Archive for 2012
Businessweek’s Obama re-election cover
Nov. 7, ‘12: Spooky! (And the Romney cover that won’t run.) Businessweek’s transparency around its covers — including a weekly video in its iPad app explaining each cover’s design evolution — is pretty great. I’d say I’m surprised more magazines aren’t copying them, … Continue reading →
Twitter Stands Alone
Nov. 7, ‘12: In case you missed it, the United States elected a president yesterday. I try to stay away from politics — it’s only fun in Chicago, anyway — but last night, I anxiously tuned in. Election night television, it seems, hasn’t … Continue reading →
When will Apple cut Intel loose?
Nov. 5, ‘12: Bloomberg says today that it might happen eventually, but Apple is “unlikely to switch in the next few years.” I was thinking about this over the weekend while admiring the iPad mini’s thinness, and pondering how its tiny battery lasts … Continue reading →
Why wasn’t the iPad always ‘mini’?
Nov. 5, ‘12: I’ve been asked this one a few times, and John Gruber answers it well. I think there are several factors. First, I don’t think they could have, technically. The original iPad in 2010 was pretty thick compared even to the … Continue reading →
24 Hours With The iPad Mini: This Is The Real iPad
Nov. 5, ‘12: Apple’s iPad business has been a huge success since launching 2.5 years ago, selling more than 100 million tablets and generating about $60 billion in revenue. Now, with the new iPad mini in the picture — it launched last Friday … Continue reading →
Welcome to the Jony Ive Era
Nov. 1, ‘12: Here’s a good look at what’s going on at Apple, by Bloomberg’s Peter Burrows and Adam Satariano, as industrial design genius Jony Ive broadens his duties. If you missed the announcement, Ive will now oversee “Human Interface” at Apple — including … Continue reading →
Where Are Google’s Nexus Stores?
Oct. 31, ‘12: Google’s Nexus tablets are supposed to be credible competitors to Apple’s iPads and Amazon’s Kindle Fires. And they’re actually selling pretty well — approaching 1 million sales a month, Google’s partner Asustek recently told the WSJ. But it should be … Continue reading →
The iPod Mini Effect: The iPad Mini Should Be So Lucky
Oct. 31, ‘12: Apple’s iPad mini goes on sale this Friday, and big questions for Apple include: How will it affect overall iPad sales? Will it cannibalize bigger, more expensive iPads? Will it sell out, despite a price premium over competitors like Amazon’s … Continue reading →
Tim Cook: About That iPad Number…
Oct. 25, ‘12: The weak spot on Apple’s September quarter earnings report was the iPad number: 14 million shipments, down from 17 million in the June quarter. That’s almost three times as many Macs as Apple shipped during the quarter, but it only … Continue reading →
A Billion And Back: 8 Years Of Apple iPod Sales
Oct. 25, ‘12: Here’s an interesting (if relatively unimportant) data point from Apple’s September quarter earnings: iPod sales fell below $1 billion for the first time in 8 years, since the September 2004 quarter. Since then, the iPod business had 31 quarters in … Continue reading →
