Slow but steady: How the iPhone is changing the phone industry. Every time Apple enters—or seems to even think about entering—another market, we’re barraged with noise about how the company should, or must, or can’t reinvent this industry.
Why all the attention? Because Apple has a remarkable track record of having reinvented industries before, and the reward for a job well done is—surprise—another job. The critical backlash to Apple’s involvement, or rumored involvement, is frequently immediate and vehement: Nothing’s changed! Apple’s failed! Because it’s not just that people expect these markets to change—it’s that they expect those changes overnight. At the launch of the iPhone, then CEO Steve Jobs did not hesitate to proclaim, in his usual hyperbolic fashion, that the handset would reinvent the phone.
But Jobs prefaced the introduction of the iPhone by discussing two of Apple’s previous revolutionary products: In 1984, we introduced the Macintosh. To date, Apple hasn’t taken these steps—nor do I think it intends to. Take the iPad, for example. CallingVault. Cult of Mac. The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in Music 2012. Airbnb Co-Founder: Make Money Off Your Hobbies. For many entrepreneurs, starting a business sounds like a lot of — well — work.
But the most successful businesspeople simply devise a means to monetize what they enjoy doing most. As one of the three founders of Airbnb and the company's CTO, Nate Blecharczyk devised a way to combine his longtime hobby of coding with his lucrative career. He had already been selling his development services for over a decade, when he joined fellow co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2008. The trio sought to create a service that travelers could use to efficiently book safe and inexpensive short-term living accommodations from other users.
At Airbnb, Blecharczyk is in charge of site engineering and implementing the brand's unique design, which he says is pivotal for a gratifying user experience, and therefore, higher revenue. Plus it goes without saying, the actual accommodations need to be safe, welcoming and pleasant all around. I started writing code as a hobby when I was 12. 9to5mac. As highlighted by Fortune, analysts’ consensus on iPad sales for last quarter suggest that iPad sales will actually decline year-over-year by about 0.7%.
Although the expected decline is small, this would represent a big shift in iPad momentum, especially since Apple saw a strong increase in sales for the holiday quarter, going from 22.9M units in the previous year to 26M this year. If iPad sales have fallen, it wouldn’t be because of different market conditions to last year. Apple introduced the iPad Air at the end of 2014 around a year from the introduction of the iPad 4 at the end of 2012.
Last year, Apple dropped the price of the iPad Mini a modest $30 while also introducing the highly anticipated retina iPad Mini. In 2012, it introduced the iPad mini. Het nieuwe business model: van bezit naar gebruik. De laatste jaren zetten steeds meer bedrijven de stap van 'bezit' naar 'gebruik', denk maar aan Cambio en onlangs nog Mud Jeans.
Dit nieuw soort business model gaat hand in hand met de kringloopeconomie en biedt grote milieu- en financiële voordelen. Laury Zwart van de online marktplaats FLOOW2 legt uit waar de kansen liggen voor bedrijven en consumenten. Vroeger was het de gewoonste zaak van de wereld om spullen gezamenlijk aan te schaffen en te delen met anderen. Waarom moet iedereen dan nu weer zo wennen aan dit idee van ‘gezamenlijke consumptie’? Vroeger deelden we namelijk talloze producten met elkaar zoals gereedschappen, wasmachines, fornuizen, koelkasten, fietsen en auto’s, simpelweg omdat er geen geld en geen behoefte was om zelf alles aan te schaffen. How do our favorite tech companies make money? Business Model. Samsung Challenges Apple’s Cool Factor. GE Aviation - power by the hour. Amazon patent hints at used ebook marketplace.
Ebooks are pretty fantastic.
Granted, there's nothing better than reading an actual, physical book, but being able to squeeze a handful of books on an reader or tablet is a good deal. However, the problem with ebooks is the same problem with digital gaming distribution services, where you can sell your copy once you're done with it. However, Amazon filed for a patent that hints at the possibility that the online retailer may start up a used ebook marketplace. The patent in question here covers a technology that's used to power an “electronic marketplace for used digital objects. " Essentially, it would take Amazon's Kindle marketplace to the next level, and would cater towards those looking for second-hand goods, even though they're digital copies.
[via ITProPortal]