Via the International Herald Tribune, Apple choose Orange to be the exclusive seller of iPhones in France. So, what's new?
Due to French law prohibiting the forced bundling of mobile devices with a specific carrier, Apple and Orange will be required to sell an unlocked version of the iPhone.
So, my iPhone will be available in France starting next November, starting at €399, plus Orange contract and flight price. Can't wait.
A great article about the path Apple is taking. Since the launch of the iPhone, and lately the new iPod touch, people is complaining about some of Apple decisions.
Dear Steve, please take a moment to read it and think about the subject. And remember, 'one bad apple spoils the barrel'.
If this is true, Apple stock will go ballistic. Steve Jobs talked about selling 800.000 iPhones this year, and forecasted 10 million in 2008 (1% of market share). If what iSuppli states is true, the iPhone outsold all smartphones in the United States in July, its first full month on sale, accounting for 1.8 percent of all U.S. mobile handset sales. iSuppli forecast for iPhone sales this year is now 4.5 million.
Everyone is talking about stock, housing and credit markets, the next bubble/depression, you name it. With people asking, I have decided to compile the 10 reasons why I invested in Apple stock, and sincerely, why I don't give a damn about all the bad news. So, here are the 10 good reasons to invest in Apple stock:
Engadget received a few photos of what is claimed to be Apple's new keyboard for the iMac computers. I don't know if this is true or not, but I'm sure of one thing: this keyboard is magnificent. I wonder how will it be on the usability stand point.
Here is the summary of WWDC 2007. It was a great keynote (again!), and great times wait for us. Leopard will kick ass, and Safari as a new development platform is totally disruptive.
On games
EA is coming back to Mac. Need for Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2142, Command & Conquer 3, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Madden 08, Tiger Woods 08, all to be released in July
ID Games unveiled the new next generation technologies for gaming. They will demo it in E3.
On Leopard
First, some numbers: 22 million active OS X numbers. 67% using Tiger, 23% using Panther and 10% using older versions. 21 months between Tiger & Leopard, 300 new features in Leopard. Steve presents 10:
New Desktop: transparencies, new 3D look, stacks;
New Finder: improved sharing, integration with .Mac, Cover Flow;
Quick look: live file previewing;
Full 64-bit architecture: huge gains of efficiency;
Core animation: simple to use, easy to add to applications;
Boot Camp: use as a complement to Parallels and VMWare;
Spaces: multi desktops
Dashboard: web clip, using Safari to make widgets;
iChat: share slide shows, presentations and movies through iChat;
Time machine: one click backup, wireless to a Airport base station;
Leopard shipping in October. Basic version, $129. Premium version, $129. Business version, $129, Enterprise version $129. Ultimate version, $129.
One more thing
Safari 3 now runs on Windows XP/Vista. Safari is twice as fast.
One last thing
Apple will allow developers to write web 2.0 applications that work exactly like iPhone apps - can access all the iPhone services (make calls, send emails, access the address book). All the development is made based on the Safari engine, which is the same for Leopard, XP/Vista and iPhone. The demo, a corporate address database using ldap toke less than a men/month to develop, so you also can go live on Jun 29.
Update:
Apple has killed the brushed metal, the site changed for the new look after the keynote. There are some films about Leopard already available.
After greenpeace call for action for the reduction of the usage of hazardous substances in Apple equipment (previous post here), Steve Jobs responded with this paper, entitled "A Greener Apple".
Articles
