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08.08.05 06:54 PM
is the iPod truly innovative
Over at ilounge Larry Angell reports that Apple continues to hold 'substantial lead' over competitors
| "Following meetings last week with digital music companies such as Apple and RealNetworks, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said he is “more convinced than ever that Apple has a substantial lead and advantage” over competitors.">>> |
yet in the August 2005 edition of FastCompany John J. Sviokla's In Praise of Ecosystems declares:
| "Already the iPod's features are being copied by Samsung, Dell, iRiver, Sony, and others. Competitors are adding tuners, cameras, gaming, and more to devices. They're rolling out a host of new music services. Meanwhile, the iPod has not changed much since its debut four years ago -- and Apple's latest iteration, the iPod shuffle, has met with limited success. The competitors will win. Why? Because they have created an economic ecosystem that powers innovation. Apple hasn't.">>> |
who is right? in a way, they both are. apple was sort of first to party, so therefore the company will reap the benefits of being the industry leader for a little longer. the tipping point has probably already occurred, or will be reached shortly. and then the entire iPod, iTunes great rise will plateau. at that point, all of the competitors will have gotten their technologies figured out and their products will become just as sexy if not sexier than the ipod.
there'll be a little of Sviokla's ecosystem at play, but also a little bit of good old fashion capitalism.
don't get me wrong, i'm an apple die hard, but if you remember, ma bell only reigned for so long.
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Apple will give up the market share in less than 3 years I feel, just like they do with everything else. Microsoft or some other company will introduce a cheaper model that will have all the features of an ipod and more.
Ipod has it's problems, particularly with it's pc intergration. I don't know how your experience has been if you own a MAC but the Windows ipod I have experiences major problems.
If I get another corrupt file error, I'm gonna scream. When it's working, it's working fine, however rare.
posted by funkdigital FKA Metalface | August 9, 2005 9:54 AM #
Three weeks before the iPod debutted, I finally bought a MiniDisc recorder and pronounced Jobs crazy. It took me three weeks to regret my purchase. The naysayers have been proven wrong time after time. Apple's competitors have been introducing knockoffs with more bells and whistles at a lower price, yet the iPod still commands a humongous lead over portable music players. Until one of these cheapies comes up with a great intuitive player close to the iPod (I won't even mention the seamless integration with the iTunes Music Store, again, the behemoth in the industry; and now with Japan's version of the store finally out...), Apple will be king for some time to come. Only Apple can stop the rise.
BTW, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't > 80% of iPods Windows-based. I do know some of the 1st and 2nd generation 'Pods had minor integration issues, but that's long since been resolved.
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| August 9, 2005 10:41 PM #
Apple is going somewhere with this. They have a strategy that is bigger than the iPod. while competitors are falling over themselves to catch up, apple is already working on the next phase of its master plan. Which probably involves the MacMini, and some deals with Sony, which just announced that PS3 will be able to support Apple's Tiger version of OS/X.
posted by BH | August 10, 2005 10:37 AM #