Archive for 2012
PayPal’s fake Square
Mar. 15, ‘12: Looks pretty much exactly like something eBay would design. Can’t wait for Yahoo’s take. (Joking aside, this is actually a pretty important market for eBay. Its whole case vs. Amazon is that it can further democratize e-commerce, and looping in … Continue reading →
Bump To SplatF: Hey, Millions Of People Use Our App!
Mar. 14, ‘12: While analyzing Apple’s top-all-time-apps lists last week, I poked Bump a little, asking “Do people actually use this app? Have never seen it.” Bump, no. 14 on the all-time free iPhone apps list, seemed high, given how little I’ve heard … Continue reading →
Twitter buys Posterous
Mar. 12, ‘12: Here’s Twitter’s blog post on the deal, and Posterous’s post, too. This appears to be primarily a talent acquisition (“acq-hire”) and maybe — to a lesser extent — a technology acquisition, versus an audience or market share acquisition. Both posts … Continue reading →
Which New iPad?
Mar. 8, ‘12: Sometimes Apple makes things simple. Sometimes it does not. There are many iPads to choose from today. More than yesterday. I pre-ordered the 32 GB black wi-fi-only ‘iPad’ (third generation) today, and a new Apple TV (my first) to go … Continue reading →
Why the new iPad is so huge for Apple
Mar. 8, ‘12: Great product at a great price, rare market opportunity, and a big, fast-growing business. Apple could potentially sell 80 million iPads this year, about twice as many as it did last year, and more than the number of iPad 1s … Continue reading →
Analyzing Apple’s All-Time Top Apps Lists
Mar. 6, ‘12: With the iOS App Store passing 25 billion downloads, Apple has published all-time rankings of the top 25 free and paid iPhone and iPad apps. (Via Daring Fireball.) Digging in… Angry Birds is 3 of the top 10 paid iPhone apps … Continue reading →
‘Pocket Planes’ airline simulator, from the makers of ‘Tiny Tower’
Mar. 6, ‘12: Could be the first iPhone game I get addicted to since Flight Control.
Square is building iPads into NYC cabs
Mar. 6, ‘12: Another cool “enterprise” use case for the iPad and growth opportunity for Apple. (In this case, the iPad is replacing some sort of PC, so it’s different than the “putting iPads where there weren’t PCs before” opportunity I previously outlined. … Continue reading →
Google launches ‘Play’ store — Android apps, music, etc.
Mar. 6, ‘12: I’ve updated the SplatF “Creative tech product names” table to reflect it. Now Facebook just needs a “Play” to win the row.
Square’s Sexy Growth Curve
Mar. 5, ‘12: It is easy to be skeptical of Square, which — while very cool — also feels like it must somehow be overhyped. (Why did my local café stop using it? Why don’t I ever see it in use? Can it really replace most cash … Continue reading →
