May 31, 2007
OMGNOAPPZ
There has likely been a lot of griefing concerning the lack of 3rd party SDKs and APIs for the iPhone as of yet. While presenting at D5, Jobs stated he doesn't want the iPhone to be unstable or insecure, stating the iPhone won't be"one of those phones that crashes a few times a day.... We would like to solve this problem and if you could just be a little more patient with us, we’ll do it."OMGAPPZ. kthxbye.
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the Post-PC Era
One of the things that Jobs really was intent on talking about throughout the D5 conference is what happens to computers and gadgets in what he called the Post-PC era. That's not to say that the PC, as in personal computer, is going away. Far from it; it's still necessary to function as a media center, digital hub, or media entertainment center. All of those gadgets in your drawer, they have to sync to something.Google Maps Client
Interestingly, Steve Jobs revealed that the Google Maps software client was programmed by Apple, not Google as I had previously assumed. Perhaps not surprisingly, Steve thinks it is a much better client than the versions released on other platforms (such as Palm, MS Windows Mobile, Java, etc).I love Google Maps, I use it on my computer, in a browser. But when we were doing the iPhone, we thought "wouldn't it be great to have maps on the iPhone." So we called up Google and they had done a few client apps in Java on some phones, they had an API that we worked with them a little on, and we ended up writing a client app for those APIs, and they would provide the backend service. And the app we were able to write, since we're pretty reasonable at writing apps, blows away any Google Maps client, just blows it away. Same set of data coming off the server, but the experience you have using it is unbelievable, way better than a computer. Just in a different league than what they've used in a client...[via]
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 31, 2007 at 4:23 PM
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Fireside Chat: Transcript
D5 has posted a transcript of the Fireside Chat with Gates and Jobs. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 31, 2007 at 3:31 PM
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Fireside Chat: Jobs and Gates Video
Walt Mossberg's All Things Digital, aka D5, has posted video of the Gates and Jobs fireside chat. It's unfortunately in 9 chunks of FLV; there's no stream, no MOV or WMV that you can download of the entire event. That shouldn't stop you, however, as the chat is excellent. Jobs and Gates are relaxed, affable, and make jokes throughout, and it's frankly great to watch both of them. They talk openly about the mobile space, where "post-pc era devices" (Jobs' term for devices like Zunes, iPods, GPS, and other catch-all convergence or divergence devices) are headed. It's an investment of time -- roughly an hour -- worth its weight in gold.One of the best parts, for me, is that Jobs confirmed they're still working on 3rd party applications for the iPhone, how to do it right; how to do it without making the device crash twice a day. A more in-depth article should follow this afternoon or evening.
In any regard, D5 has posted a highlight reel, but I'd personally recommend just watching the individual flash videos. Read on for the links.
iTunes 7.2 and iTunes Plus: DRM-Free Tracks
iTunes 7.2 is available, and with it comes iTunes Plus, song tracks that you can purchase for a little more money that have more audio quality and no DRM. EMI's entire catalog should be available, and Jobs predicted at D5 that the independent labels are clamoring to get on board as well. Jobs predicts that about half of the catalog at the iTunes Store should be available DRM-free by the end of the calendar year. Finally, you can play iTunes Store purchases on your Zune. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 31, 2007 at 8:51 AM (0)
A Flooding Torrent of iPhone News
Steve Jobs was at Walt Mossberg's All Things Digital conference, also known as D5, and there's a bunch of news. There's a good video interview of Jobs by Mossberg, but there are other tidbits from the conference that I'll be posting throughout the day. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 31, 2007 at 8:48 AM
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May 29, 2007
Data Plan Rumor
According to Gizmodo, the iPhone data plan could be $30. AT&T's current standard EDGE data plan is $20 per month. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 11:27 PM (0)
Goodbye John Mayer
It used to be that no Macworld or WWDC Jobs keynote was complete without John Mayer playing at the end of it; he was basically the 'fat lady' punctuation at the end. It was the same at January's intro of the iPhone, which was no surprise to me. Well, it looks like Mayer has jumped the ship for Blackberry. If you ask me, that's kind of like boarding the Titanic just as the iceberg comes into full view. But hey, RIM is a sponsor of his tour, and I'm sure Apple will hold no grudges, right? Hahahahaha | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 1:14 PM (0)
More Google iPhone Apps on the way?
