Category Archives: Cupertino’s Reign

Under Your Tree.

Posted on January 4, 2012 by John

Impressive; 1.2 billion downloads in the post-Christmas week… It’s hard to believe that critics have been espousing how Android will catch and pass Apple (which is still possible but it certainly will take a Herculean effort). (Source) SF Gate: http://goo.gl/3iLvR

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Go Figure: Doing What ‘It’ (He) Wants…

Posted on January 3, 2012 by John

Meet the newest action-figure: Steve Jobs. (Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/vzMqa

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Hacking: The Latest Frontier.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by John

Apple (yes; the firm that is about all-inclusive, end-to-end, control) is constantly battling against being hacked… and, their TV offering is the latest example of such whereas iPad applications are able to run on it… So, the challenge between the … Continue reading →

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Take Your Tablet…

Posted on December 30, 2011 by John

Clearly, as has been the case repeatedly Apple’s Tablet dominance is about to be threatened in 2012… right? (Source) Time: http://goo.gl/80j1W

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Chicken Little.

Posted on November 8, 2011 by John

Count 1, 2, 3, 4 Asian locations now as sold-out of their existing stock (within minutes / hours depending upon said locale of the launch of Apple’s newest iPhone) as Singapore; Shanghai, Hong Kong and S. Korea all did banner … Continue reading →

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Apple Fan(boys) Rejoice!

Posted on November 6, 2011 by John

Only Steve Jobs could generate the sort of press where a lost interview (from 1995) has been found; restored (to full-length) and slated for release (in theaters across America no less!) (Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/1YnSM

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The Cult of Personality…

Posted on November 3, 2011 by John

As the one-month mark arrives since Steve Jobs died it seems there is virtually no middle-ground regarding those that loved (in some respects almost worshipped) him versus those that loathed (in many respects most certainly hated) him. (Source) NY Times: … Continue reading →

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Singapore Sling.

Posted on October 29, 2011 by John

If the fact that Singapore sold-out all of their initially available iPhone 4S models (within minutes of being put on-sale) becomes a global-trend (for the second wave of this product’s release-cycle) Samsung’s report of ‘shipping’ more handsets than their rival … Continue reading →

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The 4 P’s.

Posted on October 24, 2011 by John

Price: long viewed as the bane of Apple’s products (e.g., the company charges too much in comparison to the WinTel platform, etc., etc.) Yet; those days seem to be winding down as the latest iPhone 4S (16GB model) is / … Continue reading →

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Tablet Talk.

Posted on October 22, 2011 by John

In light of the enclosed report regarding Apple’s Tablet dominance slipping, the following points are worth noting: 1) With Amazon’s Kindle (obviously) geared towards the mass-market they face the challenge of DRM outside of America (in other words, their strongest … Continue reading →

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