Game Changers. Apple has a history of changing entire industries: The Mac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, The App Store, iPad, iBooks, Apple TV, etc. The change to these industries are digital and disruptive. What’s next? It needs to be something BIG, very B-I-G. Apple’s market capitalization is approximately $500 Billion with revenues of over $100 Billion [...]
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Steve Jobs: Digital Disruption
Feb 16 2012
At first we might have dared it was luck. Then he did it again and again and again. Each product more revolutionary and bold than the last. During the dark ages, when he was in exile from Apple, while he created PIXAR and NeXT and creating the intersection between fine arts and technology, the rest [...]
Steve Jobs & Larry Ellison: The Line in the Sand
Oct 15 2010
Legend has it that when Steve Jobs was about to make his return to Apple, that he met up with his good friend, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle. At that time, Microsoft was the dominant tech powerhouse and Apple was on the brink of bankruptcy. Both Oracle and Apple viewed Microsoft as a formidable adversary. [...]
Apple’s EcoSystem
Jan 26 2010
Tomorrow, the world is expecting Apple, Inc. to revolutionize the world, once again. It’s revolutionized the world several times: personal computing, the iPod, the iPhone, and hopefully, tomorrow — the iTablet (or something along those lines). However, we must realize that all these hardware devices have fairly dependent ties to iTunes for content and that [...]
Two Wires
Sep 29 2009
Apple/Intel‘s Light Peak. I wrote about this back in Feb 2006. So glad it’s finally happening, and I quote: Two Wires I like to simplify things. The minimum to achieve the optimum — Occam’s Razor. Therefore, I am going to suggest that there only needs to be two kinds of wires in the world. Yes, [...]
iPhone 3
Feb 5 2009
The rumor mill has been buzzing, once again, about the possibility of a new iPhone. Apple’s Senior VP, Phil Schiller, mentioned that June is the normal release time for new iPhones, and the last 2 years have been right around that timeframe. So what is next? What could Apple possibly change to make us want [...]
The Apple Netbook / Mac Tablet $699
Oct 31 2008
Talk in the rumor mill keeps flying to the topic of Apple needing to release a Netbook to survive this economic downturn. There have also been ongoing rumors that Apple will release a Mac Tablet – essentially a large version of the iPod Touch or iPhone. These rumors could become reality if Apple decides to [...]
Apple’s Revenue Streams
Jun 11 2008
Apple has multiple revenue streams. The items that are most often noted are: Macs, iPods, and iPhones. However, there are other things that contribute to Apple’s bottom line. The diagram below gives an overview: [Blue = hardware; Orange = software/services]
Which Microsoft Monopoly Will Fall First?
May 29 2008
Microsoft has several products that are monopolies and hold dominant market share positions: Windows Office Internet Explorer As the Microsoft Empire continues to march on we are beginning to see the chinks in the armor. In the past we have written about The Downfall Of The Microsoft Empire. As we begin seeing increased competition, let [...]
5 Things on My Apple Wish List
Jan 30 2008
Apple has some of the best products in the world. They have world-class hardware: Macintosh computers, iPod, iPhone, AppleTV; and world-class software: Mac OS X, OS X, iTunes, iLife, Final Cut Studio, Safari, etc. However, there are improvements I would like to see to their product line.