Google apparently has more compelling iPhone apps in the works, though information on what they actually do is still scant. Here's hoping we find out soon, and don't forget your unlimited data plans. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 1:11 PM (0)
Fireside Chat: Gates vs. Jobs
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are scheduled to have a sit-down where they discuss the state of the industry at Walt Mossberg's D-Conf. All sorts of high-rolling things are going to be going on there -- Jeff Hawkins will unleash his third arm, giving the keynote tech talk, if you will; Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will do a sit-down, and chat about the industry.So, there's a lot of press out there that says there's likely to be a smackdown between the two; I don't think that's too likely, but it will give some valuable insight to how the two of them operate and where they think the industry will go. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have the smackdown, which is why this makes me laugh.
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| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 12:34 PM
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EMI releases DRM-free tracks May 30?
Apple is apparently very nearly finished with re-encoding EMI's catalog of music and may be releasing it tomorrow, May 30. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 12:25 PM (0)
AT&T Resurrecting Unity
AT&T's old Unity plan (it used to be their complicated unlimited plan), is apparently on the way back after being gone for several years. They intend to simplify it and offer it as one of the plans available for the iPhone, though AT&T declined to elaborate on the nitty-gritty details of the as-of-yet-unveiled plan. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 11:23 AM
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Interview with AT&T's iPhone Project Lead
There's a lengthy interview with Brian Lurie, the iPhone project lead at AT&T, at the Seattle Times website. It's a good interview, confirming several things that I've been reading before that were previously unsubstantiated. For example, the 5-year exclusive we've heard about is confirmed by Mr. Lurie.The interview is a bit short -- Brian Lurie is obviously keeping mum about his favorite features, though he absolutely gushes about widgets and the browser, and has some good things to say about the price point and convergence devices. It doesn't read too much like a marketing interview, so I'd say it's definitely worth it. [via]
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 29, 2007 at 11:17 AM
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May 25, 2007
iPhone released June 20?
According to what an analyst claimed to be on CNBC show "On the Money," the iPhone has a confirmed launch date of June 20th. Apple tends to release products on Tuesdays and Fridays, which has caused doubt in some. I'm not aware if AT&T / Cingular has a specific release day for new devices. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 25, 2007 at 4:47 PM (0)
May 24, 2007
iPod Software Review: Lost
I'm a big Lost fan. I was introduced to the series by my wife; we watched the season finale yesterday with a group of friends as we always do (no spoilers). We both enjoy the show. It's my favorite show on major networks. I'm a Lost fan. So, when I found out that one of my favorite mobile game companies Gameloft converted their great-looking Lost for mobile phones to the Lost iPod game (iTunes link), I had to try it. Right then and there, goodbye $5. So the question remains, how was it? | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 24, 2007 at 4:54 PM
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iPhone: Better than Everything Without Even Being Out Yet
After seeing videos of the iPhone, 90% of those surveyed agree that they think the iPhone is better than their current handset (except for texting, and that one is close). 40% of those surveyed thought it would be "much better across key functional categories-- including music player, web browsing, voice mail, and phone call management." Strategy Analytic's press release doesn't list margin or error or sample size, but that's not enough to put me in the 'doubter' camp. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 24, 2007 at 3:33 PM (0)
May 23, 2007
The Mobile Handset Market Has a Disease: Followup
I posted a quick blurb yesterday about how some folks expect the iPhone to cure some of the industry's handset ills -- finally, clueless handset makers will have a yardstick by which to measure their products. Well, the readers have responded, and there are some good sound-offs there. The believers believe, the luddites don't want a phone anyway, and some folks gripe of 3G. In time, in time. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 23, 2007 at 6:58 PM (0)
Totally Unsubstantiated Rumor: GPS in 2008
According to an article which cites no sources, the iPhone is "certain" to get GPS chips put in around 2008. I'm a fan, I think integrated GPS will be one of the killer apps on mobile phones. I wouldn't necessarily put too much faith in this particular rumor, though. Even if it does get GPS in 2008. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 23, 2007 at 5:02 PM (0)
May 22, 2007
The Mobile Handset Market Has A Disease
And the only prescription, according to UK IT website The Register, is more iPhone."What could be more scary than an organisation capable of working in total secrecy, with a track record of creating highly desirable products, headed by a man who's beaten cancer and an SEC investigation and comes equipped with a Reality Distortion Field that would make Darth Vader jealous. Frankly, its just what the doctor ordered for this very sick industry."
