I was quite intrigued by an article in CNET that shared a research report from Barclay’s Equity Research that speculated on the idea of Apple creating an iPad with a larger screen and using their new 64-bit processor in it. The CNET article states that “In a note to investors Tuesday, the firm laid out … Continue reading Could Apple be Reinventing The Hybrid Notebook / Tablet?
During my conversation with Benedict Evans as we recorded the 4th episode of our podcast, we got to discussing some competitive players in the mobile market. During this conversation Benedict brought up how aggressive Samsung is with a portion of their marketing budget which goes to commissions to sales reps who sell their devices. Now … Continue reading Why Apple is Growing Its Bank Account
“There are three rules for running a successful business. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. The Now Of Apple A man is known by the company he organizes. ~ Ambrose Bierce Steve Jobs’ Greatest Creation Was Apple Itself Steve Jobs’s most important, but least recognized, contribution to the world was, not as a visionary, … Continue reading The Tao Of Apple
Last week, I talked about Apple: The Splendid Failure. How Apple was viewed as a failure because they prioritized product and customer experience over profits. This week, I try to put things into perspective and demonstrate where Apple really stands in relation to their rivals. Next week, I’ll conclude by focusing on Apple’s true dilemma. … Continue reading Apple To World: “Doomed? I Know What You Are, But What Am I?”
All the speculation around the iPhone 5C was that it was designed to be Apple’s product to infiltrate the lower tiers of the market and begin to take share from Android. You may or may not know that in several markets like the US, Japan, and parts of Europe, the iPhone dominates the premium section … Continue reading Apple’s 5C Invasion Strategy
“All of us have failed to match our dream of perfection. I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.” ~ William Faulkner The Innovator’s Dilemma If you’ve heard this story before, don’t stop me, because I’d like to hear it again. ~ Groucho Marx The Innovator’s Dilemma made the … Continue reading Apple: The Splendid Failure
I was hoping that with the official release of iOS 7, Apple would finally produce some major improvements in Apple Maps. But for all the attention Apple has lavished on other parts of the new OS, Apple seems to have given Maps the Find My Friends treatment. It looks like an iOS 7 apps, but … Continue reading Apple Maps: Still a Disaster
A recent column by Brian S. Hall and a followup conversation in the comments got me thinking about one of his “wild and crazy” ideas for Apple: That the company should fund a research lab in the tradition of Bell Labs. And the more I think about it, the better an idea it seems. I don’t … Continue reading Apple Research: An Immodest Proposal
Critics: Apple Has Nothing Under Construction Following Apple’s iPhone Event last Tuesday, September 10th, the Pundits – echoed by the stock market – have been relentlessly critical of Apple’s iPhone 5C pricing strategy. Investors have driven Apple’s shares down more than 10% since last week’s event. Snippets from some of the commentary: (Author’s note: You … Continue reading Apple And The “Noah” Rule
Analyzing the pricing strategy of the iPhone 5c has led me down some interesting trails of thought. Brian wrote yesterday that Apple simply doesn’t have the DNA to go down market. I disagree with Brian here. I believe Apple has shown that they can make products for everyone with how they built out the iPod … Continue reading The Role of the iPad for Apple’s Growth
Ambition is the last refuge of failure. – Oscar Wilde Apple held its much-anticipated iPhone launch event last week. The company offered up iOS 7, iPhone 5c, 5s, iTunes Radio, a “motion” chip, a 64-bit processor and several more goodies. The “one more thing,” however, turned out to be the reaction of the world. Neither … Continue reading Did Apple Fail Us? Maybe. Did Apple Just Stab Microsoft In The Heart? Definitely.
