Ok, look: we know that the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad are doing fine among consumers. Well actually, they’re doing great - but let’s wait until October 18th (when Apple is having its Q4 earnings call) before we talk about sales and success again. We often forget (or maybe some of you just don’t know) that there’s a whole supply chain behind your beloved iOS multitouch screens; how are these guys doing amid the recession and Apple’s success in the mobile market?
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Apple Touch Panel Suppliers Expected to See Revenue Growth in Q4 2010
Latest Apple Patent: The Ambidextrous Mouse (Which Sounds Familiar)
Tech companies patent a lot of stuff. From external devices to stands and screens and touch-based interactions, patents for “inventions” are all over the place. Apple patents are the ones we usually get excited about, though, as they’re probably the most curious ones.
The latest Apple patent filing shows us an “ambidextrous” mouse, a device capable of recognizing whether you’re holding it with your left or right hand, and able to work in either mode. Read more
Apple TV = <$64 In Parts
Why Apple Doesn’t Talk→
Why Apple Doesn’t Talk
The problem with talking smack is you immediately put yourself on the clock. You almost guarantee public disappointment when the product does not ship as (or when) promised. If you just shut your mouth and let the product speak for itself—once you actually have a product—then there’s a much better chance for people to be pleasantly surprised. Some companies understand this. Others clearly do not.
When I say I mark someone’s words, I mean it.
32% Choose Android Smartphones in US
According to August data, Nielsen Company has reported that Android has passed the iPhone and Blackberry to become the most popular OS for new smartphones purchased in the past six months. Apple’s iPhone iOS and Blackberry’s RIM service are tied for seond place at or near 25 percent. Read more
Has Apple Really Sold 8.25 Million iPads So Far?
Some interesting numbers for this slow Tuesday morning: according to the predictions by many analysts contacted by CNN’s Fortune, Apple has sold roughly 8.25 million iPad units so far. Bernstein Research analyst Colin McGranahan told the CNBC yesterday that the iPad has the fastest adoption rate ever, even faster than the DVD player in 1997. Read more
What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Left Apple in 1985?
The New York Times has an interesting piece by Randall Stross today, where he argues about the consequences of Steve Jobs not leaving Apple, the company he co-founded, in 1985. Would Apple be in the same place it is today? Would Steve Jobs be the visionary leader he is today? Read more
Adidas Cancels iAd Campaign Because Steve Jobs Is A Control Freak
Despite some initial doubts about a not exactly happy start, Apple’s iAd program is predicted to match Google in the mobile market share by year’s end, and we’ve heard stories about iAds becoming a real gold mine for developers. We’ve also heard complaints from advertisers about Apple’s strict control on ad approval - something huge corporations like, say, Nissan or AT&T are not used to. Businesses weren’t used to “ad approval process” before Apple, and that’s all because Steve Jobs wants to build an ad system that engages users at a personal level with curated, rich and beautiful advertisements. Read more
Apple’s Segmentation Strategy, and the Folly of Conventional Wisdom→
Apple’s Segmentation Strategy, and the Folly of Conventional Wisdom
Apple has launched three major new product lines since 2001: the iPod (October, 2001); the iPhone (July, 2007); and the iPad (April, 2010).
The company’s stock is up 3,000 percent since the launch of iPod, 125 percent since the launch of iPhone, and 20 percent since the launch of iPad.
In that same time period, the major devotees of the loosely coupled model – Microsoft, Google, Intel and Dell – have been, at best, outpaced by Apple 6X (in the case of Google dating back to the launch of iPod) and at worst, either been wiped out (in the case of Dell) or treaded water (in the cases of Microsoft and Intel) in every comparison period.
Must-read. [via DF]