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 22, 2007 at 2:42 PM (0)
Carriers Positioning Themselves: AT&T Readies iWeapon
There's a good summary of the carrier industry over at USA Today, which helps explain why the iPhone (and other phones with cult followings) are so important to the carriers: 73% of the U.S. households already have a mobile phone, and the carriers largely have to steal customers from each other. That's why they try to lock you into a two year contract, and hit you with conract breakage fees when you leave. The iPhone is potentially doubly potent, as evidenced by the 5 year exclusive deal with AT&T -- if you want the Apple iPhone, you will have to go to AT&T to get it. iPhone aficionados will likely be stuck on AT&T for a long time.So, the carriers need the shiniest shiny toys to drag you away. The article also covers the old news that Verizon passed on the iPhone, unwilling to cave in to Apple's demands. I'm glad to hear that deal didn't go through -- I've not been fond of Verizon in the past, and they have this nasty habit of locking up abilities on their phones that other carriers leave open. [via TreoCentral forums]
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 22, 2007 at 1:53 PM
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iPhone available as Prepaid!
According to the Boy Genius Report, the iPhone will be available to prepaid customers on AT&T service -- the relevant plans there would be "Go Phone Pay As You Go" and "Go Phone Pick Your Plan." No prices are available yet, but it does mean that you'll still be able to buy one even if the Death Star (AT&T) deems you unworthy of an upgrade. They expect prices for the actual phone to be available very soon. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 22, 2007 at 12:15 PM
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iPod-like Killing Machine
Actor Josh Duhamel revealed that Director Michael Bay's Transformers movie is said to have an Apple iPod-esque killing machine in it, which is apparently set to steal many scenes. That makes it seem likely that transforming portable tape deck "Soundwave" has been re-imagined to be an iPod. The worlds "killing machine" makes it likely that our little killing iPod is a Decepticon. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 22, 2007 at 12:08 PM (0)
ABC's 'Lost' Comes to 5G iPod as Game
The title pretty much says it all. I should have reviews of this and minigolf coming soon. [via iLounge] | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 22, 2007 at 11:51 AM (0)
May 21, 2007
AT&T Rebranding
AT&T has been rebranding stores that were once Cingular stores in the hopes that they will be able to cash in on all of the iPhone demand. If the NASCAR article whetted your appetite for a meatier AT&T rebranding news morsel, this story is your sandwich. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 21, 2007 at 1:55 PM (0)
Jeff Burton's Car to Sport AT&T Logo
If the iPhone wasn't coming on AT&T's network, it wouldn't be news. It may not be anyway, but I'm glad to hear that AT&T's rebranding push is coming right along, on Jeff Burton's #31 NASCAR ride. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 21, 2007 at 11:26 AM (0)
2000 Locations to buy one
The iPhone should be available at about 2,000 locations -- most likely most AT&T stores and all Apple stores. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 21, 2007 at 11:12 AM (0)
iPhone: the Smartphone Yardstick
There's a great article at Communities Dominate Brands that does a fair job of explaining why the iPhone will be a watershed moment in the mobile market. It's a long article, but a good in-depth read as to how the iPhone is predicted to 'frame the discussion.' Other smartphones are going to be compared to the iPhone; it becomes their yardstick to measure against."What will change? Pretty much everything. And funnily enough, most of it is not actually caused by the iPhone, they only happen to occur so closely to the iPhone, that the iPhone will be given much of the credit."Tomi Ahonen (with a name like that he can only be Finnish) goes on to state what the iPhone will do to mobile handset design, mobile internet, mobile advertising, mobile media, Silicon Valley, the blogging communities, mobile messaging, and the inevitable roar of media come June when the device is actually available.
