AAPL stock news and rumors for March 11, 2010

by Jeff Reeves | March 12, 2010 12:58 pm

Here’s your daily bite of Apple (AAPL[1]) stock news:

Barnes & Noble App for iPad: Bookseller Barnes & Noble (BKS[2]) said today its plans to release its bookstore and e-reading software for the iPad that would directly compete with Apple’s own iBookstore. Read more on Apple Insider[3].

Top Tech Support by Far: Yesterday, Consumer Reports published the results of its most recent tech support survey[4]. Apple was by far and away the winner for both laptop and desktop help – winning 86 points on the Consumer Reports scale. The next-best showing was 23 points behind at just a 63 on the scale.

Jobs Dwarfed by Other Billionaires: The annual Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires[5] put Steve Jobs’ net worth at $5.5 billion. That made him just the 136th richest person in the world. If it’s any consolation, Bill Gates is no longer #1.

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AAPL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AAPL
BKS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BKS
Read more on Apple Insider: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/11/barnesnoble_announces_intent_to_release_ipad_e_reader_app.html
Consumer Reports published the results of its most recent tech support survey: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/03/best-and-worst-tech-support-ratings-laptop-desktop-computer-survey-reviews.html
The annual Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires: http://www.investorplace.com/experts/jeff_reeves/stock-market-worlds-richest-man.html

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