The CharityBuzz auction for “coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook at Headquarters in Cupertino” has just ended with a final bid of $610,000. The bid has been placed by somebody known only as “a********s.” and CharityBuzz will not release the name of the high bidder. The winner of this auction is entitled to a 30–60 minute meeting with Cook at Apple headquarters on a mutually agreed upon date.
Charity auction site CharityBuzz kicked off a charity auction for a cup of coffee with Tim Cook. In a matter of hours the bidding went from $5,000 to $160,000. The Estimated Value of this auction is $50,000 and with 20 days left, it will be interesting to see how much people are willing to pay to have a cup of coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook. » Tim Cook Coffee Meeting Charity Auction Hits $160,000
Towards the end of Apple’s earnings call earlier today, Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer fielded a number of questions from analysts. Some of these questions addresses some of the most recent rumors including the recent 4.8-inch iPhone rumors, the budget iPhone rumor and the WSJ story about Apple cutting iPhone 5 part orders. » Tim Cook Addresses Latest Rumors At Apple’s Earnings Call
The iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad are currently available in more than 100 countries worldwide and Apple has just announced that the Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of iPad mini and the new fourth generation iPad with Retina display will be available in China on Friday, January 18. » iPad Mini & Fourth-Generation iPad Launching in China on January 18
Next week, Tim Cook will be the center of a feature on NBC’s Rock Center news show where Brian Williams will have the first major interview with Apple’s CEO. In this brief preview, Williams notes that Tim Cook was able to walk around Grand Central Station unrecognized until he got to the Apple Store there. Not much is known about Tim Cook, so it will be interesting to see his first major interview that will air on NBC next Thursday night, December 6.
Chris Eissens