"But the level of the noise around mobile will double in June. Very many big guns will join the game. That is good. And it will be a change from an old Era, where handset makers like Nokia and Motorola ran the show with the major mobile operators (carriers). Now media giants will join in, as will major IT players and internet companies."[via Slashphone]
May 18, 2007
A Billion Dollar Test?
Engadget has an update to yesterday's market cap loss, explaining the ins and outs of why they posted the memo. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 18, 2007 at 12:16 PM
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iPhone: FCC Approved
The FCC has approved the iPhone for sale in the U.S.A. The article from PC Worldstates that it's a dual-band phone, which isn't correct (dual band would mean that it only works in the USA and wouldn't roam internationally). Thankfully, PC World is incorrect.I was astonished to read what their article stated, that it would only be a dual-band phone, as Apple would have to manufacture a separate phone for sale in Europe, Asia, Africa, or Australia later. So, I moseyed over to the FCC's website, and sure enough, it has all of the European bands listed (900 and 1800). Those bands aren't used in the US, so the FCC didn't test them. PC World must have missed the clearly stated "quad band" in the first page of the FCC approval letter. Oops!
At any rate, I'm glad to see that it's approved. That means the hardware is finalized, software is likely done or nearly fully done as well. Now we just have to wait for the chance to buy the thing!
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 18, 2007 at 11:27 AM
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May 17, 2007
Another Award for Jonathan Ive
Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple, has won another award. This award is from Cooper-Hewitt, who gives out the National Desgin Awards. Ive's specific award is for Product Design, unsurprisingly, but I don't think it's too long before we see him in the "Lifetime Achievement" section.Technorati Tags: apple, design, ive
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 17, 2007 at 5:33 PM
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There will be trouble at someone's review
Big email error over at Apple -- someone sent an email from Apple saying the iPhone and Leopard would be 3-4 months late. Engadget posted it, and Apple lost a lot of money. More here. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 17, 2007 at 10:09 AM (0)
May 11, 2007
Beatles Music Online?
Paul McCartney says an online distribution deal for the Beatles back catalog and several solo albums is "virtually settled." Bonus: sweet Abbey Road Lego pic in the link. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 11, 2007 at 3:27 PM (0)
Third Party Apps Officially Being Considered
&tThird party apps are being "considered." I've been pretty confident that we'll see 3rd party apps on the iPhone, and I'll continue to be confident. I more or less expect them to be signed (meaning that they'll have to be purchase through the iTunes store and wrapped with DRM or some such -- I'd be happy to be wrong about this) but I think we'll see 3rd party apps. Maybe not immediately on launch, but we'll see it.Steve is said to be "wrestling with the issue," which basically means that he knows it's the right thing to do for the iPhone platform but likely isn't excited about giving up control. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 11, 2007 at 3:04 PM
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iPod Interference
According to a study done at Michigan State, iPods caused interference and malfunction to pacemakers when held 2 inches from patients' chests (no other devices were tested; only iPods). iPods have been vulnerable to interference before. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 11, 2007 at 2:12 PM (0)
May 10, 2007
Beleaguered Motorola CEO Ed Zander
Beleaguered Motorola CEO Ed Zander is probably tired of iPhone questions. Admittedly, how do you compete with something that doesn't exist but has all of the mindshare? It has to be frustrating that the company, once on top of the world with the RAZR, is now floundering a tad. Still, I'd bet Jobs was equally frustrated by the ROKR. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 10, 2007 at 11:25 AM (0)
MacDailyNews: Big Believer
MacDailyNews posts a vitriolic take on analyst figures regarding the iPhone as well as competing handset manufacturers. Executive summary? RIM will last longer than most but will eventually succumb. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 10, 2007 at 9:45 AM (0)
May 9, 2007
Mac Usage Doubles in the last 8 months
According to a story in Computerworld [via Macworld], Mac market share has doubled in recent years, taking most if its ground directly from Microsoft. Mac now has a little over 6% of the market. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 9, 2007 at 10:49 AM (0)
Apple Confident They Can Meet Customer Demand
