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Deus ex Machina
Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. makes for powerful courtroom drama. Calling it drama, however, is faint praise. It’s entertaining and thrilling but the effects are shallow and they don’t last. I have been…
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Using Perspective
A 2 minute video introduction on how I use Perspective to create interactive presentations: [vimeo 47865727 w=442]
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5by5 | The Critical Path #51: Product Portfolio Theory
We cover three topics: 5by5 | The Critical Path #51: Product Portfolio Theory.
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Asymconf: The Introduction
The first of a series of padcasts capturing the Asymconf event is ready. This presentation includes a discussion on the formation of Amsterdam and the innovations that both made, and were made by, The Dutch. It is the…
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Think small
We can put all of our products on the table you’re sitting at. Those products together sell $40 billion per year. No other company can make that claim except perhaps an oil company. We are the most focused company that I…
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The Interlopers
Google, Microsoft and Apple all had reasonably good second quarters. Microsoft’s revenues grew by 4%, Google’s by about 22% and Apple by 23%. Apple’s growth was disappointing but the other companies weren’t. The revenues…
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It’s costly and has unpredictable consequences
“It’s costly and has unpredictable consequences. That makes it a very bad business model. I suppose both companies have agendas that are not visible in court and perhaps Apple is signaling to other parties, and perhaps…
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International Tablet of Mystery
One of the remarkable patterns associated with the iPad has been its growth rate. Looking at the ramp of the product relative to the iPhone and iPod touch reflects this sense of raised expectations: At the same point in…
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Are Apple stores overstaffed?
ifoAppleStore’s Gary Allen alleges that John Browett, head of Apple Retail, felt the stores were “too bloated”. He cites “numerous tipsters” that Browett ordered a reduction in the number of employees. As the information…
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5by5 | The Critical Path #50: From Impossible to Inevitable
The crumbs of data falling off the Samsung v. Apple trial table get some scrutiny. Horace expands on some of the hints from the partial release of information and then continues with a discussion of how market data is…