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Active Management Of Channel Inventory Fuels Rumors Of Imminent New Apple Tablets
Apple's Free iWork Pressures Microsoft Office
Blogger Greg Muender Lasted 37 Hours On Android
History Of The iPhone
Apple's Macs Trounce All Windows PCs In Customer Love - Smartphones? Not So Much
ProtectCELL Launches Affordable Protection Plans for iPhone 5S
Active Management Of Channel Inventory Fuels Rumors Of Imminent New Apple Tablets
Digitimes' Ocean Chen and Joseph Tsai report that Apple is rumored to be ready to release its next-generation iPad and iPad mini in October, as related channel retailers have been actively managing their iPad inventories recently, which some market watchers speculate is for welcoming the new tablet products and in preparation of the related inventory digestion, althougho company has confirmed the rumor.
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130916PD222.html
Apple's Free iWork Pressures Microsoft Office
InformationWeek Associate Editor Michael Endler notes that in addition to debuting new iPhones last week, Apple also announced that people who buy new iOS devices will be able to download the company's iWork mobile productivity suite for free.
"The move is a potentially big deal," Endler observes. "Microsoft's refusal to release an iPad-optimized version of Office has drawn ire from a number of analysts and shareholders who feel the company could reap billions with such a release. Microsoft has instead attempted to position Office as one of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets' differentiating features. With iWork now filling a role that might have been filled by Office, Microsoft's options might be shrinking."
Endler predicts that Apple's new iPads, expected later this fall, will almost certainly be a huge success, and given that context, ponders whether
Apple's free iWork will force Microsoft's hand, proposing five factors to consider:
1. Many tablet users are interested in basic productivity. iWork caters to this interest.
2. iWork could hurt Windows tablet sales.
3. iWork pressures Microsoft not only to release Office for the iPad, but also to price it competitively.
4. iWork for iOS could gnaw into Microsoft Office's PC business.
5. iWork doesn't face a sure path to success.
To read Endler's extended discussion of these points, visit:
http://ubm.io/1eMuNtW
Blogger Greg Muender Lasted 37 Hours On Android
In a blog entitled "Why I retreated back to iPhone with a new found appreciation, Greg Muender explains that he's had an iPhone since 2008, and had no intention of jumping ship to Android until recently when he started to see more and more momentum of people switching from iPhone to Android and being pleasantly surprised enough to stick around.
Concluding that that by now Android was a capable platform even former iOS users could appreciate, he did some research and quickly narrowed down his choices, and ultimately the HTC One got the nod, ordered from1 Amazon. When the package arrived, he says that even before opening the product, he was already a little bit disheartened. Opening an iPhone had always been an experience unto itself, and such was not exactly the case with the HTC One, with packaging that was cheap, dirty, and seemed to be only an inferior replication of the experience of opening an Apple product. I
He could only migrate contacts, photos, and text messages via HTCs Sync Manager, leaving him with the tedious task of individually downloading some 200+ apps to replicate the ecoystem he'd left on the iPhone and finding the Sync Manager clunky and troublesome.
That was just the beginning of manifold frustrations and disappointments, including the terrible keyboard.
Apple philosophy: Its only done when you cant remove anything else. Android philosophy: Every bell and whistle marginally adds value.
At 17 hours he was already really missing the iPhone. At 37 hours Muender threw in the towel and boxed the HTC One to send back to Amazon and will be preordering his iPhone 5S on September 20.
You can read all about it here:
https://medium.com/this-happened-to-me/ca5bd05ffcc2
History Of The iPhone
With the iPhone 5S about to go on sale, Macworld's Mark Hattersley takes a look at the five-year history of Apple's smartphone, maintaining that it's correct to call it the touchscreen smartphone that started it all, since before the iPhone everything looked different; after the iPhone everything else looked like an iPhone.
He notes that back in 2007 Steve Jobs announced the iPhone thusly: "Today, we're introducing three revolutionary products," he said. "The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. The third is a breakthrough internet communications device.
"These are not three separate devices. This is one device. And we are calling it iPhone. Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone."
You can check it out at:
http://bit.ly/18Be2sg
Apple's Macs Trounce All Windows PCs In Customer Love - Smartphones? Not So Much
The Register's Rik Myslewski notes that once nce again, Apple's Macs – both desktops and laptops – have outscored any and all Windows PCs in the the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) customer-satisfaction survey, results of which were published Tuesday, reporting that "Apple maintains the strong lead it has held for a decade, inching up one percent to an ACSI score of 87."
Apple's score was one point higher than in last year's survey, and 0 seven points higher than its closest competitor, HP, which also rose one point from last year. Third place Dell sank two points from its previous score.
For the full report, visit here:
http://bit.ly/185EVZr
ProtectCELL Launches Affordable Protection Plans for iPhone 5S
ProtectCELL has announced the availability of protection plans for the Apple iPhone 5S and 5C. ProtectCELL’s plans protect not only the physical device, but also the data on it as well as the user’s identity. Additionally, ProtectCELL plans provide buyback value and online shopping rewards for users that keep their device safe. The following ProtectCELL plans are now available for pre-order: Complete, Device, Data, Buyback, Lifelock Standard and Lifelock Ultimate.
"Purchasers of the iPhone 5S are paying up to $850 for their new device – a significant purchase in itself, but in many ways a fraction of the value of the personal data it contains and the identity of the person using it," says Scott McLaren, ProtectCELL’s chief marketing officer. "Our reliance on these devices to keep us connected makes the devices and the information on them more important in our everyday lives."
With plans starting at $29.99, ProtectCELL’s iPhone 5S users are safeguarded against a variety of potential threats to their device. To celebrate the new iPhone release, ProtectCELL is offering a $30 rebate on any ProtectCELL Complete plan purchased on the original iPhone 5. For full details and access to the rebate form, visit ProtectCELL’s rebate page: http://www.ProtectCELL.com/rebate
ProtectCELL’s current plans include:
ProtectCELL Complete
ProtectCELL’s most comprehensive protection plan includes data, device, and ID protection, in addition to buyback services for money back when trading in old devices.
ProtectCELL Device
This plan covers damage to a device for any reason, including crash, smash or splash. In addition, users can utilize buyback services for money back when purchasing a new phone.
ProtectCELL Data
Covering both data and identity of the user, if a protected device is compromised, a LifeLock specialist quickly restores personal information including contacts, texts, pictures and music. In addition, the device can be locked, located, erased and backed-up if needed.
ProtectCELL Buyback
Designed to help offset the sticker price of purchasing a new device, users can get up to 50 percent of its retail value back in the first year of ownership and up to 25 percent back in the second year.
ProtectCELL LifeLock Plans
These comprehensive identity theft protection plans, available in Standard and Unlimited, offer proactive alerts of potential identity threats which include black market website surveillance and even stolen or lost wallet remediation services.
ProtectCELL protection plans for the iPhone 5S are available immediately for pre-order at ProtectCELL.com or at an authorized retail location. To learn more about ProtectCELL, visit:
http://ProtectCell.com
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