SVMUG Monthly Meeting - March 17, 2025 Bryan Chaffin's thoughts on the recent Apple Annual Meeting & Prognostications from Bloomberg
Hello svmug members & friends!
The Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group (svmug) upcoming meeting is Monday, March 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. We will be meeting via Zoom. As always, our meetings are open to the public and free to attend. Please invite a friend!
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MEETING TOPIC: Apple Annual Meeting & Prognostications from Bloomberg - Are they True or False?
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg recently gave his predictions & commentary on Apple’s future. What does *our* 'predictor in chief' (Bryan) have to say about this? Join us and listen to Bryan’s thoughts on these topics.
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: Bryan Chaffin
Bryan Chaffin is one of our popular SVMUG presenters and has graciously talked with our group many times over the years.
He's been writing about Apple and technology for more than 26 years and remains a USDA-Certified Geek™! Bryan has contributed to 5 or more "For Dummies" books, and co-authored "iPad for Dummies - 11th Edition" with Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus. He is the author of SciFi thriller Accidental Intelligence. He's also the host of The Context Machine podcast. In a past life, he was the cofounder and co-publisher of The Mac Observer (TMO).
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TIME SCHEDULE:
6:30 PM - Virtual Doors open. Come early and socialize.
7:00 PM - Introduction & News
7:30 PM - Presentation
8:15 PM - Q&A - use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
8:30 PM - Raffle and end of meeting
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2025 CALENDAR: via Zoom
Mar 17 — Bryan Chaffin on Apple Financial results and the state of Apple
Apr 21 — TBD
May 19 — TBD
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