Posts by Blastdoor

To those who are confused -- there is a thing called the iPad2, you know.   In other news.... the global domination of the iPad seems consistent with the view that Android's lead in "smartphones" might be due to an overly...

Bad news for Google.    If Samsung is the only company left standing selling Android, Google's position will be greatly weakened. All we need now is for Samsung to fork Android and Google's failure will be complete. 

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  "APPLE. IS. DOOMED."   "But Android is outshippingselling Apple!"   No, seriously, where are all those Android phones going? The rest of...

Wow, the difference between the US and the rest of the world is very stark.    I suspect it largely comes down to a combination of (1) price related issues and (2) completeness of Apple's ecosystem in the...

Interesting.    Apple's pattern with iDevices has been to cut the price on older devices only after new devices come out. But they could change that policy, and drop the price on older devices BEFORE the new device comes...

Win 8 may very well be doomed, but this guy has an agenda.    He's mostly ticked because app stores that come with the OS compete with Steam.    The notion that Steam is "open" is laughable. It's a DRM'd app...

Quote:Originally Posted by anantksundaram Lol. I keep reading stories like this, and yet the prevailing wisdom is that Android's share is substantially larger than that of Apple.* Not one bit of data -- except the vaunted...

I suspect that if the DOJ forces Apple and the publishers to switch back to a wholesale model, Apple will still charge the same markup over the wholesale price as they are now (i.e., 30% of the sticker price goes to apple). The only...

Distasteful though it may be, Apple should probably spend more on this. Like patent lawsuits, it's a necessary evil.    Also, with unlimited corporate donations to SuperPACs now legal, Apple might want to consider...

Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit    24 million... hmmmmmm... once China gets a hold of it, maybe, but I don't put sales above 14 million.   I'd like to be wrong. We'll...