Want USB control of your in-car music? Don't buy a Galaxy Nexus
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You two trolls are arguing for the sake of argument. I hope for the sake of the company that you work for that you both aren't making any decisions that affect the financial stability of the company.
Trends and Forces
Apple's current primary strategy is a shift away from computers towards diversified consumer electronics. The company's intention to move from a Mac/iPod-driven business model to one that includes many different product lines puts a spotlight on Apple's forays into several new markets.
Product Cannibalization
Since the establishment of the iPod as the leading MP3 player in the market, each new addition to Apple's product portfolio has included and expanded upon the features of the previous generation. For example, the IPod Touch offered the same features as the original IPod but with a larger display, WiFi, PDA applications, and a virtual QWERTY keyboard to enhance functionality. Although the evolution of the iPod line creates the possibility that an iPod owner would want more than one model, the coexistence of these products allows for the possibility of cannibalization across the portfolio. Since the iPad is arguably a hybrid of Apple's Mac and iPod products, many fear that its introduction would cannibalize the rest of Apple's product portfolio.
iTunes and compatibility
iTunes Music Store is the world-wide leader for music sales. Its airtight compatibility with the iPod, along with Apple's refusal to license its FairPlay DRM security encoding technology, meant that iTunes has reinforced iPod sales -- anything bought off of iTunes can only be played on the iPod, meaning that switching costs are high for iPod users who have already spend hundreds of dollars building up their music libraries at iTunes. In addition, music labels have agreed to drop the DRM requirements meaning that Apple will no longer sell protected audio formats.
Vulnerability of brand in emerging markets
The emergence of China and India as key players in PC sales and general technology consumption is troubling for the generic PC manufacturers, but considerably less so for Apple. With relatively light presence in lower-margin, higher-growth geographic areas, Apple will experience little impact. With China and India estimated to make up about 66% of PC market growth, this could be a significant challenge for Apple's competitors.
From Apple's PR of the iPhone:
"iPhone is a Widescreen iPod
iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets music lovers “touch” their music by easily scrolling through entire lists of songs, artists, albums and playlists with just a flick of a finger. Album artwork is stunningly presented on iPhone’s large and vibrant display.
iPhone also features Cover Flow, Apple’s amazing way to browse your music library by album cover artwork, for the first time on an iPod. When navigating your music library on iPhone, you are automatically switched into Cover Flow by simply rotating iPhone into its landscape position.
iPhone’s stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display offers the ultimate way to watch TV shows and movies on a pocketable device, with touch controls for play-pause, chapter forward-backward and volume. iPhone plays the same videos purchased from the online iTunes® Store that users enjoy watching on their computers and iPods, and will soon enjoy watching on their widescreen televisions using the new Apple TV™. The iTunes Store now offers over 350 television shows, over 250 feature films and over 5,000 music videos.
iPhone lets users enjoy all their iPod content, including music, audiobooks, audio podcasts, video podcasts, music videos, television shows and movies. iPhone syncs content from a user’s iTunes library on their PC or Mac, and can play any music or video content they have purchased from the online iTunes store. "
Additionally, you both are discounting the brand equity that Apple created around the iPod (as well as iTunes). That brand equity created demand for the iPhone. I am not a big Apple guy, but Steve Jobs was a marketing genius.
What's wrong with using bluetooth for a wireless connection? then all you need is the one cable to charge it anyways
Works fine in my car and I can change tracks with the steering wheel
I initially used a bluetooth connection in my Talon through an aftermarket stereo. Sounded just fine through pandora or mp3. Once I ran all the signals through a 6 channel amplifier and component speakers it was unlistenable. Static galore.
Bluetooth is good, but it is not capable of transmitting even decent sound once you are amplified.
Those darn numbers.........
The delta in data is pretty amazing 52% vs 42%:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/indus...011-11-16/android-smartphone-share/51239826/1
I see Android further eroding Apple's market share over the next year.
I honestly think Apple is going hit speed bumps in the near future. Steve Jobs was a huge loss to the company. He was the driving force behind the company and will be missed. That won't be seen right away though.
He was a loss, but he wasnt the only thing at apple. His teams put together his vision. He passed his vision to Tim Cook. As long as Cook keeps that vision and atmosphere alive at Apple, things will go business as usual.
Apple will do fine, and people will still call iOwners fanboys and whatnot.
If you wanna play the "think" game, I "think" Motorola doomed itself be resurrecting probably the trendiest phone name of all time. I mean it has already worked on Mr. GTOmaro guy.
Apple will do fine, and people will still call iOwners fanboys and whatnot.
If you wanna play the "think" game, I "think" Motorola doomed itself be resurrecting probably the trendiest phone name of all time. I mean it has already worked on Mr. GTOmaro guy.
It will be interesting to watch the stock in the next 24 months. Job's had his hand in future products that are in the pipeline. Jobs was the leading force behind Apple's resurgence and I think that the company is going to have a hard time replicating his magic. Cook has huge shoes to fill.
Absolutely. When Jobs left apple the first time (got fired. Whatever you want to call it), it went to shit. This time, he left people he wanted in the roles he wanted them in.
Time will tell. I know before the stock would fall if Steve's farts sounded wet. That is not an excuse anymore. Now its up to apple to keep it moving forward.
Time will tell. I know before the stock would fall if Steve's farts sounded wet. That is not an excuse anymore. Now its up to apple to keep it moving forward.
depends on how you look at it. if your talking about one model, then yes of course. theres 3 of the SAME thing just with different storage sizes... which allows them to span 3 different price markets and sell a retarded amount of them.
now if your talking about which OS is leading the market, Android is #1 hands down due to the spread across a billion different models.
Do I need to bring up US Cellulars page to show that you can get almost any crappy phone to have Android?
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