Analysts from UBS met with executives at Apple to talk about earnings, stocks, units shipped, and the like. Its relevance? Apple's confidence in being able to ship enough units to meet iPhone demand. I hate product launches that use artificial scarcity to drive up demand, so I'm glad to see that this isn't supposed to be one.Design at Apple
MIT's Technology Review has a great article on the history of design principles at Apple. It goes in depth as to why Apple is so focused in on it.Apple without design focus:
And, Norman adds, the consultative process could take a toll on the product line as a whole. Look, he says, at the 70-odd Performa models Apple churned out between 1992 and 1997--models that varied only in hard-drive size, in whether they had modems, or in whether they were sold directly or through a retailer.And Apple with design focus:
One direct result of that sharpened focus is Apple's unique ability to create simple products. Though the idea of a simple high-tech device seems counterintuitive (why not offer more functionality if you can?), it's worked for Apple.I'm a big believer in the idea that simplicity is a part of good design. My understanding of design isn't vaunted or anything, but I know what I like. I don't want a phone that looks like my remote.
"The hardest part of design, especially consumer electronics," says Norman, "is keeping features out." Simplicity, he says, is in itself a product differentiator, and pursuing it can lead to innovation.
Rolston agrees. "The most fundamental thing about Apple that's interesting to me," he says, "is that they're just as smart about what they don't do. Great products can be made more beautiful by omitting things."
Google Maps on iPhone Evolves...
According to T3, the Google Maps app on the iPhone has a few new extra buttons: one a knife and fork, presumably to find nearby victuals; the other a car, presumably to... give directions? It would be interesting if this version was GPS enabled, so one could connect a GPS receiver. We'll post more as it comes here. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 9, 2007 at 9:06 AM (0)
May 7, 2007
First known app for iPhone
According to Walter Biscardi, one can install a lite version of Final Cut Studio on the iPhone if one already has a license, and capture and edit movies in the Apple ProRes 422 video codec. There are only two audio and video tracks, that's it, but still, it's video editing. On the iPhone.I have no idea if the story is true, there's no video of it in action; it could be a photoshop, it could be false, it could be a brazen lie by Walter Biscardi to capture traffic. But if it's true, it should quiet the doubters worried about the application ecosystem a bit, especially if it's a sign of things to come. [via My iPhone]
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 7, 2007 at 2:44 PM
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Launch Window Narrows
According to a recent Boy Genius report, AT&T has prohibited vacations during the iPhone launch period -- June 15th to July 15th. This is in line with previous Apple statements, who have consistently stated the iPhone will be released in "late June." | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 7, 2007 at 9:01 AM (0)
May 4, 2007
Just Some Griefer Griping?
Probably not... Thomas de Monchaux pens a list of design gripes about Apple, the iPod, and the iPhone that are hard to argue with. It's a very interesting read for anyone creative interested in design. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 4, 2007 at 12:10 PM (0)
blurbs: old and busted. the new hotness: slices
I'm changing the name. I'm calling them 'slices' now, because the word 'blurbs' is onomotopoetically indigestive whilst 'slices' sound delicious and desirable. "Another slice of pie?" Why thank you, I will! "His razor-honed wit sliced through the BS." I like the cut of his jib! | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 4, 2007 at 11:19 AM (0)
Greenpeace Punishes Apple, turns Red Apple into Green Apple
I've posted short blurbs, little slices, really, about Apple and Greenpeace previously, but it seems that we now have enough green apple slices to bake a pie (I'm sorry about that, really, but I can't help it). | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 4, 2007 at 11:12 AM
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Apple Keeps Top Spot as Top Innovator
Apple remains #1 on Businessweek's top innovative companies list, followed by Google and Toyota. They handily beat out 2nd place Google with twice as many votes, and claim #1 for the 3rd year in a row. Here's the whole top 50 extravaganza.Businessweek's top fifty is determined by a poll of 2500 executives -- it's not a customer poll, or a internet poll, it's a poll of movers and shakers. This poll isn't as subject to the usual online poll hijinx. Who knows, though; maybe they admire Apple as #1 because they think Steve Jobs' paycheck is innovative. Over $600 million! It helps explain the so-called "Apple Tax," for sure. At any rate, not just one, but two #1s in one week. Congratulations Apple.
