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Apple vs Amazon on eBooks: is it really about the Agency vs Wholesale model debate?

Apple vs Amazon on eBooks: is it really about the Agency vs Wholesale model debate? | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.reuters.com - August 31, 2012 1:48 PM

"Apple and four major publishers have offered to allow retailers such as Amazon to sell e-books at a discount for two years in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off possible fines, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday."


It's still not clear at this point how this will end up and the article is a bit fuzzy. But what's at stake is interesting: will ebooks be sold under an agency model (where publishers set the price and retailers such as Apple or Amazon take a pre-defined cut) or under a wholesale model (where publishers charge retailers what they want and retailers decide which margin - if any - they want to take; a model some say Amazon used to dominate the market with very small margins)?


I've seen the Music industry hesitate between both models and I'm still unsure which is good in the long run. Some can argue Amazon is using the wholesale model to become monopolistic but if you look at Apple and music, you can also see that the agency model certainly didn't prevent them from gaining huge market share.


So is this really a model issue or a network effect coming from the success of a platform model?

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News Flash! Tablets Are Not Smartphones

News Flash! Tablets Are Not Smartphones | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From readwrite.com - May 24, 11:36 AM
Turns out that people use tablets for different things, in different ways and in different places than they use their smartphones. And those differences are starting to add up for app developers, marketers and device makers.
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We already knew that but this Forrester study details the various ways tablet usage differs from smartphones.

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App Store Hits 50 Billion Downloads: All Time Best Sellers for iPad

App Store Hits 50 Billion Downloads: All Time Best Sellers for iPad | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From ipadinsight.com - May 17, 12:57 PM
Apple announced yesterday that the App Store hit the much-anticipated 50 billion app downloads milestone:
Apple® today announced that customers have downloaded over 50 billion apps* from the revolutionary App Store℠.
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Interesting to note that only 10 out of the all-time top 25 apps are not games and... 6 out of these 10 are Apple Apps. In other words, if you're an App developer, don't dream of making it to the short tail... 

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Bill Gates Says iPad Users Are Frustrated Because They Can’t Create Office Documents

Bill Gates Says iPad Users Are Frustrated Because They Can’t Create Office Documents | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From ipadinsight.com - May 9, 5:11 PM
Bill Gates has shared some thoughts on the iPad again, during a CNBC interview – this time claiming that lots of iPad users are frustrated at their lack of ability to do things like type or create documents.
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Microsoft is getting defensive but the truth might be different. With a bunch of cloud Apps like Evernote or Google Docs (which Google Drive App works really fine on the iPad), who really needs Office on the go?

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42 Million iPads Sold in Last 6 Months

42 Million iPads Sold in Last 6 Months | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From ipadinsight.com - April 24, 10:19 PM
Apple held their Q2 2013 results conference call yesterday afternoon. I listened in to most of it live and as always there were lots of impressive numbers thrown around for all of Apple’s core products.
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A good round-up of the key numbers shared by Apple on the iPad ecosystem. To summarize, while Apple has problems on other products, this business line seems pretty healthy.

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Are keyboards the key to mobile productivity

Are keyboards the key to mobile productivity | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.guardian.co.uk - April 12, 1:02 PM
Tablets, first considered consumption-only devices, are now proving their worth as productivity devices.
gdecugis's insight:

Reading this Guardian article makes you wonder whether some people are getting out of their way to use the iPad as a laptop or whether there are real benefits to do this. But this idea of "curated computing" where fewer features bring more focus is making its way in professionals IT habits: on top of being a lighter device than a laptop, maybe another value added by the iPad is that you don't get constant distraction when you try to create something?


Through adding a keyboard or through specific apps, it's fair to comment however that mobile devices - tablets in particular - increasingly are creation devices and not just consumption ones.

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Tablets to outship desktops this year, notebooks next year

Tablets to outship desktops this year, notebooks next year | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.techspot.com - March 28, 4:39 AM
According to the latest data from IDC, global shipments of smart connected devices exceeded a billion units in 2012, an increase of 29.1% from the previous year and representing a value of $576.9 billion.
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That's now close to 200 million tablets that IDC forecasts will be shipped this year.

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The Daily/Online Mail: a refreshing success story for online media

The Daily/Online Mail: a refreshing success story for online media | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From plus.google.com - March 8, 7:25 PM

Great presentation by the +Daily Mail  CMO : finally a media that seems to be escaping misery thanks to the iPad. Red section is mobile traffic; more data on the Google+ link.

