Posts Tagged ‘apple’
The Real Threat to Apple: The Invisible Device
The Amazon Echo: what happens if this is all there is to a device? CC-licensed photo by Cryptik Merlin on Flickr For years, Apple has made a name for itself through the design of its...
The PC Decline: Four Key Points to Note
The PC industry isn’t getting any healthier. Both IDC’s and Gartner’s figures for PC shipments in the first quarter are out and both show the same direction of travel: down 11.5% to 60.6m units for...
Explaining Away Apple’s Success
On May 31, 2015, John Naughton, penned a story for The Guardian, entitled: If Steve Jobs’s death didn’t ruin Apple, the iCar surely will. I don’t know Mr. Naughton well, but after reading this article, … Continue reading
Premature Predictions About The Apple Watch
On February 27, 2015, Brian X. Chen penned an article entitled: “Apple’s New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested Public”, and on March 2, 2015, Mark Wilson published “You Guys Realize The Apple Watch … Continue reading
Thoughts On Apple’s E-book Appeal
On Monday, December 15, 2014, Apple’s appeal of the e-book anti-trust case was heard. Here are some of my thoughts on the matter. Drug Dealer Analogy Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart…called in to defend the … Continue reading
A Deeper Dive on Android and iPhone in China
I’ve received a number of questions from readers about why I don’t talk as much about the US market for smartphones. It’s primarily because the US doesn’t offer any new interesting questions or problems. It’s...
Time For Entirely New Myths At Apple
Steve Jobs is dead. There’s no bigger, richer company on the planet than Apple. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly stated this most American of companies will soon garner more of its sales from China...
Mobile Is Eating The Car
I attended last week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, as I do every year. While the norm among native Californians seems to be to fly from San Francisco to Los Angeles, I always drive. I make...
Apple Sits Atop The Stack
On November 26th, I wrote an INSIDER article entitled: “Is Apple Pay The New iTunes?” (Subscription required.) A foundational premise of that article was that iTunes did not, and now Apple Pay does not, directly...
Apple’s Very Human Interface Guidelines
I am impressed with the speed of Apple’s foray into entirely new UIs. No, I am not talking about the re-jiggered version of iOS the company built for the Apple Watch. It merely reveals the way forward. Apple is clearly...
Apple’s Design: The Gift That Keeps Giving (2 of 2)
This is part 2 of a 2-part article. Part 1 can be found here. Recap Market Research gives the customer what they ask for. It’s like giving a gift from a list. Great design is … Continue reading
Understanding the Global Mobile Web
In the latest mobile focused podcast with Benedict Evans and myself, we touched on a theme that needs more fleshing out. That of a future only possible because of mobile computers/smartphones. When I detail the … Continue reading
Apple’s Design: The Gift That Keeps Giving (1 of 2)
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This article was inspired by an analogy used by Ben Thompson in his wonderful article entitled “Christmas Gifts And The Meaning Of Design.” His article can be found here. Part 2 of this … Continue reading
Microsoft Is Doomed. Doomed!
I have to believe Microsoft’s latest earnings has finally obliterated all the silly “Microsoft is doomed!” discussion that’s been so bien pensant across the blogosphere these many years. This is a company that generated $23 billion in … Continue reading
The Consumer Tablet Growth Opportunity
A great deal of my tablet market analysis has been spent exploring opportunities for a PC in the form of a tablet. Opportunities not fulfilled by a PC in the form of a desktop or … Continue reading
My Apple vs. Samsung Conspiracy Theory
The Samsung issues we are seeing has me thinking about something. It’s a conspiracy theory with zero evidence but something that strategically intrigues me. Tim Cook said in a recent interview with Charlie Rose that...
Why the New 5K Retina iMac is a Game Changer
On the second day Steve jobs was back at Apple I had a chance to sit down with him and ask him about how he planned to rescue Apple. At the time, Apple was $1 billion … Continue reading
Did Apple Do Enough?
At Today’s Apple’s Event, I got a question over and over again. I thought I would share my thoughts on it. First off, the question, “Did Apple do enough?” is the wrong question. The correct … Continue reading
Technological Patriotism
Technology is breaking down barriers throughout the world. Conversely, a form of technological nationalism has taken hold, limiting tech’s rise. Expect such nationalist fervor to become more widespread, more virulent, probably more unfair. Technology is the new … Continue reading
Samsung Schadenfreude And The Fall Of The Church Of Market Share
Schadenfreude |ˈSHädənˌfroidə | noun | pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. ORIGIN German Schadenfreude, from Schaden ‘harm’ + Freude ‘joy.’ Samsung has reported a 60% fall in quarterly profits. Just three years ago, … Continue reading
Tech Geeks, Apple Watch And The Upcoming Fashion Apocalypse
What Is A Tech Geek? Definition: “Tech Geek” Someone with ridiculous skills on a computer/phone/iPod/other electronical device and scares us mere earthlings. they have a habit of breaking these after stretching them beyond their ability … Continue reading
Apple Defines Wearables as Fashionable Computing
Apple pioneered the PC, the mouse-driven PC, the digital music player, the modern laptop, the smartphone, and the tablet. Steve Jobs directed the creation of each of these transformative products, collaborating with Steve Wozniak, Jon … Continue reading
Thoughts On Apple
Let’s start with the bad news: The Apple Watch. This beautiful, technological marvel is, in my view, the device our future selves point back to as delineating when Apple changed forever. Not necessarily for the … Continue reading
Apple Watch Claim Chowder
People really love to hate Apple. It should be considered a disorder at this point. ~ J. Gobert (@MrGobert) The Apple Watch may or may not fail, but the analysis of the Watch has already … Continue reading
Further Thoughts on the Apple Watch and Smart Watches in General
After spending more time digesting the Apple Watch announcement and talking to dozens of journalists, doing several radio shows, reading many articles, and doing two podcasts, I have some updated thoughts. If you have read...
