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Apple’s Road Map was Revealed Long Ago
Apple revealed a bit of their overall road map a long time ago. On June 8, 2009, when it renamed its consumer laptop line, to be specific. Last summer, Apple dropped the standard MacBook and made, for all practical purposes, MacBook Pro the name for all of its laptops. At the time, this seemed innocent [...]
Full StoryWhy the Apple tablet won’t be named the iSlate or iTablet
On the eve of the big announcement from Apple, Inc. one of the things that is being speculated most is – What will Apple call their new device? Some have suggested the iSlate. Others have predicted the iTablet. Still others have suggested iPad or iCanvas. While at this point my theories have no relevance, it [...]
Full StoryAmazon App Idea Puts Final Nail In Its Own Kindle Coffin
It has been announced that Amazon is apparently planning to bring apps to its Kindle ereader. I am not sure they could have made a more miscalculated move. The Kindle is not a computer. Further, Amazon in a position to compete with the computer companies of the world. Nor should they need to. The kindle [...]
Full StoryIs the Market Pricing the Tablet Business into Apple’s Stock?
I have been watching Apple stock fairly closely for a while now. It has been interesting what it has done over the past few months as we get closer to the apparent announcement of the Apple tablet. For example, today the stock rose 4.41%. Why such a sharp increase today? Perhaps the invitations to next [...]
Full StoryWhat do McDonald’s, Apple, Starbucks and MTV Have in Common?
What do many of the most successful companies over the past 5o years have in common, other than success? A lot, I would imagine. But, I am focused on one aspect of their business model. If you wanted to teach people how to create a successful company model in today’s world, a good place to [...]
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