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Key take-aways:
- Mobile traffic now at 43%
- Interesting data on iPad usage
- Mobile & iPad are creating new consumption patterns that fill in the gaps of desktop usage (read: morning and night)


The last point is particularly interesting : mobile usage doesn't compete with desktop's but completes it.

gdecugis's curator insight, March 8, 7:28 PM

Key take-aways:
- Mobile traffic now at 43%
- Interesting data on iPad usage
- Mobile & iPad are creating new consumption patterns that fill in the gaps of desktop usage (read: morning and night)


The last point is particularly interesting : mobile usage doesn't compete with desktop's but completes it.
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Shipments are one thing but iPad Usage Far Ahead of the Rest of the Pack.

Shipments are one thing but iPad Usage Far Ahead of the Rest of the Pack. | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - February 21, 9:38 PM

Chitika Insights measured tablet web traffic during the week of January 19 to 25 in the US and Canada and the iPad had by far the highest usage at 81% with the Kindle Fire at 7.7%.

gdecugis's insight:

Interesting to see the discrepency with shipment numbers from IDC as Chuck Jones points out in Forbes. Shipments and usage are two very different things on tablets.

Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com's curator insight, February 22, 12:15 AM

In my house we have iPads, Kindles and Nexus tablets by far the iPads get the most use in of all age groups. From grandkids to grandpa it comes down to easy of use.
PlasmaBorneElectric's curator insight, February 25, 12:51 PM

Where we are in mobile computing..
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Will Windows tablets like Razer Edge be to the iPad what PCs are to consoles?

Will Windows tablets like Razer Edge be to the iPad what PCs are to consoles? | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From gdgt.com - February 14, 1:22 AM

The Edge is a unique portable gaming PC. It's a Windows 8 tablet. It's a home gaming console. It's a laptop. And it fills all of those roles remarkably well. The Edge will be available by March, starting at $999.

gdecugis's insight:

The specs of the new Winbdows tablets look awesome for hardcore gamers - nothing like mobile OS, this time it's for real as apparently they can run "real" PC games - not lighter versions.


Ths being said, the challenge is huge as iOS devices and to a lesser extent Android ones have become the portable gaming consoles of choice, relegating the PSP and the DS to niches like kids or casual gamers.


So I wonder whether we'll see the same thing that happened to the video industry in the 80's/90's where the PC took over the hardcore gamers and later the online players from the consoles.


What do you think gamers? Will you spend the $999 for a device like this or will you stick to Angry Birds on the iPad?

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Here's The Exact Moment (And Reason) Apple Investors Panicked

Here's The Exact Moment (And Reason) Apple Investors Panicked | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.businessinsider.com - January 8, 4:36 PM
According to Barclays, it's all about Apple Maps.
gdecugis's insight:

Beyond the Maps disaster, it's the whole Web service strategy of Apple which is being questionned by analysts. While the App model has been fueling the growth of the iOS platform so far, the cloud is where the long-term growth is and services like iCloud - not to quote Maps - have been far from convincing as alternatives to Dropbox or equivalent Google or Amazon services.


For tablets, this is all the more important that they're supposed to be one of the forms of the "network computer" people like Larry Ellison have been predicting since 1995 - relying on the could for services rather than local native Apps.

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Nielsen: 85 Percent Of Tablet And Smartphone Owners Use Devices As “Second Screen” Monthly

Nielsen: 85 Percent Of Tablet And Smartphone Owners Use Devices As “Second Screen” Monthly | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From techcrunch.com - December 6, 2012 9:48 PM
Measurement firm Nielsen today released new figures on second screen adoption, expanding on its research from October which mainly focused on the differences between men and women's TV viewing behaviors.
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Watch out TV: nobody watches you the good old way anymore. Smartphones and Tablets totally changed the game.

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Daring Fireball: Why 'The Daily' Failed

Daring Fireball: Why 'The Daily' Failed | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From daringfireball.net - December 4, 2012 2:24 PM
The Daily’s problem was simply that they weren’t conceived to operate on $5 or $6 million per year in revenue.
gdecugis's insight:

Another take - this one by John Gruber on Daring Fireball - on why the Daily failed. He points out lack of audience clarity and the focus on a single platform.


While the first one is obvioulsy essential for any business, I'm not sure about the last one as a general statement. Some publishing businesses have thrived focusing on the Web only - even when the Web was much younger.


