Posts tagged apple
Survival Strategies for RIM
May 22nd
As illustrated in my previous post, companies adopting a closed ecosystem (eg. Apple and RIM) will find it increasingly difficult to compete against the combined R&D and marketing budgets of the Android Army. This is of concern to us for two reasons: (a) RIM is the crown jewel of the Canadian tech industry, and (b) [...]
Android Army vs. Apple: Why Apple Never Had a Chance
May 19th
Android’s dominance over Apple is effectively a fait accompli (see latest Neilsen data). A post-mortem, so to speak, reveals that Apple never had a chance. Although a technical and design innovator, the mighty Apple cannot withstand the ongoing onslaught from the Android Horde. It’s demise as the leading platform can be attributed to 3 factors: [...]
BYOT – what are your requirements?
May 11th
I’ve been thinking about this week’s theme of BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) to work, and how I can add value to the excellent posts already written. So it’s inevitable; not only will devices be selected by end users (even purchased by end users), these devices will take increasing diversity of form. Desktops, laptops, servers [...]
The Playbook Tablet – Rock Star, or Wannabe?
Apr 25th
I play guitar. It’s about the only thing I’ve done longer than being (happily) married, and I’ve been married a long time. If you look at my profile picture under the contestants tab, you will soon conclude that in no way, shape, or form, do I resemble a rock star. Ozzie has no worries about [...]
Shameless tagging
Apr 18th
It’s hard to watch a movie by Stephen Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, or starring Brad Pitt, J-Lo, or even (gasp) Justin Bieber without seeing product placements from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike, RIM, Dell, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and others. On screen stars are using iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android phones, and you will soon even see Motorola tablets and RIM [...]
War of the Worlds or Perfect Storm
May 5th
I’d like to refer to a couple of articles that help to illustrate that the smart phone wave is more than just a cool new gadget, but the collision of powerful empires. War of the Worlds: RIM invented the smart phone market, and we’re proud as Canadians that a Canadian company is an innovative leader [...]
Will Palm Slap HP?
May 4th
Kudos to Elevation Partners, the private equity firm who dodged a bullet when they unloaded their 40% share of Palm in HP’s $1.2 billion buyout. This investment was widely expected to go south, so a 5% return over 2 years, a dud by any other standard, is considered quite the save. But will HP be [...]
Is there peace without a Smart Phone?
Apr 30th
Over the past 2.5 years I have been addicted to my smart phone, not the worlds greatest, I’ve had both HTC Touch and Touch Pro with Windows Mobile 6.0 then 6.1. Yes, the web browsing was basic, the phone (voice calls) was bearable, but I have really enjoyed the syncing of all my email and [...]
Twitter to sells Ads to pay the Bills
Apr 13th
Twitter began selling a service called Promoted Tweets today. Will it work? Will Twitter be Profitable?
Buying a PC: Feature or Fashion?
Apr 13th
Got an email today from Apple with the subject “More speed. More power. The new MacBook Pro family.” Sure enough the new MacBook Pro line was out! What!?! (you gasp I am sure) Apple can sell something besides and “phone” or “pad“?!? I like Macs so I took a look at the new machines and [...]
iPad O/S outdated in a day…
Apr 8th
I have an iMac and love it. I have a Win7 notebook and think its great. I’d love a new smart phone and would consider an iPhone. However, I am stumped by how Apple continues to rise above the fray. Case & Point: Apple releases the iPad to rabid millions with tones of hoopla. Reviews [...]
The Drama of HTML 5 Standards
Apr 1st
Google and Apple are pushing HTML 5 ‘standard.’ Where does this leave Adobe?
I Knew I was out-of-date when…
Mar 24th
Even musicians will feel the sting of technology progress: how iPhone is everywhere.