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Fortune says?
Steve jobs is really, really rich. He is the highest compensated CEO among the Fortune 500 companies. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 4, 2007 at 9:21 AM (0)
Greenpeace Responds
Greenpeace responds to Steve Jobs' environmental letter by issuing new challenges and upping Apple's environmental score from 2.7/10 to 5/10. Here is Greenpeace's news bulletin. | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 4, 2007 at 9:17 AM (0)
May 2, 2007
A Greener Apple
Steve Jobs just posted another letter, similar to his no DRM letter, to Apple.com. this one is about Apple's commitment to a greener world. Bravo! [via Engadget] | | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 2, 2007 at 7:11 PM (0)
European iPhone Carrier
Think Secret has posted a speculative story about who will carry the iPhone in Europe. Orange and Vodaphone are listed as the top contenders.The article doesn't mention the most important thing about the European carrier, however (important, at least, to North Americans). There are businesses who make it their work to take advantage of foreign economies to purchase an unlocked mobile device and then resell it in a different nation. Some nations, like Belgium, mandate that all phones are sold unlocked. So, one might be able to buy an unlocked iPhone via Belgium, for example. The purchaser may end up with a European warranty, sending their device across the Atlantic to have it serviced, or an outright refusal to service the warranty.
The idea is that the purchaser gets an iPhone on Rogers or T-Mobile, etc, instead of Cingular. It's not possible to get an iPhone on Sprint, Verizon, or Alltel, unless you can get one of them to give you a SIM card, which you likely can't. We will, of course, post updates as they come.
6%
According to a survey by Markitecture (via Ars Technica), only 6% of people polled plan to buy an iPhone in the next year. Only six percent, they say! You know, if they follow through, that could put Apple in front of Microsoft in market share, currently at 5.7% (via Canalys). The article doesn't say if it was a global or national survey, however.Markitecture notes that the RAZR had about 6% of the phone market at its peak. Ars Technica doesn't note the margin of error, but 6% of the global phone market (around 1 billion phones) is 60 million phones. At $500 each that's 30 billion dollars. Granted, not net profit. If Apple is looking for 20% profit margins, as they're wont to do, it looks like they'd potentially grab about 6 billion dollars.
It's starting to look like Jobs set the bar low in January when he announced he was looking for 1% of the global phone market. Of course, one doesn't like to set goals and then miss them, it makes one look bad. But, that's part of what makes watching Jobs fun. When they destroy the 1% goal, he's going to act like the most astounded person in the world. Whaaaa?
| | Posted by Mike Overbo on May 2, 2007 at 9:32 AM
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Steve Jobs at WWDC
Apple PR officially revealed that Steve Jobs will be doing the keynote on June 11th during Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference. I know, he pretty much does it every year, so it's not exactly groundbreaking earth-shattering news. But, it means he'll probably trot out Leopard, the new version of Mac OSX.Odds are very good that he'll remind everyone about the iPhone too. I suspect he'll probably put some of the lingering questions to rest about the iPhone. Hopefully he'll tell us what day we have to get in line to purchase one. Since it's WWDC, I'm guessing that he'll announce some sort of SDK and official capacity for third party apps. Otherwise it would be like rubbing developer faces into mud: "Here's a groundbreaking platform that changes everything that you can't be part of! Besides buying one! And switching to Cingular!" Not likely; or at least, not for long. Personally I think we'll see 3rd party applications in iTunes the day the phone is out.
