The 3,500 apps available for the Apple Watch show the device’s promise and pitfalls. Frankly speaking no one really needs an Apple Watch, or any kind of smart watch, since there is not much to do with them beyond activity tracking and replicating the alerts you already get on your smartphone. However, that is not… Continue reading Apple Watch Apps
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Apple Watch will be Apples first Disruptive Innovation Since the iPad
The Apple Watch made its fashion editorial debut on the cover of Vogue China’s November 2014 issue, featuring supermodel Liu Wen. Now in the March issue of Vogue´s American edition, the device will get a 12 page advertisement mainly based on images. As if we had not known so before, this ad placement confirms that… Continue reading Apple Watch will be Apples first Disruptive Innovation Since the iPad
Apple-IBM Alliance Is Already Threatened By Start-ups
There is a good deal of hubris in the way IBM has been talking about its new relationship with Apple. The alliance will no doubt warrant a mention in today’s Apple earnings call, which is expected to show strong results for the device to services giant. But this partnership looks vulnerable from the start. In… Continue reading Apple-IBM Alliance Is Already Threatened By Start-ups
Apple is planning to launch a Smart Home platform at WWDC
Apple has been making ground-breaking changes in our lives by creating products such as the iPod, iPhone and iPad. According to Ingram (2014), iPhone can be considered as ‘a kind of centralized remote control for a wide range of devices, from televisions and stereo systems to intelligent light bulbs and thermostats’. As reported on Monday… Continue reading Apple is planning to launch a Smart Home platform at WWDC
Why Apple may buy Beats
Apple may soon acquire Beats Electronics, one of the leading producers of headphones, in a deal which could be valued at as much as 3.2 billion USD, according to various reports by the media. If the deal goes ahead it will be the largest acquisition ever made by Apple. In September last year, Carlyle Group… Continue reading Why Apple may buy Beats
30th Anniversary of Apples Macintosh launch
In the beginning there was International Business Machines (IBM) and they dominated a business they had practically invented themselves in the 1950s. For them computing was all about corporate mainframes, data and text based terminals. Then thirty years ago today, on January 24, 1984, Apple launched an innovative machine that would revolutionise computing. Two days… Continue reading 30th Anniversary of Apples Macintosh launch
The S-curve for Apple is flattening
This week, Stuart Jeffrey, an analyst with Nomura Securities, was quoted by Wall Street Journal as saying “The s-curve for Apple is coming to the flattening part. How do you tackle it?”. This blog post is about what it means when the s-curve flattens, and what can be done about it. The second coming of… Continue reading The S-curve for Apple is flattening
Corporate Innovation talk at the SLOW Lounge, Sandton, Johannesburg
On Tuesday the 11th September Jorgen Eriksson, Bearing Consulting’s Managing Partner, gave a talk on Corporate Innovation at the SLOW Lounge in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The talk was mainly attended by the SLOW Lounge’s members, most of whom are founders of start-up firms, many in the technology sector. The main point that I took… Continue reading Corporate Innovation talk at the SLOW Lounge, Sandton, Johannesburg
Putting a dent in the universe and the art of selling dreams
Apple would probably not be Apple without Steve Jobs. I began my series on business leaders and entrepreneurs last week with the notion that a company’s HR efforts should be performed to ensure the flow and thus create a culture that enhances the success of the business idea. Apple, which Steve Jobs personified, is in… Continue reading Putting a dent in the universe and the art of selling dreams