Reuters:
China has dropped some of the world’s leading technology brands from its approved state purchase lists, while approving thousands more locally made products, in what some say is a response to revelations of widespread Western cybersurveillance.
Astonishing that there’s not been a single film edited with Final Cut Pro X to hit the theaters in the last four years. Interesting development.
Bloomberg Business:
Apple Inc. was told to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury said the company’s iTunes software used a Texas company’s patented inventions without permission.
This one’s not over.
Serenity Caldwell explores the possibility of the Apple Watch having a repairable/replaceable core. Good article. A solid idea.
Mark Gurman, writing for 9to5mac:
This Concierge program, spearheaded by Retail Senior Vice President Angela Ahrendts, moves away from the classic appointment model. Instead, a customer describes the issue to an Apple Store employee, who inputs the issue into an updated iPad application. Using a special algorithm, the application provides the customer a wait time based on issue priorities.
Jean-Louis Gassée, writing for Monday Note, presents three terrifically well reasoned analogies, all designed to bring home a single point: That Apple is not prepared to enter the automobile business.
A very interesting read.
This is a fantastic collection, really gives you a sense of what the Apple Watch can do, what the actual apps will look like.
From Apple’s press release:
Apple® today announced a €1.7 billion plan to build and operate two data centres in Europe, each powered by 100 percent renewable energy. The facilities, located in County Galway, Ireland, and Denmark’s central Jutland, will power Apple’s online services including the iTunes Store®, App Store℠, iMessage®, Maps and Siri® for customers across Europe.
Not only is it running on 100% renewable energy, but the Danish data center is doing something positive with the extra heat their equipment generates.
M.G. Siegler makes the case that Apple building a car is inevitable, that cars are in Apple’s DNA
Jordan Kahn of 9to5mac did a great job pulling together the list of Apple’s recent auto-related hires, along with some background for each one.
Bloomberg supplies more evidence that Apple is working on a car.
Is this evidence that points to Apple building some form of automotive hardware? Seems like it.
Browett had an interesting run at Apple. He replaced Ron Johnson and was replaced by Angela Ahrendts.
A remarkable trend: Android device “email open rates” are done significantly, while iOS opens are up a fair amount. Read on for specifics.
Projected Apple Watch sales numbers from the Wall Street Journal, plus projected production numbers, and some thoughts on Apple Watch and planned obsolescence.
Now anyone, with or without a Mac or iOS device, will be able to create an Apple ID and sign in to the iCloud beta website to start using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for free. Great idea for Apple.
Jean-Louis Gassée makes his case against the Apple Car.
This long form New Yorker piece explores, side-by-side with Sir Jony, the past present and future of Apple. A magnificent read.
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will sell about 4,000,000 shares. Read on to see what this really means. Interesting stuff.
What is the law of large numbers and why is there so much confusion about it, especially where Apple is concerned?
This is about privacy and the ongoing battle over government access to our emails and digital lives. This is an opportunity to find a path that works for both sides, or at least better understand the issues at stake. Tim Cook will be there. Other notables will not.
Blah, blah, blah, Apple should repurchase their shares, blah, blah, blah, make me more money, blah, blah, blah.
Karen Webster, in her weekly piece for PYMENTS.com, interviews PayPal’s GM of Retail, Brad Brodigan. She then follows this with some cogent analysis, focused on Apple Pay, PayPal, and friction in the payments market.
Serenity Caldwell is a miracle worker. She put together a transcript of Tim Cook’s talk at the Goldman Sachs conference. Given the casual, conversational nature of his talk, that was no easy feat.
Tim Cook talks Apple accomplishments and a lot more. Some great quotes.
Apple has inserted an immediate callback option in the path to scheduling a Genius Bar appointment. Also, a tip on fixing a wonky trackpad.
Well, it’s official. Sigh. Tough watching this decline.
Your tweets will soon be visible in Google’s search results in much closer to real time.
Reuters did a survey of top hospitals to see which ones were running a HealthKit pilot program.
Jason Snell, writing for Six Colors:
Even if iPhones do get replaced at a much faster pace than Macs and iPads, it’s undeniable that most iPhone users don’t have a Mac. Your average Apple customer is an iPhone user.
An excellent read.