Comments on: There's Another Apple Revolution Coming

By: Benjamin Preisner

Benjamin Preisner — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:49:05 +0000

I agree… see a similar post I just published before reading your article…

Remember when Apple struggled because end users did not have access to software for it, not to mention the limited choice of software that actually existed? Yes, I know the internet (and Steve Jobs… and the iMac… and the iPod… and iTunes… and the iPhone…) saved Apple. But does anyone see what Apple has REALLY done? Apple did not only revolutionize the music, music player and cell phone markets. It has now revolutionized the way software applications are being created, distributed and purchased and used!

It is rumored that Apple will be be selling larger versions of an iPhone that will have the capabilities of a full fledged laptop. Great you say? Others can do this too. Yes, BUT Apple already has done it. And others will not have the leverage that Apple has in the way software will be distributed for their units , not to mention the price point and how intuitive those apps are for mobility, lifestyle and efficiency: the iPhone and iTunes way.

A whole separate economy of apps is maturing around the iPhone. App developers are having a blast and getting rich. End users simply click install right on their iPhone. Next question. How much for an app? Hmmm, most are only about a buck, many under $5 and well look at all the freebies! No messy installer files, worry about viruses, and best of all if you purchase an app you can always retrieve it from a single sources later. WOW! Now imagine that on a computer! AWESOME!!!!!!!

Single source? Oh yeah, the MacBook Tablet and itunes would make Apple the guardians AND the gate for software. Very impressive. They have already accomplished this logistically with the iPhone. Now all they have to do is implement the same thing with a computer. Very smart!

So now more people will need a “Macbook Tablet” in their hands. Many have been reluctant to switch from PCs but that was when software was bought, downloaded, purchased in stores, etc and at higher costs and with many cumbersome installers. Things will be different. Do you see this new revolution coming??

I see a name change coming. No more i”Tunes”. No more “i”Mac. Just forget the identifiers following the i? How about just plain “i”… “The Apple i.” Now how revolutionary is that?

By Ben Preisner. 8/29/09

By: Bloor Robin

Bloor Robin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:29:21 +0000

Yes, you raise an interesting point. The question is “how much of a phone is the new tablet is going to be?” – and that may depend on the small print in the AT&T contract. Clearly Apple has some wiggle room. I personally doubt whether Verizon is going to get the wonderful deal that AT&T got. Exclusivity for 5 years? I think not.

By: joecab

joecab — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:56:46 +0000

“Nevertheless the price will seem high on introduction. That’s how Apple plays the ball.”

THANK you. I don’t know why given Apple’s history that this fact eludes so many analysts when they predict future device prices.

I still think it’s going to be a tricky sell since the majority of its audience I believe will be iPhone owners, and they’ll need to justify shelling out for something closer to $1000 than $500. It’s almost certainly going to be a pure “internet” device, and given its size it should be able to get a good sized battery in there for decent life. I’m most curious as to whether Apple’s deal with AT&T excludes any device other than the iPhone. If not, Verizon is going to have a lot of new business coming their way, and AT&T is going to have to start enticing customers to stay NOW before their first wave of defectors come (presumably) this summer.

By: Bloor Robin

Bloor Robin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:29:27 +0000

I think you’re right about this. There will have to be an office capability, so a version of iWork would make sense. Microsoft would then have to build something for the platform.

By: Anders Johansen

Anders Johansen — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:36:53 +0000

…and the tablet will never, ever run Office. It will come with iWork Touch however. This will enable it to be a platform for producing and editing content, rather than just (primarily) consuming it, as the iPhone/Touch is.

Giving away a platform-optimized Office suite with the device will be a huge percieved value-add. “It comes with everything a college student needs – no extras required”

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:09:24 +0000

Salient points.

By: Bloor Robin

Bloor Robin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:08:31 +0000

That’s a nice astute observation. Thanks.

By: T-Rex

T-Rex — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:48:29 +0000

The fact is, that all technology like this will eventually gravitate to a hybrid of the Star Trek communicator/tricorder. We already have GPS, communication, computing, etc. Now all we need to work on is sensor reading and analysis hardware/software that will let us know if the GPS object coming toward us is animal, mechanical or something else.