Dan Counsell on apps that sell outside the Mac App Store. He’s building a list, so let him know if he missed any.
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Apple: 94% of global smartphone profits on only 14.5% of unit sales
Breathtaking numbers.
Global iPhone sales, 2007-2015
This is an awesome infographic.
Tim Cook: The Irish Independent interview
Some highlights, especially interesting questions on privacy.
Tim Cook: Apple won’t create ‘converged’ MacBook and iPad
Tim Cook addresses the idea of merging OS X and iOS.
Would you like an Apple Pencil with that?
Details on the availability of the iPad Pro and waiting time for the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard.
Apple announces 1,000 jobs for Cork with campus expansion
This is a long term commitment to Ireland.
Worldwide links to buy the iPad Pro, with prices
Easy enough to find your local Apple Store link, but seeing all the places and prices together like this was kind of interesting.
Tim Cook interview: The Telegraph
Tim Cook is in London to promote the pending release of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. This post focuses on The Telegraph interview and thoughts on replacing a desktop/laptop experience with the iPad Pro.
VIDEO: Eddy Cue talks about the iPad Pro
As part of his exclusive interview with CNN Money, Apple’s Eddy Cue gives his take on the iPad Pro.
iPad Pro: Order online Wednesday, in stores later this week
Apple’s press release and a thought on specific timing.
Here’s how to get coverage for your app or product
Got an app or product and want coverage in the blogosphere? Allyson Kazmucha pulled together a column telling you what to do and, more importantly, what not to do. Pass this along.
New numbers show Apple continues to crush Samsung in market share
Analytics firm comScore just released their latest mobile sector numbers and, in a nutshell, Apple continues eating Samsung’s lunch in terms of market share.
Jean-Louis Gassée: The quasi-impossibility of changing a company’s culture
Every successful company, at some point or another, faces the dreaded moment where their existing business model no longer works, where the world has changed around them and they need to pivot or die.
Jean-Louis Gassée, writing for MondayNote, lays out some notable examples. Great read.
The inside story on getting an app in the Apple TV app store for day one
Matt Braun is an indie developer who busted his ass to get his game, SketchParty TV, up and running in time to be in the Apple TV app store in time for the day one rollout. Great story.
Cable CEO angry HBO hasn’t cracked down on streaming password sharing
A subtle behind the scenes war between cable companies and HBO/Netflix, all over password sharing. Fascinating.
Apple contemplating huge campus of up to 4.15 million square feet in north San Jose
Nathan Donato-Weinstein, writing for the Silicon Valley Business Journal:
Apple Inc. and the city of San Jose are working toward a development agreement that would allow the Cupertino-based juggernaut to build a north San Jose campus of up to 4.15 million square feet, according to city records — an amount larger than Apple’s “spaceship” campus under construction in Cupertino.
Some thoughts on this purchase…
Walgreens first to launch loyalty program integration with Apple Pay
Solid addition to Apple Pay.
National Geographic Society sets biggest layoff in its history
Damn.
Apple intros trade-in program, Gazelle’s value plummets
Remember Gazelle? Gazelle was one of the major used iPhone buyback services. Every time Apple released a new phone, Gazelle was there, buying folks’ previous generation phones, giving them cash to pay for the newest shiny.
Enter Apple. Wow!!!
Why Activision spent $5.9 Billion on the creator of Candy Crush
Yesterday, news broke that Activision bought King Digital Entertainment, creator of Candy Crush Saga, for $5.9 billion. Why did they do this deal?
Jean-Louis Gassée: The Apple Car and Apple’s software culture
A thoughtful column (as usual) from JLG, questioning the culture that builds software that has the luxury of being allowed to crash and having that culture be required to build software that absolutely cannot fail.
Beautiful photos of first Jony Ive designed Apple Store
Check out the images. This is an incredibly beautifully designed store.
Apple has sold more than $1.7B in Apple Watches, and 11 other tasty morsels from its annual filing
There are a lot of interesting tidbits in Apple’s 10-K, including patent filings, dependencies, and lots of discussion of risks in the marketplace. But if you don’t feel like digging through all the cruft, Chris O’Brien, writing for Venture Beat, did a nice job of laying out some of the highlights.
Stop doubting the iPhone, the Macintosh company
Ben Thompson, writing for Stratechery, takes on a recent New York Times article, which casts doubt that Apple can continue its success.
Terrific Op-ed by Ben.
Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue talks Apple TV
Two part interview with Eddy Cue. Sadly, both parts are set to AutoPlay, which means I can’t embed them. Hate that.
Nintendo teases plans for smartphone app, follow-on games
From the Wall Street Journal live blog:
Nintendo has introduced its long-awaited and highly anticipated first smartphone app, called Miitomo, but pushed back the release date to the spring of next year. The title is a new franchise for the company– first of five smartphone apps Nintendo plans to release by March 2017.
Read on for more details.
Here’s where Angela is
At the heart of yesterday’s Times’ article was this quote:
“Instead, it is Jonathan Ive, chief design officer of Apple, who has become the face of the brand.”
We got a surprising response, directly from someone in Apple retail.
Transcription of Apple’s earnings call, shout out of thanks
Serenity Caldwell and Jason Snell have made a tradition of transcribing Apple’s earnings call so we can read and search through it.
Apple makes recording of earnings call available online
Want to hear Apple’s earnings call directly? Apple has made a recording of the call on their web site.