there's a very basic bit of data about Apple, Inc. (AAPL) that today's most vocal financial analysts overlook too often: Apple is a luxury brand. they have always been at the high end of the pricing scale within all of their respective markets. even the original Macintosh was priced high, placing a premium on its... Continue Reading →
Windows Surface Didn’t Suck, But The Ads Killed It.
Have you seen the tablets coming out for Windows RT? Apparently manufacturers, including Microsoft and their Surface RT, have seen especially sluggish sales since launch. Many are quick to blame any number of reasons, but the problems are painfully obvious yet not identified by the spate of bloggers and analysts currently commenting on the issue.... Continue Reading →
Halo Effect: iPod Needs A New Halo
at one point, the iPod produced a "halo effect" for Apple; people bought iPods because they were the best digital music player available and that purchase introduced them to the idea of buying a Mac. why did this happen? the barrier to entry was extremely high as Apple's Macintosh computers were much more expensive than... Continue Reading →
From Revolution to Evolution: The iPod nano Is Apple’s Most Important Product
the pebble, motoactiv, sony smartwatch, nike fuelband. these have all come out in the past year to provide some type of data to its user, be it fitness info or message alerts. the iPod nano sorta kicked off this most recent idea of putting data on the wrist, the latest evolution which began with the... Continue Reading →
Review: Vapor Dock from ElementCASE
ElementCASE is well known for their expensive, yet well crafted accessories for the iPhone and iPad. Their Vapor 4 case established the market of deliciously high-end cases milled from ingots of forged, aircraft grade 6061 aluminum here in the USA and accentuated with colorful anodizing and back plates of carbon fiber. now superseded by the... Continue Reading →
Update To My DRO Concepts Fiasco
as of today, I still haven't received a response or refund from DRO Concepts. they have long since stopped responding to my emails or phone calls, now hanging up immediately after giving them my name and email address. the tracking number still shows the delivery has not been accepted and hasn't been returned to me,... Continue Reading →
Pirate Whitney’s Music. Screw Sony.
In the wake of Whitney Houston's death, Sony Music has raised the prices of her albums in a move to capitalize on the sudden popularity of her music. Along with Michael Jackson's death a few years ago, these were two artists helped to shape a decade with their talent, and like the cockroaches who attempted... Continue Reading →
Publishers, Not Ebooks, Are Killing The Publishing Industry
wake up, publishers! it seems like they've been asleep for the past decade and fail to take heed to those that came before them whose businesses have been devastated by the digitalization of all media. despite lessons learned by the RIAA and those being learned by the MPAA, the publishing industry seems to insist that... Continue Reading →
Apple Is Not Foxconn, Foxconn Is Not Apple
let's clear something up. it's very simple yet the mainstream media nor the bloggers seem to point this out and is resulting in the masses continuing to be misinformed, and worse, take inappropriate action: Foxconn is NOT owned, or in any way affiliated with Apple. they are an OEM manufacturer, hired by Apple (and many... Continue Reading →
