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Yes, In It’s Pursuit of Being a High-Margin Luxury Brand, Apple Must Eventually Be Less Functional

Yes, In It’s Pursuit of Being a High-Margin Luxury Brand, Apple Must Eventually Be Less Functional

By Bob Warfield on November 4, 2014

Even Seth Godin flushes out the Apple Fan Boys sometimes.  David Terrar has an, “I disagree with Seth Godin,” post going.  Seth’s premise, as set forth in, “Decoding Apple as a luxury tools company,” is that eventually, as a company builds a luxury brand, they must choose between luxury and utility or be trumped by […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged AAPL, apple, SaaS | 1 Response

A Tale of Two Laptops

A Tale of Two Laptops

By Chris Selland on February 28, 2011

I try not to get too political on this blog, though if you follow me on Twitter where I tend to be a bit less reserved, you know I’m just a wee bit skeptical on this ’deflation’ thing. But after checking out today’s deal on Woot, I can see why Microsoft ($MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard ($HPQ) might […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged AAPL, apple, Ben Bernanke, Deflation, Hewlett-Packard, HPQ, MacBook, microsoft, MSFT

Nexus One – Week One

Nexus One – Week One

By Chris Selland on March 25, 2010

Quick thoughts on the $GOOG Nexus One after using it for a week

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged $GOOG, AAPL, android, apple, google, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, MSFT, nexus one, NUAN, Smartphone, T | 3 Responses

Warning Signs ‘Flash’ing for Adobe

Warning Signs ‘Flash’ing for Adobe

By Chris Selland on March 7, 2010

What does the Flash vs. HTML5 debate – over the future of web video – mean to Adobe’s future?

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged $GOOG, AAPL, ADBE, flash, HTML5, iPad, Video, Web

Tech in 2010 – Growth with a Quality Bias

Tech in 2010 – Growth with a Quality Bias

By Chris Selland on February 21, 2010

Tech is poised for growth in 2010 but it’s increasingly looking like a much better year for the well-established and well-respected tech companies, and a challenging environment for the second-tire companies.

Posted in Business | Tagged $CSCO, $GOOG, AAPL, CRM, Dell, HPQ, ibm, MSFT, orcl, S

After the iPad – Wireless Price Wars?

After the iPad – Wireless Price Wars?

By Chris Selland on January 29, 2010

Image by Getty Images via Daylife First I should get my opinion on the $AAPL iPad out of the way.  Yes, I want one – but I will probably get rid of my iPhone if I do.  Lack of multitasking and a keyboard drives me nuts. I want a $GOOG Android phone. iPad is cool media […]

Posted in Business | Tagged $GOOG, AAPL, apple, AT&T, Cloud Computing, google, iPhone, mifi, mobile, NVTL, S, T, Telecommunications, Verizon, VZ | 1 Response

Ten Tech Tells for ‘10

By Chris Selland on December 22, 2009

This is by no means a comprehensive list – it’s admittedly biased toward the tech sectors I follow most closely (software and wireless) – but here are a few companies I’ll be keeping an eye on as we move into the new year – some as short-term opportunities, others with a longer time horizon.  If, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged $GOOG, AAPL, CRM, Dell, FBOOK, Java, NUAN, NVTL, orcl, rimm, S, sap, T, VZ, YELP | 2 Responses

Palm – Going for Volume with the Pixi?

Palm – Going for Volume with the Pixi?

By Chris Selland on December 15, 2009

Image by louisvolant via Flickr I was initially skeptical this morning on MKM’s buy call on $PALM, but thinking it through the scenario is at least interesting. While the Sprint-only ($S) Pre has had a very tough time competing with the iPhone and other high-end smartphones, the newer and lower-end Pixi is being heavily promoted […]

Posted in Business | Tagged $NOK, AAPL, AMZN, iPhone, palm, Palm pixi, Palm Pre, S, Smartphone, T, VZ, WMT

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