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A fascinating look at Amazon’s James Hamilton
Wired reports: But with this enormous success comes a whole new set of computing problems, and James Hamilton is one of the key thinkers charged with solving such problems, striving to rethink the data center for the age of cloud computing. Much like two other cloud computing giants — Google and Microsoft — Amazon says [...]
Continue reading...Apple and Amazon ordered to engage in settlement talks regarding “app store” trademark
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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A few weeks ago, a court threw out Apple’s claim of “false advertising” it had levied against Amazon over its use of the phrase “app store” in its Amazon Appstore. Still, Apple’s claim for trademark infringement remained as the case remains in the discovery stage of litigation with trial anticipated for later this Summer. Bloomberg [...]
Continue reading...Amazon takes it to Apple’s new iPad Mini
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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The Next Web reports: If you take a look at Amazon’s website, you’ll note that the Kindle Fire HD is selling for $199 while being stacked up against the iPad mini, which starts at $329. In a typical marketing strategy, Amazon has listed the advantages of its tablet device while also so eloquently pointing out [...]
Continue reading...Apple hires Amazon A9′s William “Bill” Statssior to head up Siri unit
Monday, October 15, 2012
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Another interesting hire over at Apple these days. Kara Swisher is reporting that Apple recently hired William (Bill) Statsior to head up the company’s Siri division. Statsior previously was in charge of A9 which is Amazon’s search and search advertising unit and has been at the nation’s largest online retailer since 2003. Before working at Amazon, [...]
Continue reading...Amazon’s Kindle strategy as compared to Apple’s iPad strategy
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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John Gruber had a great piece up last week comparing Amazon’s general strategy as it pertains to its Kindle hardware and its accompanying media content with Apple’s own strategy with respect to hardware. Amazon’s approach to selling media is in many ways platform agnostic. You can read Kindle books not just on Kindle hardware, but [...]
Continue reading...Apple continues to dominate tablet market with 68.2% marketshare
Monday, August 6, 2012
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As rumors of an iPad Mini continue to hover overhead, the rest of the tablet market seems to be heating up. The Amazon Kindle Fire has established its own little niche, and more than that, the recently released Galaxy Nexus 7 has gotten off to a very strong start amidst overwhelmingly positive reviews. Further, there [...]
Continue reading...DOJ responds to avalanche of criticism over its Apple anti-trust lawsuit
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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In the wake of the DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple amid allegations of colluding with publishers to raise the price of e-books, there have been no shortage of critics lambasting the DOJ for going after Apple when Amazon essentially owns the e-book market. Recently, we highlighted the letter that US Senator Charles Schumer penned taking the [...]
Continue reading...US Senator Charles Schumer lambasts DOJ for its antitrust lawsuit against Apple over eBook pricing
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Nearly three months ago, the US DOJ curiously decided to sue Apple and a host of other publishers alleging that the parties conspired togeter in an efort traise the price of eBooks. Apple, along with the publishers in question, have vhemently denied the allegations while explaining that their pricing agreements actually serve to further competition [...]
Continue reading...Amazon preparing to release upwards of 5 or 6 new tablet devices – Report
Monday, July 23, 2012
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With the demand for tablets growing, Amazon is looking to beef up their own offerings in the coming months. A recent report from Reuters claims that the nation’s largest online retailer has plans to expand its tablet lineup beyond the Kindle Fire to include up to 6 separate tablet SKUs. Naturally, the tablets will come [...]
Continue reading...Amazon developing its own smartphone – Report
Sunday, July 8, 2012
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A few days ago, Bloomberg reported that Amazon is working to develop its own smartphone in an effort to compete with Apple’s iPhone. Amazon.com is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple’s iPhone and handheld devices that run Google’s Android operating system, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Foxconn International Holdings Ltd., [...]
Continue reading...iPad gains marketshare as Kindle Fire sales plummet
Thursday, May 3, 2012
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New data from IDC indicates that Apple’s iPad continues to best the competition, with its market share rising from 54.7% in the last quarter to 68% in the current quarter. And as Apple’s iPad continues to surge, Android tablet sales are trending downward with the Kindle Fire in particular seeing a drop in shipments from [...]
Continue reading...Apple responds to anti-trust allegations; We’re “breaking Amazon’s monopolotistic grip”
Friday, April 13, 2012
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Apple has finally issued an official comment regarding the US Justice Department’s antitrust suit against them regarding allegations that they conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books. Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told Peter Kafka of All Things D: The DOJ’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simply not true. The launch of the [...]
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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