A guy who won a Sega Dreamcast in a radio phone-in competition refused the prize, because being a Spurs fan, he refused to have something 'Arsenal' in the house (Sega being Arsenals sponsors at the time)
Sales of Sugar Puffs fell through the floor in Sunderland, when the then Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan appeared in an advert for them.
I'm afraid it is possible for a boycott effect to happen when a company sponsors a rival club.
Actually, a reasonable argument can be made that it is the shareholder's money and Apple appears to be wasting it at every turn. The huge new Spaceship building currently running $2 billion over budget, more buildings being leased around San Jose and other Bay Area locations, pissing money away on global ambassadors (for what???).
One would think that with all these people and buildings we would have seen some really game changing new products by now - but such is not the case.
its hand egg and a touch down is still 1 score and your average score is 3-2 which is not much different then 2-1 in real football, still atleast it gives your diabetic fatties something todo eh
America does seem to have a problem with sports that don't end up with a score of 48-37, or end up in a draw.
Wonder how you'd get along with test cricket, five days long, and often no winner?
I don't know if you've been paying attention, but Apple have had excess money for many years now. It actually becomes sensible for them to throw it around a lot more and spread their investments.
The new building, for example, will be very expensive - but it's also an asset. Apple is going to save loads of money they currently spend renting office space, they'll have space to expand and invest in new employees, and at the end of the day if they ever need to liquidise those funds, they'll get a good price because it's so iconic. Land in the Valley isn't going to lose much value, is probably going to continue to increase over the next 20-30 years, and there are always massive corporations with deep pockets looking to expand in the area. Let's say Apple declines and there's some new tech giant taking over the world - the spaceship is going to be the most premium location on the market.
Lots of tech companies in California have recently been doing the same. It's a good place to stick your cash and it even helps your day-to-day business. Got to do something with all that money you didn't pay to global tax authorities, amiright?
Never one to pass up an opportunity to strengthen the brand, Apple's smart to hire anyone who may help with their image. Especially when they no longer have a cutting edge product in the companies flagship smartphone.
Apple is now in the throes of a sickness that warps judgement and brings on the approbation of all sentient individuals in a gathering wave of scorn.
Apple is close to signing 21-year-old Raheem Sterling, a skilled forward for Premier League's Manchester City F.C. and England's national football team, as a global ambassador, according to British newspaper The Sun.
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling (Image: PA
Sterling, who has not played since suffering a groin injury in a match against Manchester United on March 20, will join the likes of American professional tennis player Serena Williams, FC Barcelona forward Neymar, and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry as brand ambassadors for Apple.
Sterling will earn around £250,000 per year from the deal, which is contingent upon him returning from injury in time for the Euro 2016 championship in France. Fortunately, his imminent return appears likely, as local media reports claim the winger could resume play as early as this weekend versus Chelsea.
The report claims that Sterling "has been lined up to be the figure-head of Apple's promotional work around the European Championship this summer," which could involve Apple or Beats television commercials and product endorsement, predominantly in the United Kingdom. Euro 2016 takes place between June 10 and July 10.
Article Link: Apple to Sign England's Raheem Sterling as Global Ambassador
Apple is blind to the fact that all customers are ambassadors for their products. Paying abberations like Sterling and Williams simply compounds the error.
I'm not sure if you have been paying attention - Apple is not a real estate investment company. My point is simply that Apple has been adding people, over paid / under performing executives (i.e. Angela / Eddy "the slob" Cue), leasing properties, and yet we have seen very little in the new game changing products space. Homekit / Healthkit / Apple TV - streaming video / Apple Watch / etc. are not moving the needle on stock price. AAPL is trading at $108 - a dismal 2%/year appreciation over where it was almost 4 years ago. Throwing crap at the wall hoping something sticks is not where we want to be.
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Roger Federer would be the obvious choice. He's like heaven sent or something.
Yeah I don't know or care much about soccer (European football
). I've watched a couple World Cup games and they were extremely uninteresting to me. I'd watch the US Women's National Team though, for obvious reasons.Just stick to what you call "world championships" in those ridiculous dresses. North Americans are simply too fat for playing a game that is not being paused every couple of seconds.
Real sportsmen don't have a chance against the kiwis and the aussies at the olympics.
Would be interested in finding what the odds are of All-blacks rugby 7s winning the gold medal and the Wallaby rubgy 7s getting the silver medal.