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Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:39:13 +0000

[…] A Piper Jaffray analyst has expressed confidence in Apple Computer Inc., and predicted that there is truth in rumors that the company is planning its own iTunes-compatible mobile phone. […]

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Thu, 25 May 2006 08:00:09 +0000

[…] Apple has already tried to integrate cell phones with MP3, via their partnership with Motorola over the ROKR iTunes cell phone. That particular device, unfortunately, was a bit of a flop, but there are indications that Apple might try to make a similar device of their own, without the help of Motorola. […]

by: JJ

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 06:47:19 +0000

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Well said Jeremy, the reality is that competition is a fact of life, and to a point healthy competion is what we need, but my thoughts centre on current EU interiorization to US technology and some poor copies and attitudes from some asian and other competitors through adversarial non creative corporate attitudes which in some quarters seem to be very insular in their attitude to the US and Australian market places which does to a point leave me wistful, cold and thoughtful.

Give me good old fashioned US creative innovations like the T-Model Ford, the Boeing 707, the NASA shuttle down to the 1984 Macintosh, and now the iPod and the great push for iHome intelligent automation in the US which now needs to be sensitively nurtured. ‘Borrowers may not lenders be’ in some emerging technological cases, and we perhaps need to be a little more synergistic, sharing and patriotic about our own home grown (US and Australian) very skilled technological young generation… I am talking about the US and Australian home grown skills and many very talented young technologist who need more financial and corporate support. I say this all from an Australian’s point of view of course because we have very talented Mac technologists here as you have in the USA and this creative young generation do need much more centred financial creative support as well. In these new communications fields of emerging technology may we see a more concerted support effort for the universities and for young technologists, programmers and tech support guru’s so that this new era emerging will be a great one of benefit to us all.

Thank you for your comments Jeremy and best wishes
JJ
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by: Jeremy

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:15:12 +0000

Interesting perspective. I agree with you that Apple and Motorola still have a lot to gain by working together in some capacity.

If they do go their seperate ways and create two seperate devices that do the same thing, there will almost certainly be some level of competition.

But with the long collaborative relationship between the two companies, I can see that there could be mutual benefits in maintaining an alliance…

by: JJ

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:48:27 +0000

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In respect with the above very valid and very perceptive notions of market competition, I perhaps would have thought rather than any competition between two market leaders like Motorola and Apple to be a moot situation, as you have ascertained, it perhaps could be better considered as a discrete tactical move in an extremely competitive rapidly changing mobile phone marketplace, in that it it could be summarized as a way to provide a wider acceptance strategy for a penetration of some new digital media ready idevices in the marketplace. Everyone is so quick to draw the long competition bow when great technical confreres through competitive advances which in the end collectively are bought about by very close and sincere co-operation between organizations of excellence like Motorola and Apple to further mutual strategic long term structural and technological aims. I would always favour the long term solution as a fitting outcome in such a world wide converging appliance notions, vertical market place.
Perhaps we need to be looking at the way some corporations co-operated during World War II, for the greater good of all concerned, in an extremely polarized world market place. The competitive advantage may be well and good, in the USA, but great world wide advances come from astutely managed centres of excellence who co-operate for the greater good of all and in so doing generate a much greater amazing synergy of goodwill and design excellence which benefits the whole world by advancing in many new, unusual and positive ways.
Well that’s a humble view, but sometimes competition between parties who are awash with mutual gains and advantages perhaps need to be appreciated for their class decision making and market sophistication and technological savvy. It is perhaps a case of the best eggs in two baskets may well be better than one, when choice and design variations and excellence are truly considered. I would prefer to consider the options of a family of devices which are combinatorial of many aspects of digital deliver. Yet we see but with the main aim on digital multi media delivery so the aspect of mobile phone connection may be by itself a minor final mode and but a secondary aspect to the main market strategy of digital media delivery. The whole of market is succinct digital technology delivery and the mobile phone to me is but a passing phase which one day soon may be replaced by a more multi digital media all purpose idevice.
and that is my take.
JJ
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