Posts Tagged ‘tablets’
Tablets, Notebooks and Desktops Are The New “Other”
I have been following personal computing since the 1970s (yes, I am ancient). I was introduced to computing categories in the following order: — First, there was the Desktop. The original Desktops were text input...
The Business Model of Never Growing Up
The very mortal Larry Page and the rapidly aging Ray Kurzweil, in their mad, sad dash to live forever, will fail in this utterly futile, mostly human effort at denying the inevitable, at fighting that greatest of fleshly trappings, … Continue reading
Research: Who’s Buying What Tech around the Globe This Holiday Season
We have some research that gives us insight into what tech products are on the interest horizon for purchase over the next six months. While intent to purchase surveys don’t always lead to purchases, it...
Phone, Tablet, Desktop Usage
I’ve been staring at the above chart and I think there’s a lot we can learn from it. 1) Facts 1.1) Desktops are used most during working hours and their usage tails off at night....
The Microsoft Surface Is A Yachting Cap, Not A Yacht
Following Microsoft’s Earnings, a lot of people started talking about how “successful” the Surface 2-in-1 computer was becoming. That reminded me of the following anecdote: Tristan Bernard (1866–1947), was a French dramatist and novelist. A...
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
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
First Half 2014 Tablet Report
The tablet market is easily the most fascinatingly diverse consumer electronics category I have ever studied. If you have read my commentary on tablets, it is the unique form and function of the product that...
In New Job Steve Ballmer Forces Windows on the L.A. Clippers
I was fascinated to read a recent article about Steve Ballmer and how, in his role as owner of the L.A. Clippers, he has told his entire staff to get rid of their iPads. From now … Continue reading
How Microsoft and Apple’s Ads Define Their Strategy
Recently, after spending a lot of time with many of Microsoft’s OEM partners and looking at their overall strategic view of the PC and tablet markets of the future, it has become clear to me … Continue reading
Counterpoint: Tablets Were Never Supposed To Be The Next Smartphone
I’m (supposed to be) on vacation this week, but I saw an article by Peter Bright of Ars Tecnica, that got my dander up: “Op-Ed: Tablets really are the new PCs; nobody needs to buy … Continue reading
iPads At The Border
I believe (nearly) every child that comes to America seeking refuge should be welcome. I fully understand if you disagree. It is a complex issue after all. We are told tens of thousands of children … Continue reading
Apple Earnings: iPad Struggles and iTunes Revenue Importance
There were several interesting narratives out of Apple’s earnings report yesterday. The most glaring, and most confusing to many, was the struggles of the iPad. I’ll return to that in a moment. The Mac surprised...
More Than One Jony Ive At Apple Now
Does Jonathan Ive really want an iPhone “phablet”? I have doubts. Ive resisted increasing the size of the original iPhone, yet today’s larger iPhones (5/c/s) seems far too small for much of the world. Ive’s iconic...
Microsoft Removed Chesterton’s Fence
On Saturday, I explained why The Smartphone Is Not Merging With the PC. Apple and Google are moving in almost opposite directions from one another. But Microsoft? Their personal computing design philosophy is taking them...
Losing My Apple Religion. Seeking Salvation At WWDC.
I have crazy-high expectations for Apple’s worldwide developer conference. I expect, at minimum: An iPhone phablet iPad split-screen multi-tasking, necessary for the enterprise, awesome for gaming Touch ID APIs to support mobile payments Seamless inter-app … Continue reading
The Terrible Tablet Tantrum, Part 2
Yesterday, in The Terrible Tablet Tantrum, Part 1, I raged at the notion that tablets were dead and enumerated facts that refuted that erroneous contention. Today, I take a deep dive into the two philosophical...
The Terrible Tablet Tantrum: Part 1
In the first quarter of 2014, Apple sold 16.4 million iPads, a 16% drop compared to the number of units sold in the same quarter one year ago. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, explained the news … Continue reading
Microsoft Is At War With Itself
On Tuesday, May 20, Microsoft held an event to unveil the Surface Pro 3 Tablet. You can view the webcast here.1 NOTE: The quotes, below, are time stamped so you can locate them on the … Continue reading
Microsoft Needs To Burn More Bridges, Faster
I have been one of Microsoft’s most vocal critics (although, to be fair, just one of many). With profits as their north star, Microsoft has spent the past 15 years adrift. lost at sea, subject...
Peering Inside The Apple Rumors Prism
Steve Jobs fully understood the value in surprise, the wonder of magic, and the awe a beautiful, functional, highly personal computing device can evoke when unwrapped for the very first time. Rumors, particularly a stream...
Unified OS Advocates Are Out Of “Touch” With Reality
Last week, Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and Bud Tribble were interviewed as part of the Mac’s 30th anniversary. They — in no uncertain terms — slammed the door shut on the idea that Apple was … Continue reading
Tech Toy Story
Microsoft’s newest ad campaign is breath taking but not, I think, in the way that Microsoft imagines. “Just a toy“, my ass. ~ Steven Aquino (@steven_aquino) This is why Microsoft will lose. This shows they...
The Next Steve Jobs Will Destroy Apple
Apple is the biggest tech company in the world, worth at least $100 billion more than either Microsoft or Google. Apple has over 350 million active users. Within a few short years, I suspect a … Continue reading
Grading My Predictions For 2013
Sigh. Time to fess up and see how badly I did in last year’s predictions. You can find them all here. Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function … Continue reading