I prefer his closing comment on the size of the team compared to the overall opportunity: this wasn't a way to do a lean experimentation of this market while allowing for adjustments and pivots.

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Murdoch, News Corp close The Daily: Why the world's first iPad-only paper should be its last.

Murdoch, News Corp close The Daily: Why the world's first iPad-only paper should be its last. | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From mobile.slate.com - December 3, 2012 11:23 AM
The world's first iPad-only newspaper may also be its last. To no one's surprise, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced Monday that The Daily will cease publication on Dec. 15 after less than two years in existence.
gdecugis's insight:

There goes what probably was the most publicized iPad launch in the publishing segment.


As this Slate article points out, it probably shows that even though the iPad will definitely help create new forms of journalism and news consumption experience, it will also not save the traditional media industry without significant changes. 


I can't comment too much on the format, not being an avid reader of the soon-to-be-defunct title but what struck me from the start was how a high-cost organization it seemed to have. 


Launching a new title and trying to make it revolutionary, News Corp should probably have handeld this attemp like a startup. And maybe that's what they called it internally (corporate giants like to think their doing internal startups...). But startups have a word for trying be efficient, growing once they've proven some assumptions, investing when it makes sense, taking risks but also measuring them: it's called lean. The Daily didn't seem to me to be a lean startup at all.


So while the Daily failure is certainly not good news for those who saw the iPad as a way to save the news publishing world, it doesn't mean we should overlook the other attempts : I'm sure we'll see some pure-iPad players successes as well but they will probably be structured very differently than traditionnal media organizations.

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You Spend a Lot of Time With Your Mobile Device at Home — Even More if It’s an iPad

You Spend a Lot of Time With Your Mobile Device at Home — Even More if It’s an iPad | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From allthingsd.com - May 22, 3:08 PM
A huge spike in broadband use for mobile devices -- when they're still in your house. Apple accounts for nearly half of that.
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Mobile devices? Best devices for home computing... Funny (but old) paradox.

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Square Stand: iPad-Based Complete Point of Sale System

Square Stand: iPad-Based Complete Point of Sale System | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From ipadinsight.com - May 15, 11:30 PM
Square Stand is a new iPad-based point of sale system – from Square, makers of the clever little credit card readers that plug into iPads and iPhones.
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So now the iPad could be changing retail. It already did to some extent as several stores are displaying iPads for users to browse catalogs or as ordering stands. But the whole cash register market could not be revolutionized.
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Android Tablets Overtake The iPad In Shipments Last Quarter

Android Tablets Overtake The iPad In Shipments Last Quarter | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.businessinsider.com - May 3, 5:40 PM
But iPads still dominate usage metrics like Web traffic. ; (But iPads still dominate usage metrics like Web traffic.
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Of course, Apple fans will argue shipments are not sales but it shows the competition is gaining traction.

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Apple killed the netbook. Is the PC next?

Apple killed the netbook. Is the PC next? | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From blogs.computerworld.com - April 17, 2:04 AM
Still the bells; silence the critics; let the band play on: no, I'm not talking about the UK administration's dissociated reaction to the passing of some former Prime Minister, instead I’m discussing Apple, the iPad and the final extinction of netbooks,...

Via John Rudkin
gdecugis's insight:

You have to admit there hasn't been a lot of good news on the PC market lately. But I still feel we're a quantum leap from being there yet. Time for a major announcement Apple?

John Rudkin's curator insight, April 16, 2:01 PM

Apple [AAPL], the iPad and the final extinction of netbooks. I saw my last employer waste money on MS tablet PC, then Netbooks.  No one said stop. #toldyouso
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Happy Birthday iPad: How Apple’s tablet revolutionized business computing

Happy Birthday iPad: How Apple’s tablet revolutionized business computing | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From tabtimes.com - April 3, 1:52 PM
Three years ago today Apple released the first iPad, and it’s fair to say that Apple’s tablet has had a profound effect on how people, especially in business, now use computers.

Via John Rudkin
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A great summary of everything the iPad contributed to change in the corporate world. From BYOD to cloud computing. 

