defenderjarvis

You know it, I know it, the American people know it and the XServe knows it. Steve's going "black and white" on us again -- no room for gray (or gray matter, for that matter). It's all Mobile now; iOS. Yep, the only game in town. "Scalability"…

in Gartner: Apple takes 9.7% share in Q4, grows Mac sales by 23% Comment by defenderjarvis January 2011

"STATE is important!" Even if a user never touches a scroll bar or scroll button, the persistent visibility of scroll bars is a necessary visual feedback indicator informing the user where he or she is in the document: "Am I half way down?" "Am I…

in Apple leaks new scroll bar UI details in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Comment by defenderjarvis October 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by andyzaky I would be very careful here. I know quite a lot about the market's viewpoint on growth and particularly on Apple's growth. I've been trading and analyzing Apple for ages, and have consistently outperformed …

in Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

If Apple DID buy Palm (though I don't see why. Maybe there's a mad scientist still there from Palm's acquisition of Be, and he's smarter than Einstein and Stephen Hawking combined), would Steve Jobs make the detestable, treacherous Jon Rubinstein wa…

in Apple was outbid by HP for Palm acquisition - report Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by EricIndiana I have successfully been patient enough to skip over buying an iPod. Once the iPhone came out it was clear that the iPod was soon to be superfluous, and the iPad confirmed it. The thing that strikes me is t…

in Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by andyzaky To Defenderjarvis: I don't think the iPod should discontinued nor do I make any such argument. The halo effect is still very much alive and well. The iPod does benefit Apple in a variety of ways, but its…

in Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

I have yet to read any article that suggests the theorized iPod ?halo effect? is no longer in effect. 1.) Revenue traced to the iPod doesn?t end at the cash register. Post-purchase, the iPod serves as a veritable money minting machine for Apple, …

in Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by ruoppster what the real point is that even though iPods have gone down in price over the years they account for more money in Q1 2010 than in Q1 2006. Even if the percentage is less the fact is Apple is making so much…

in Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

All IMHO: The iPod has arrived at the point the article describes, for a number of reasons, including that as Apple steadily introduced newer and newer models with new capabilities, the "iPod digital music player" lost its focus. It became a h…

in Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era Comment by defenderjarvis July 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by jfanning This is the bit that confuses me, each time you mention Ubuntu and choosing hardware for it, you go on with a large speech about nothing, just run it on a Mac if you prefer that hardware the best, it is that s…