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How big is iCloud?
Apple has declared that what used to be “Other Music Related Products and Services” ((Includes revenue from sales from the iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore in addition to sales of iPod services and Apple-branded…
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Asymcar 19: About that Ferrari SUV…
What motivates a company to destroy its brand? We start with Mini’s plans to sell 100,000 cars in the States by 2020, nearly double today’s pace and remember how Cadillac destroyed their brand and how Mercedes, Porsche,…
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The Critical Path #130: Determinism vs. Probabilism
Horace and Anders discuss Apple Watch pricing, Consumerism and Planned Obsolescence. In the closing segment Horace presents a new dichotomy of company values. via 5by5 | The Critical Path #130: Determinism vs.…
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The Critical Path #129: The Right Incentives
We talk about Samsung, Apple Pay (vs. CurrentC) and Xiaomi. via 5by5 | The Critical Path #129: The Right Incentives.
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Measuring the Apple Watch opportunity
When the Apple Watch was launched, all eyes turned to the Swiss watch industry. Analysts measured it and asked if it’s big enough to be interesting. Industry observers questioned the competitiveness of an entrant…
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Tech.pinions Podcast: Discussing Disruption Theory
Ben Bajarin: A few weeks back Horace Dediu of Asymco and I were having dinner and we got to discussing some of this updated thoughts on disruption theory. One bit in particular was how the luxury tech market was causing…
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Faster Followed
Samsung’s smartphone ascent was breathtaking. From having essentially zero market share in the category in late 2010 to becoming the largest vendor took less than two years. In doing so it grew to become the largest…
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How many iOS devices will be produced in 2015?
12 months ago I asked How many iOS devices will be produced in the next 12 months? Based on the analysis of Capital Expenditures (as forecast by Apple in their annual 10K report) I concluded “iOS unit shipments should be…
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The Critical Path #128: The Upper End of Guidance
We go over Apple’s last earnings report. Is significant growth conceivable for the next quarter? Plus the new iMac and the end of visible pixels. via 5by5 | The Critical Path #128: The Upper End of Guidance.
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One billion sold
In Q3 2014 Apple’s revenues were 5.3% higher than the upper end of their guidance. This is the highest error in guidance since the new range-bound reporting regime started two years ago. The following graph shows the…