Posts Tagged ‘iOS’
Microsoft is Missing Apps the Same Way They Missed the Early Internet
It seems odd to me that Microsoft of all companies is so drastically behind the curve when it comes to apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. When you think about it, Microsoft of all companies was in the …
The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
Forget all the rumors of an Apple iWatch. Ignore the surprisingly good reviews of Google Glass. Neither of these will come close to replacing your smartphone. Not for many, many years; probably never. The question is not whether you will …
Are Google Apps On iOS A Trojan Horse Or A Concession to Apple’s Dominance?
Grin And Bear It
Aside from Google Maps and Google Now, many users would sooner tap on Gmail, Google Chrome, and Google Drive than the apps Apple would much rather you use, and the result is completely antithetical to Apple’s insistence …
Can Carriers Handle a Low-End iPhone?
There is a good discussion happening online at the comment that I want to comment on. Horace Dediu has written several good pieces on the job the iPhone is hired to do. In his latest installment he looks at the …
The App Developer Dilemma
A lot of great data came out yesterday that I believe is worthy of a deeper look. In my opinion, this data begins to shed light on some of the key questions I have had around platform engagement.
Flurry released some …
The Apple Walled Garden is Grounded in Old Fashioned Product Superiority
The value attributed to ecosystem “lock in”, such as the value Apple derives through tightly integrating its devices with its proprietary AirPlay, and the iTunes and App Store platforms, for example, is overstated both by industry analysts and by Apple’s …
Apple’s Penchant for Sophisticated Simplicity
I mentioned in an earlier column that I had finally figured out why iOS is the mobile operating system of choice for me. I take the time to objectively look at all the flagship devices on the market. …
Miscellaneous Musings On Apple’s Earnings And The Future Of Personal Computing
Yesterday Apple released their earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012. It is important to note that Apple had 14 weeks, as compared to the normal 13 weeks, in their year ago fourth quarter. In order to equalize results, all …
Why Android’s Market Share Is No Threat To Apple’s iOS Platform
iOS Is Winning The Profit Battles
Everyone concedes that Apple’s iOS is currently winning the mobile profit battles. However, many pundits still contend that Apple is losing the mobile wars because Apple does not have the most market share. How can …
Of Tablets, Phones, and Apps
This began life as a reply to a comment on Part 4 of John Kirk’s “Why Android Is Winning the Battles, But Google Is Losing the War,” but quickly got out of hand.
John’s post sparked a discussion of Apple’s and …
Windows, iOS, and Android All Have Something to Prove This Week
Prior to Apple developing iOS and over the last 25 years, there had never been much of a threat to the Windows ecosystem. With iOS, Apple proved many things, including the value of a holistic experience delivered through purpose-built …
Office for iOS and Android Embodies Microsoft’s Strategic Failings [Updated]
Microsoft product manager Petr Bobek has confirmed that (Microsoft) is planning to release native iOS and Android versions of Office 2013 next year. Speaking at a press event in the Czech Republic earlier today, Bobek told Czech site IHNED that …
It’s Good to be Back on the iPhone
I wasn’t terribly vocal about this fact but since June I have been using an Android phone exclusively as my smartphone. Which has been by far the longest I have ever used an Android smartphone for any length …
The Future of Apple’s Maps
It looks like the Apple Map story may dominate the conversation today, so I figured I would write something I have been thinking for a while. If you follow much of what I write or much of our …
The Real Reason why Apple Dropped Google Maps
I have been fascinated with all the bluster and vitriol thrown at Apple since they tossed Google Maps in favor of their own Map app without these detractors trying to get to the bottom of why Apple made this move.
If …
Who's Reading What
- The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
- Google’s Android And The Path Not Taken
- When Reporting Sales Numbers, Honesty is the Best Policy
- Microsoft is Missing Apps the Same Way They Missed the Early Internet
- Only Apple Can Play Apple
- Can Microsoft Compete in a Post-PC World?
- Bloomberg, the Internet, and Trust
- A Significant Product Differentiation
- Our New Look
- Samsung’s Real Threat to Apple
- Can Microsoft Compete in a Post-PC World?
- The Definitive Answer Guide to Which Smartphone You Should Buy
- Our New Look
- Big-Box Retailers are Not Helping PC Sales
- Samsung’s Real Threat to Apple
- Apple In Perspective
- The Soft Improvements in new PCs Could be their Biggest Draw
- The PC Industry of the Past Is Not the PC Industry of the Future
- Apple Is Playing Chicken With The Mobile Carriers
- Windows vs. Mac In Schools: All the Wrong Reasons