Jan Dawson

171 Articles

The Role of Marketing and Business Models in iPhone ASPs

Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the launch of new iPhones this week, and…

Why Talk of a $1000 iPhone is Overblown

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s been a lot of talk about Apple releasing…

The Virtual Reality Price Squeeze

Reading Time: 3 minutesHigh-end, mainstream virtual reality is coming up on eighteen…

The Big Software Company Hardware Push

Recent weeks have been a great reminder that some big companies that…

Small is Beautiful (Sometimes)

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote in this space about the…

The Risks of Facebook’s Video Pivot

Facebook on Wednesday afternoon unveiled its Watch tab, which will be the…

Tech Dominance Begets More Dominance

As we’re nearing the end of earnings season, one of the things…

The Power of Amazon Prime Beyond Shipping

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos famously talks about the company’s Prime subscription service…

How Will a Cashless Society Impact the Cash-Dependent?

This week, I was driving in my neighborhood when I spotted that…