Great article, John! One thing that I don’t hear too much about (some, but not much in articles like these) is what opportunities they have next. Don’t think the boffins at Apple World Domination Headquarters aren’t actively thinking up new product segments to conquer!
Case in point that doesn’t get much press: gaming. Apple has pretty much killed Nintendo (most people just don’t know it yet), with the new app-capable Apple TV. Why would I want to spend several hundred dollars on a Wii and a few new expensive games every few years when I can have the latest game in MINUTES, for a few bucks, on a device that costs way less. As ATV gets more powerful (Apple’s making their own CPUs now, remember?) and games more plentiful, watch Playstation and X-Box start to take big hits as well. Apple is going to OWN a big chunk of gaming in the not-too-distant future. You will KNOW it’s over when the big games start being announced for ATV. More plentiful gigabit ethernet will accelerate this trend. The things we know about: Wearables, TV technology and distribution (but not TVs), automotive systems, battery technology, medical monitoring, connected home devices. What’s to come? Cars? TV content? Virtual reality systems? Health care? Kitchen appliances? Airplanes? Space ships? Faster than light travel? Who knows, but they’re working on some interesting things in the bowels of their research bunk-, er, ah, CENTER beneath Cupertino. You can be sure of that. The sky’s the limit. Or maybe not even that. Jonathan P.S. Apple stock is down a bit this week. