Posted on 01/31/2015 10:16:59 AM PST by Star Traveler
I’ve already spoken about one of the plays made by Apple and Tim Cook to damage Android. This was the push to 64-bit computing in the iPhone 5S. As that smartphone was announced, the roadmaps for Android devices did not have 64-bit computing planned in the near future. Manufacturers and component suppliers were bounced into making bold claims that they would join Apple in the 64-bit world.
They had no choice but to do this. Android’s success was built around the promise of being faster, better, and stronger than its rival OS. If Apple was 64-bit, Android had to be 64-bit as well. Promises were made, plans were changed, and the rush to 64-bit comp
The impact of that push remain to this day. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 was the chipset expected to lead the charge, but production issues have forced manufacturers to delay products into Q3 2015, or choose alternative chips with the resulting compatibility problems of running third-party Android applications.
Apple weakened the chipsets in Android by forcing the manufacturers to follow them on the 64-bit roadmap. Resources, time, and developmental energies were directed away from competing directly with Apple and into something that has taken far longer than planned.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Frenemies: A Brief History of Apple and IBM Partnerships
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460973,00.asp
Steve Jobs battled a number of tech rivals, but in the early 80s, his ire was largely directed at IBM. The professional squabble dates back to at least 1981 with Apple’s “Welcome, IBM. Seriously” ad, and seemingly ended just yesterday with a joint agreement to bring IBM’s enterprise software to iOS devices later this year. But while the companies have indeed clashed over the last 30 years, yesterday’s pairing was not the first time these two behemoths have teamed up.
Take AIM
Just 10 years after the first salvo was fired between Apple and IBM, the two joined with Motorola in 1991 to develop a standard for the PowerPC architecture that could go against the Microsoft-Intel Wintel alliance. The Apple-Intel-Motorola (AIM) team took IBM’s Power instruction set architecture and turned it into a consumer-friendly version that was manufactured by IBM and Motorola and used in Apple’s Macintosh line from 1994 to 2006, when Apple - to which Jobs returned in 1997 - transitioned to Intel-based machines.
And how did that work out for them?
Apple And IBM Want To Believe It’ll Be Different This Time
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2014/07/15/apple-and-ibm-want-to-believe-itll-be-different-this-time/
Apple’s Tim Cook and IBM’s Ginny Rometty certainly sounded persuasive when they announced a broad alliance between the two companies today to sell mobile devices and services to the enterprise. Rometty told Re/code only their two companies could make such a deal happen. Cook noted the lack of competition and said when that happens, “You end up with something better than either of you could produce yourself.”
And in theory it sounds great. Apple gets an enterprise sales force with its long tentacles deep into companies across the globe. IBM gets the devices best suited for those companies in terms of security and trustworthiness with corporate IT. And maybe this is the winning hand both companies think it is. The good news is that neither is really going “all in” to find out.
They both are experienced now, from partnerships, and are probably more “down to earth” now.
I think it will work, IBM is about the services and Apple is about the hardware ... a good match that way.
Sounds like they might not be all that sure about it being a "winning hand". But I guess if you see it in a press release, it must be true.
It’s past a press release ... they’ve already got product on the market.
I guess we'll see.
What's it called, and who's using it?
Yep, when the iMac came out, it was “we’ll see”. Then the iPod came out and it was “we’ll see” again. The iTunes Music Store came out, and once again it was, “we’ll see”. The iPhone came out (to much laughter by others) and once again, it was “we’ll see.” The iPad came out, and it was “we’ll see” again!
SO ... the IBM/Apple Alliance with 100 Enterprise apps coming out, with IBM promoting it in their Enterprise space, with Apple selling the iPhones and iPads to those same customers ... Yep ... it will be “we’ll see” ... :-) ...
The First Apple-IBM Partnership Apps Came Out Today
http://time.com/3627773/apple-ibm-business-apps/
The fruits of the unexpected Apple-IBM partnership are finally coming to bear, as the companies announced Wednesday the first batch of made-for-business IBM apps designed exclusively for Apple devices.
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The 10 apps include Passenger+, which “empowers flight crews to offer an unmatched level of personalized services to passengers in-flight – including special offers, re-booking, and baggage information,” and Pick & Pack, which “combines proximity-based technology with back-end [retail] inventory systems for transformed order fulfillment.”
The apps are not available on the App Store, and instead will be customized and deployed by IBM Business Partners, an IBM spokeswoman said. They will be offered on a per-device, per month-subscription model billed annually, with discounts available for special terms or volumes.
You’re curiously selective about which questions you answer. That’s not a good thing.
All that from what you said ... “I guess we’ll see.” ... LOL ...
Here Are The 10 New Apple Apps For Businesses
http://www.businessinsider.com/first-10-apple-and-ibm-apps-launch-2014-12
This is the list of the new apps: Each one is intended to run on iOS devices and be customized for individual companies (IBM would do that work), while the apps themselves will take advantage of IBM’s cloud.
Plan Flight (for travel and transportation companies) helps companies track and trim their fuel expenses by letting pilots view flight schedules, flight plans, and crew manifests in advance, report issues in-flight to ground crews, and make more informed decisions about discretionary fuel.
Passenger+ (for travel and transportation companies) lets flight crews offer more services in-flight like special offers, re-booking, and baggage information.
Advise & Grow (for banking and financial companies) lets bankers access client profiles and analyses to make more personalized recommendations for small businesses and complete secure transactions.
Trusted Advice (for banking and financial companies) allows advisors to access and manage client portfolios on the road, modeling recommendations and do secure transactions.
Retention (for insurance companies) helps agents manage customer contacts with analysis, alerts, and recommendations. It also lets them complete transactions using e-signatures.
Case Advice (for government) supports caseworkers as they visit families and people. It also helps them identify at-risk situations using big data analysis.
Incident Aware (for government) gives law enforcement officers real-time access to maps and video-feeds of incident locations on their iPhones. It also shows them information about victim status, escalation risk, and crime history ability to call for back-up, too.
Sales Assist (for retail) lets salespeople see customer profiles on the retail floor so they can make recommendations. It also lets them check inventory, locate items in-store, and ship out-of-store items.
Pick & Pack (for retail) helps retailers track items in the story and connects with inventory order systems.
Expert Tech (for telecommunications companies) taps into FaceTime for all sorts of needs, whether it’s employees asking an question to an expert or customers talking to a support tech.
Okay, they had apps on the market for over 2 months now, who’s using them?
Yeah. lol.
You’ll have to get IBM to release that information - for today. BUT ... since these companies go on a quarterly basis, I would expect IBM to give a report on their upcoming quarterly report.
This thing is as good as a boat anchor. I can't believe it can still survive past HTML5 on whatever compatible version of Safari would still run on it. My friend had one of these in red and even back in 2012 it was a dinosaur... I was laughing at it then as a lowly Compaq Presario running a 333mHz Pentium II processor made that iMac look slow.
it didn’t. PowerPC was one of Apple’s biggest blunders and almost ruined them. Here’s to IBM to repeat the mid 90s for Apple. :::Cheers:::
What a dog...
Just remember what I told you.
No company remains on top forever. Star Travel & I were Apple fans when things were tough, when Steve was let go and the company almost went under while Gil Amelio was at the helm.
We,re probably just giddy with the huge change in fortune.
When MSFT was the top tech company, people made life miserable for them. They’ve fallen. AAPL’s crown will slip too someday. Hopefully not too soon.
Anyone who plays the market or works in it knows ... There is no forever.
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