“Why isn’t the iPhone n-1 “good enough”? Surely consumers can do almost the same tasks with an iPhone 4S as they can with the 5. Why are they still buying the new phone?
The clue comes from the fact that the consumer is not the only buyer. It’s operators who buy and re-price the product. They are hiring the product to sell broadband and the newest variant is still the best hire to do that job. This observation is crucial to understanding the growth dynamics of the iPhone and consequently, of Apple itself.”

Nach allem, was man liest und hört: Ja.

“While we’re improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.”
Direkte Konkurrenten erwähnen und empfehlen, nachdem man es selbst verbockt hat. Wie viele Unternehmen machen das? (Und: Die Reaktion von Apple sagt viel über das Verständnis von der Bedeutung von iOS bei Apple aus. Das kann man gar nicht überschätzen.)

“Another major inclusion, and a very interesting one at that, is the ability to send audio content from the Apple TV out to devices that support AirPlay, like speakers, AirPort Express devices and even other Apple TVs.
You can now also protect AirPlay access with an on-screen code, rather than anyone on your WiFi network being able to use the feature.”

Statement von Apple: “Our license to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended, customers can use YouTube in the Safari browser and Google is working on a new YouTube app to be on the App Store.”

Zwei Wörter: John Siracusa.

Ich habe hier ein Macbook Air und ein Lenovo Thinkpad. Die Qualitätsunterschiede zwischen den Trackpads sind so groß, dass es fast schon wieder lustig ist. Wird Microsoft erfolgreich sein mit Surface? Das wird man sehen. So oder so: Sie hatten keine andere Wahl mehr.

This.

“Apple just announced at WWDC 2012 that Facebook will be deeply integrated into iOS 6 including single sign-on for apps, quick sharing from Notifications, Siri integration, better contact syncing, sharing buttons in the iTunes and App Stores, and a public API.

This stunningly comprehensive integration could see Apple and Facebook teaming up to fight off Google Android and launch more products together.”