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Tablets now account for more web traffic than smartphones: stats

Tablets now account for more web traffic than smartphones: stats | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From econsultancy.com - March 11, 11:21 AM
The importance of tablets to ecommerce is well-documented, with research consistently showing that the devices convert at a much higher rate than smartphones.
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This is something that was from from being a sure win when tablets were launched. But as some web sites have observed - including us here at Scoop.it (stay tuned for details) - tablets are not just canibalizing laptops but also developing new usage and consumption patternMisread details in this article on this must-read Adobe study. 

gwynethjones's curator insight, March 11, 11:42 AM

The Smartphone once was getting smaller, then bigger, will the Tablet TAKE OVER!?
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Apple's iPad Mini, One Smart Shopping Tool - Forbes

Apple's iPad Mini, One Smart Shopping Tool - Forbes | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - February 27, 10:03 AM
Leave it to Apple to, once again, fill a need we didn’t even know we had.
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Interesting data on how smartphones and tablets are used for offline shopping to check prices and make consumers smarter. At this game, the purse-compliant iPad mini could be a winner according to Wendy Liebmann on Forbes.
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Apps are too much like 1990's CD-ROMs and not enough like the Web - Scott Hanselman

Apps are too much like 1990's CD-ROMs and not enough like the Web - Scott Hanselman | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.hanselman.com - February 15, 10:15 AM

"I'm starting to resent Apps like I resented CD-ROMs."Writes Scott Hanselman on his blog on Programming, User Experience, The Zen of Computers and Life in General

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This post dates back to 2011 but it explains with great clarity the limitations of Apps as a platform. And the ongoing tensions between native Appsand Web Apps that I already addressed here. Interesting read. 

Murray McKercher's curator insight, February 16, 9:10 AM

"Go Somewhere and get functionality as opposed to Bring Something To Me to get functionality" Agreed, this is an interesting look back at the recent past that speaks to the current issues in mobile Application Development..Native Mobile Apps versus Web-based Mobile Apps...going way back in the early mobile internet days we argued aboutthe "walled garden" approach that operator's were using to try and "contain" a subscriber community within their - the operator's - ecosystem..

 

People do not like to be constrained in a "walled garden" approach...

 

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Report: Amazon dominates Android tablets, US-based Kindle Fires alone are 33% of global devices

Report: Amazon dominates Android tablets, US-based Kindle Fires alone are 33% of global devices | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From thenextweb.com - January 28, 1:49 PM
Google entered the tablet market with its Nexus 7 range last year but it is Amazon, the US retailer that has a somewhat strained relationship with the search giant, that is dominating ...
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The iPad still dominates tablets but as far as Android is concerned, you can't ignore the Amazon App store anymore. Now, I wonder whether that success is not detrimental to the Android platform overall: this makes me think at how fragmented the OS is compared to the simple and easy iOS.


Will small developers with limited resources really go after Android or just reject it as long as the opportunity doesn't seem clearer?

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Why the mobile web vs. apps debate is a false dichotomy

Why the mobile web vs. apps debate is a false dichotomy | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From gigaom.com - December 20, 2012 9:17 PM
People will have you believe that there is some universal truth in this debate -- that there is one right way. Well, there isn't.

Via Marc Dangeard
gdecugis's insight:

This piece is interesting as a nice recap of the arguments for and agains native Apps (vs HTML5). 


Mark Sigal of Unicorn Labs summarizes the argument this way: "Simply put, there is no universal truth in the mobile web vs. mobile native debate, and no “one right way,” despite what the pontificators would have you believe."


His lists of pro's and con's is good but I think he underestimates the importance of search discoverability which is a big con for Apps. As he rightly points out, the top 25 mobile App publishers make 50% of what Apple pays out to publishers. What would the Web be without Search but a boring short-term of 25 services?

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A VC: Rethinking Mobile First

From www.avc.com - December 6, 2012 2:35 PM
I wrote the Mobile First Web Second blog post a few years ago. In that post, I talked about apps that were designed to be used on mobile primarily with the web as a companion.
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Fred Wilson's response to Vibhu Norby's brilliant post on how Mobile distribution is a bitch. Wilson agrees but - in a not untypical VC-way... - maintains that it doesn't matter: "it is the future like it or not".


The bad news is that if you we're looking to prioritize between mobile and web, his answer is: do both. 

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How we read, not what we read, may be contributing to our information overload

How we read, not what we read, may be contributing to our information overload | Is the iPad a revolution ? | Scoop.it
From www.niemanlab.org - December 3, 2012 9:19 PM
A new study finds that the use of computers and Facebook are more associated with information overload than the use of television and iPhones.
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Interesting study that shows that the perception of having information overload might be impacted by what device you use to read content - the computer being very different than new mobile devices which by design offer more of a curated experience.

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Interesting points!
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