The iPad continues its success. Apple has now increased production of its tablet from 1 million units per month to 2 million. More good news: Despite strong demand, [Analyst Katy Huberty with Morgan Stanley]reiterated that the iPad has not cannibalized sales of Macs. She noted that U.S. Mac sales are tracking up 20 to 25 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
Tech quote of the day
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, Apple TV, entertainment, Google, iPod, Mac Mini, Steve Jobs, Television
Image via CrunchBase [People] don’t want a computer on their TV. They have computers. They go to their wide-screen TVs for entertainment. Not to have another computer. This is a hard one for people in the computer industry to understand, but it’s really easy for consumers to understand. They get it. – Apple CEO Steve [...]
Mobile Flash sucks
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Brant in techTags: Adobe, Android, Apple, Flash, HTML5, iPhone
Image via CrunchBase Apple is frequently bashed by Android proponents for not supporting Flash technology on its mobile products. But how good is mobile Flash anyway. According to Ryan Lawler, not good at all. While in theory Flash video might be a competitive advantage for Android users, in practice it’s difficult to imagine anyone actually [...]
Apple media event today
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, iPod, media, Media event, movies, TV
At 1 pm Eastern today, Apple is hosting a media event to announce new products. For the first time that I am aware of, Apple will stream the event live on the Web. Note you can only watch with the right hardware/software. Apple announced that the stream will only be viewable on an OS X [...]
New iPhone 4 in September?
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: antenna, Apple, iPhone, iPhone 4
That is the rumor. According to a Mexican tech site, there will be a new version of the iPhone 4 in September, including a redesign of the current antenna. My view: extremely doubtful. Given the continuing success of iPhone sales, it would be crazy for Apple to antagonize their early adopters. Related articles Rumor: New [...]
Revamped Apple TV to include Netflix streaming?
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, media, movies, Netflix, Television
The answer to this question is yes, at least according to Bloomberg. We will see tomorrow if they are correct. Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers TV to consumers, will include movies from Netflix Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The streaming service would be available [...]
iPad and Fast Money
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, CNBC, Fast Money (CNBC), iPad, media, TV
iPads have taken over on the set of CNBC’s program Fast Money. Disclosure: I own Apple stock.
Check out this video. When it was shot in 1997, shortly after Jobs’ return to Apple, Apple stock (split adjusted) was selling for $4. I didn’t know that Steve Jobs ever gave a presentation wearing shorts. But it shows his talent for marketing and focusing on the simple and direct. (via All Things D) Here [...]
Tech quote of the day (updated)
Posted: 27th August 2010 by Brant in biz, culture, techTags: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Newspaper, USA Today
Image by cuttlefish via Flickr We have to go where the audience is. If people are hitting the iPad like crazy, or the iPhone or other mobile devices, we’ve got to be there with the content they want, when they want it. – USA Today Editor John Hillkirk, commenting on a major reorganization of the [...]
Tech happenings
Posted: 22nd August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Smartphones
Marco Armet offers a brief history lesson in pictures. It graphically reminds one that Apple has totally changed cellphones in just three years with its ground-breaking iPhone, and what that might portend for the future of computers. Disclosure: I am long in Apple.
Tech quote of the day (updated)
Posted: 20th August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Acer, Android, Apple, iPad, lg, tablet
Our tablet will be better than the iPad. – Chang Ma, vice president of marketing for LG‘s mobile-devices unit. Added to calendar for review one year from now. Disclosure: I own Apple stock. Update: Another quote for the calendar, this one from Acer. Its Chairman says that the iPad market share will soon drop from [...]
Is Apple now all about market share?
Posted: 11th August 2010 by Brant in politicsTags: Apple, iPhone
In the mobile space, take a look at what Apple is doing with the iPad. It is (perhaps) sacrificing margin for market share. Jon Gruber, who’s opinion is worth far more than most, speculates that they are about to do the same with the iPhone. Worth a careful read.
The H.P. board just made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago. That decision nearly destroyed Apple and would have if Steve hadn’t come back and saved them. – Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, on HP’s decision to fire Mark Hurd for inaccurate expense reports.
Fake Steve on Apple’s definition of success
Posted: 4th August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple
Fake Steve gets it. Apple does not want to the biggest in any market. Being the biggest almost always means beating the competition on price. And that puts tremendous pressure on profits. Apple’s goal is to compete for only the high profit end of any market it is in. And it is working. It cracks [...]