Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me
Today comes news about disappointing HP TouchPad sales numbers and I am not surprised given the weak marketing they have exhibited for this product. Like RIM’s failed PlayBook the HP devices suffers from a marketing initiative that fails to connect with what consumers want in a tablet. HP and RIM both seem to believe that [...]
I’m ready to concede that my prediction that the iPad would be a dud is flat out wrong. I will, however, couch my concession with the observation the iPad has, at least not yet, fundamentally changed the way we use the Web but rather it has added a very powerful new way to use the [...]
I’ve already voiced my belief that the iPad will ultimately be a disappointment. It’s certain that Apple will sell millions of the devices to technophile early adopters but the prospects for the broader market are mixed and considering that Jobs has declared the iPad the “most important thing I’ve ever done” well I can’t help [...]
Jobs has put together a remarkable track record at Apple over the years, not only releasing a string of hit products (overshadowing the few duds… like Apple TV) and making the company solidly profitable with a plurality of analysts rating it a solid buy even with a P/E of 20:1. Having said all that, Jobs [...]