China Opens Chinese App Store
On Tuesday Apple announced that it launched an online store and a simplified-Chinese version of its App Store for customers in China.
"Chinese customers can now order Apple products, including the iPhone 4 and the iPad, online and have the products delivered. Prior to this move, iPhone buyers had to order the devices on Apple's Chinese website and pick them up at one of Apple's four mainland Chinese Apple Stores in Beijing and Shanghai.
According to the new Chinese online store, Apple is shipping iPhones in China in one to two weeks, and iPads in 24 hours as of Tuesday morning."
Apple is planning to open 25 stores in China by 2011 and is starting to speed up the release of its products in China, which is the number one mobile market and second largest PC market in the world.
Apple is becoming a more and more global company. They are tapping huge markets to sell their products, especially China, that many of their US competitors are not. Along, with becoming more global, they are keeping the "local flavor." This can be seen in the Chinese App Store and online store that allows their new customers in China to easily gain faster access to their products. I think this strategy will payoff for Apple as they will potentially gain millions of new customers.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Not sure what the plan is here H-P?
H-P Releases Its $800 Slate, the lastest Ipad Rival
The article I am blogging on this week is the news that on Friday H-P released a touchscreen tablet computer that runs Windows called the Slate 500. This tablet is supposed to rival the Ipad and is "the ideal PC for professionals who don't usually work at a traditional desk, yet need to stay productive in a secure, familiar Windows environment."
There are three issues that I see that make me ask: H-P what the heck are you doing?
1) It's six months after the Ipad has been released and nine months after H-P revealed the prototype of it. The Ipad has already built up a customer base and has numerous apps that are already available. H-P will be playing catch up, if it even gets a following.
2) This price of the Slate 500 is listed at $800 which is more expensive than the Ipad, excluding the ones that have the most cutting edge storage space and wireless connectivity. I don't think most people will pay a higher price for a new, unproved tablet that is not any better than the Ipad technology-wise.
3) Lastly, the screen on the Slate 500 is 8.9", compared with 9.7" for the Ipad. Again, priced at $800 I"m not really sure what more you get with the Slate 500 over the Ipad.
H-P I understand that you probably have a lot of money in R-D tied up in developing this tablet which may account for the high cost. If this is supposed to be the main competitor to the Ipad than I am going to say that Apple is going to remain dominant in the tablet market for awhile and their competitors have a long way to go.
The article I am blogging on this week is the news that on Friday H-P released a touchscreen tablet computer that runs Windows called the Slate 500. This tablet is supposed to rival the Ipad and is "the ideal PC for professionals who don't usually work at a traditional desk, yet need to stay productive in a secure, familiar Windows environment."
There are three issues that I see that make me ask: H-P what the heck are you doing?
1) It's six months after the Ipad has been released and nine months after H-P revealed the prototype of it. The Ipad has already built up a customer base and has numerous apps that are already available. H-P will be playing catch up, if it even gets a following.
2) This price of the Slate 500 is listed at $800 which is more expensive than the Ipad, excluding the ones that have the most cutting edge storage space and wireless connectivity. I don't think most people will pay a higher price for a new, unproved tablet that is not any better than the Ipad technology-wise.
3) Lastly, the screen on the Slate 500 is 8.9", compared with 9.7" for the Ipad. Again, priced at $800 I"m not really sure what more you get with the Slate 500 over the Ipad.
H-P I understand that you probably have a lot of money in R-D tied up in developing this tablet which may account for the high cost. If this is supposed to be the main competitor to the Ipad than I am going to say that Apple is going to remain dominant in the tablet market for awhile and their competitors have a long way to go.
Friday, October 1, 2010
NFL, Verizon Talk Tablets
NFL, Verizon Talk Tablets
My blog for this week is about talks the NFL and Verizon are having to figure out how to distribute NFL games via a tablet computer....i.e. an Ipad. With the new 4G mobile networks coming online the NFL is looking to increase the ways it can broadcast its games. "In March, Verizon signed a $720 million four-year deal with the NFL to be its official wireless partner." This deal only applies to mobile devices though and not tablet computers which are becoming hugely popular.
There are a few issues that need to be worked out first, such as licensing rights disputes and 4G testing to see if the network can even handle the kind of bandwidth needed if millions of people started streaming live NFL games to their Ipad. From a business perspective this is a great move for the NFL. The NFL is already very popular and has a large fan base and it's great to see they are thinking about ways to stay current with the new technology that is coming out. The more mediums the NFL can use to broadcast its games the better they can stay connected with their fans, not matter if they are sitting in front of a TV or not. As more tablet computers make their way into the marketplace, such as the RIM by Blackberry, I think this is just the beginning of the potential that this technology has to offer. Kudos to the NFL for jumping on this early and I think they will be rewarded financially for it.
My blog for this week is about talks the NFL and Verizon are having to figure out how to distribute NFL games via a tablet computer....i.e. an Ipad. With the new 4G mobile networks coming online the NFL is looking to increase the ways it can broadcast its games. "In March, Verizon signed a $720 million four-year deal with the NFL to be its official wireless partner." This deal only applies to mobile devices though and not tablet computers which are becoming hugely popular.
There are a few issues that need to be worked out first, such as licensing rights disputes and 4G testing to see if the network can even handle the kind of bandwidth needed if millions of people started streaming live NFL games to their Ipad. From a business perspective this is a great move for the NFL. The NFL is already very popular and has a large fan base and it's great to see they are thinking about ways to stay current with the new technology that is coming out. The more mediums the NFL can use to broadcast its games the better they can stay connected with their fans, not matter if they are sitting in front of a TV or not. As more tablet computers make their way into the marketplace, such as the RIM by Blackberry, I think this is just the beginning of the potential that this technology has to offer. Kudos to the NFL for jumping on this early and I think they will be rewarded financially for it.
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