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My Swipe keynote presentation is available as a free Perspective download. Swipe Conference 2012 Keynote. [Originally presented September 5th, 2012 in Sydney Australia.] In it I present the history of personal computing…
It takes money to make money. That’s a cliché. But it’s also true. The interesting question is how much can be gained from how little. In previous articles I explained how Apple’s expenditures of capital for equipment…
A conversation with Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Apple’s relationship with the media. How did the relationship evolve, is it changing and how is Apple addressing different media channels. Philip brings 30 years of experience…
[The following was originally published on LinkedIn.] The US is in the forefront of smartphone usage. This has not always been the case. Five years ago only 3 percent of US phone users were using a smartphone, lower than…
This is a quick note to mention that I’ll be speaking at the Tools of Change (TOC) Frankfurt Conference this October on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Conference details: You can get a 20% discount if you use the…
This is a talk I gave today at Aalto University. It’s a wide ranging talk and Q&A session lasting about 2 hours. You can listen and see the visuals using the Perspective app on your iPad. Download the app (free from the…
On October 5th, 2011 I asked Why is there no iPhone 5? The question was prompted by the pervasive media surprise that the 2011 iPhone launch was the “4S” and not a completely new design. I answered this question with the…
Quarterly financial data is often a lagging indicator of strategic success. RIM’s vital signs were exceptionally strong up until early 2011. Consider the following graph showing RIM’s device growth. Using language…
James Allworth, Harvard Business School Forum for Growth and Innovation fellow and co-author of How Will You Measure Your Life joins Horace for an in-depth discussion of the vulnerability of Apple to low-end disruption.…
Tim Cook is quoted as having said the inventory is not only evil but that it’s fundamentally evil. With just-in-time production inventory can be reduced, at least work-in-progress inventory. Unfortunately inventory…