Kevin Lui

Rodrigo’s blog post regarding Apple’s iPhone sales, predicting overestimated sales.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, explained that the sales were over estimated because of supply shortages for their new iPhone 5.

http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-iphone-5-sales-2012-9

It is true that supply for iPhone 5s are limited, but the real reason is that iPhones are losing market share. The article below shows that Samsung, Apple’s biggest smartphone rival, is taking a bigger market share from the famous iPhone. The reason for lower than expected sales on the iPhone is due to the rising demand for Samsung Galaxy S3s.

http://www.mspmentor.net/2012/11/16/gartner-apple-samsung-lead-the-smartphone-pack/

Kevin Lu’s Post

https://blogs.ubc.ca/kevinlu/2012/09/13/how-cheap-is-too-cheap/

I agree that imposing a “fat tax” for flyers is unethical towards many people. Customers are not objects, they can not be charged by the pound. I feel that the problem with Ryanair’s strategy is that they are targeting the customer’s wallet rather than targeting their mind. Charging for excess luggage and using the lavatories is already a turndown for flyers, with the addition of a “fat tax” that is based on the flyers’ weight will bring down Ryanair’s reputation significantly.

According to Anthony Tse’s blog post, https://blogs.ubc.ca/anthonytse/2012/09/13/business-ethnics-mcdonalds-new-addition/， regarding McDonald’s health concerns, I find that health usually doesn’t come first in priority for students like us. And that there should be concern for many other individuals such as professionals. There could also be a change of thought regarding McDonald’s decision to open a vegetarian McDonald’s in India. Would that make a difference in the health of the food? Or will it still contain the fatty oils as an ordinary McDonald’s menu?