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iPad Mini: Wishful Thinking?

July 8, 2012 – 11:24 pm

TweetOr another killer product? Or, on the pessimistic side, a loser defensive move showing Apple’s fear of competitors such as Amazon, with its Kindle Fire, and Google’s 7″ Nexus tablet? Recent leaks from purported sources inside Apple’s traditional suppliers have ignited a new frenzy of speculation. And not just from the usual blogging suspects — [...]

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Apple: The End Is Nigh

April 8, 2012 – 11:13 pm

TweetThe end of iPhone/iPad One Size Fits All, that is. So far, Apple has managed to sell more than 300M iOS devices using only a single size for the iPhone and another for the iPad. I’m becoming convinced this can’t last much longer. Soon, I believe, we’ll see a range of physically distinct iPhone and [...]

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Microsoft: Tablets are a passing fad

April 3, 2011 – 2:29 pm

TweetOnce upon a time, IBM was The Company, computers had “spindles” and Big Blue salesmen (no females allowed) got fresh collars and cuffs delivered to their desks each morning. When a pesky innovator came up with an interesting idea, The Company had a response at the ready: You Don’t Need This…We Know What’s Good For [...]

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The 2010 Media Watch List

January 3, 2010 – 6:22 pm

TweetNo predictions, just a few of many hot topics for the newborn year. Paywalls. 2010 could see a significant number of newspapers jumping into the paid-for option. Among the conditions to be met: – Grouping around a toll collector. It could be Journalism Online in the US, a big media group in Europe, or even [...]

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