A great deal of articles have come out trying to sour Apple’s A7 processor and the fact that they have moved their ARM architecture from 32-bit to 64-bit. The narrative claims that there are no tangible benefits to make the move from 32-bit to 64-bit in mobile devices today. Much of the narrative is rooted … Continue reading The Apple A7 – A is for Ambition
I am providing you with a copulation of answers to several questions raised… ~ Marion Barry The recent Apple iPhone event raised so very, many questions. Let’s touch on a few of them and see where we stand today. Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things. ~ George Carlin Apple TV … Continue reading Reviewing Apple’s iPhone Event
Having a strategic plan and following it doesn’t guarantee corporate success. There’s always the possibility that the strategy is bad and fated to fail. But you can rest assured that the lack of a strategy will doom any enterprise to failure–and why I worry a lot about the future of Microsoft. As Ben Thompson at … Continue reading Apple vs. Microsoft: The Value of Strategic Thinking
The Touch ID fingerprint reader could be one of the most important features of the new iPhone 5s. Although it will initially be used only to unlock the phone and to log into the iTunes Store, it has the potential to improve the security of a wide range of mobile purchases and payments. But first … Continue reading Touch ID: A Big Deal If Apple Doesn’t Mess It Up
As with all Apple events I have attended, which is every one going back to the launch of the iPod, there are many intriguing questions leading up to the event. Many have been speculating and analyzing every angle possible about what may or may not be announced tomorrow. I’d prefer to leave the speculating to … Continue reading Pondering Apple’s Big Day
After Apple’s keynote at WWDC 2013, all anyone could talk about was iOS 7. “It’s so different,” they gasped and everyone carried on about it for weeks. Unfortunately, they disregarded another important announcement from the event: iTunes Radio, the company’s foray into online music streaming. Ask Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy about it and he’ll tell … Continue reading iTunes Radio: Apple’s Dark Horse for Streaming Music
Apple is doomed. No innovation, no market share, no new products, no Steve Jobs. Death — soon — is all but certain. This is the consensus, at least, from mobile analysts, Nobel-winning economists and tech bloggers alike. It’s nonsense, of course, the product of a herd mentality tucked inside a middle manager’s vision. Apple has the best … Continue reading My Mad Crazy Brilliant Ideas To Save Apple From Certain Doom
Security is a hot topic in many countries at the moment. And it is going to be a hot topic for the foreseeable future, perhaps for reasons you may not even know yet. It is fascinating to listen to water cooler conversations from folks on the topic. Security, or a lack-there-of, is quickly becoming top … Continue reading How Apple Could Lead the Next Big Tech Trend–Security As A Service
In a recent TV interview with Charlie Rose, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison raised a few eyebrows when he suggested that Apple best days are over since Steve Jobs is no longer there to be its guiding light. When asked about Apple’s future, Ellison said that we saw Apple once before when Jobs was not there … Continue reading Why Larry Ellison is wrong about Apple
I have been connecting compute devices to my TVs for nearly 20 years, the first being a Compaq Presario hooked to a massive RCA 35” tube TV via an NTSC converter. Back then, there wasn’t online audio or video content worth streaming, but there were games like “You Don’t Know Jack” that were a lot … Continue reading Is Chromecast Really Android’s Attempt at an Apple TV?
For a while now Wall Street backers of Apple have wanted them to create a low priced iPhone and use it to gain more marketshare. They seem to think that market share will drive up profits and expand their reach. A Tech.pinions colleague has done a great jobs dealing with the issue of marketshare vs … Continue reading Why Apple Should Not Create a Low-End iPhone
On June 10, 2013, during the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote, Apple unveiled two new videos: “Intention” and “Our Signature” Two videos, but only one message. Author’s note: All of the quotes from Apple’s videos are: “in bold text”. “This is it.” In those videos, Apple revealed its mission, its purpose, its essence, … Continue reading This Is It. This Is Apple. This Is Their Design.
Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 7 Beta 3, the third test version of the upcoming software for iPhone and iPad released in a month. Users, by definition registered Apple developers, who installed it made a remarkable discovery: The Helvetica iOS system font, widely denounced as too light by earlier users, had been replaced by … Continue reading Apple, Microsoft, and Listening to Customers
I am sick to death of pundits proclaiming that Apple can no longer innovate. Apparently, the less one knows about a subject, the more strident one’s opinion on that subject becomes. Nevertheless, this nonsensical posturing has simply got to stop, for it is easier to believe a lie that you have heard a thousand times, … Continue reading Apple Can’t Innovate Anymore, My A$$
