What makes Apple a successful purveyor of finely crafted technological gadgets? We love Apple’s hardware designs, right? What else? Apple proves year after year that they get software, too, with best of breed apps that set the standard of integration. What else? Success is enhanced from the organically grown ecosystem where hardware design, software capability, … Read More »
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Amazon Kindle: Who Wins? Apple, Google, Amazon?
The big news from Amazon? Depending on what you read and who’s writing, the Amazon Kindle Fire is an iPad killer, an Android tablet killer, a Barnes & Noble Nook killer, one of the above, or none of the above. Finally, Compelling Differentiation For a new product to succeed against a prevailing market leader, it … Read More »
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Why Marginalizing Google Is So Much Fun For Apple
Remember when all we technopundits had to argue about was Apple vs. Microsoft; the Mac vs. PCs? Oh, how times have changed. The mighty Microsoft tried, but couldn’t dispose of poor old Apple. Now it’s Google’s turn and the giant search engine behemoth is giving away what Apple sells and still can’t win. Marginalize For … Read More »
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Flash Strikes Again: Malware On Your Mac
As if Adobe’s Flash didn’t have enough problems on the Mac, here comes another. Flash as malware. How Did We Get Here? It all started years ago when Adobe decided the Mac was about to die, so why bother to improve Adobe’s Mac apps, including Flash. The problem was intensified when the Mac didn’t die, … Read More »
Monday, September 26, 2011
Apple And The Streaming Media Mess
Got Netflix? Maybe not for long. My bet is that Apple is about to throw in the towel when it comes to streaming media. Sure, they’ll still give you some movies and TV shows to buy. But the handwriting is on the wall. No, Netflix didn’t win. In fact, they’re about to lose big time … Read More »
Friday, September 23, 2011
Goodbye, Safari: My Switch To A Better Browser
Remember the browser wars of the 1990s? Microsoft’s Internet Explorer bashed Netscape Navigator to claim bragging rights as the world’s most popular browser. Then, the browser wars ended. Then, thanks to Mozilla, Apple, and Google, we’ve entered another browser war of sorts, but it’s more like the Golden Age of Browsers. Goodbye Safari My favorite … Read More »
Thursday, September 22, 2011
What You Don’t Know About Apple’s New iPhone
The cat is out of the bag. Apple has a new iPhone on the way. What brainiac among technopunditry figure that out? All of them. On the radio today I heard a local DJ prognosticator talk about Apple’s hype machine; the excessive pre-launch marketing the company puts into new products. Really, Rush Limbaugh? Apple says … Read More »