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The Anti-Apple
Building a successful business is hard. Many try, few succeed and those that do tend not to thrive for long. So success in business it should be respected. Especially in highly competitive industries like technology. The…
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Theory
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Understanding Apple's Organizational Structure
Apple has hired a new VP who will report directly to Tim Cook. Paul Deneve is cited as having responsibility for “special projects” and will report directly to Tim Cook. The previous roles as a manager in luxury brand…
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Preempting the Praetorian Guard
The functional organizational structure may be causal to successful disruption. Although this hypothesis needs much more research and testing, there are correlations in the anecdotal evidence. One of the principles of…
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Measuring the latest iOS accessory market
One of the most startling announcements during the WWDC 2013 was iOS in the car. The mockup that was shown seems to indicate the use of the car’s in-dash display as an “external monitor” for an iOS device while control…
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The allure of iTunes
My estimate of last quarter’s iTunes gross revenues suggested a spending rate of $40 per iTunes account. It would make sense to consider how that figure changed over time. The following graph shows the pattern: You can…
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The next Asymco Workshop: Airshow. June 9th, WWDC, San Francisco
· Farshad · Conference
I join forces with Pixxa, makers of Perspective, to present a workshop on the future of presentation. After giving dozens of talks in the last year using an iPad with Perspective I’ve learned a few things. Having also…
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Martin Bryant of The Next Web Interview
“So paradoxically, the opinion of those who are highly paid should be treated with suspicion while the opinion of those subject to peer review should be treated with respect. It brings to mind the difference between…
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Spaceship
To anyone who has visited the current “campus”, it’s obvious that Apple has outgrown it some time ago. It’s also obvious given the increase in headcount and operational expenses over time as can be seen below: (I added…
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The cost of building Galaxies (and iPhones)
Although Samsung and Apple are acclaimed as the leaders in profit capture for smart (and otherwise) phones, what is not lauded is how much they spend on capital equipment used in the making of these phones. In 2012…
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LG's new Tele-vision
LG Electronics has acquired HP’s WebOS for an undisclosed amount. When last it changed hands WebOS was part of Palm which was purchased for $1.2 billion in 2010. Palm has thus been effectively divided into several…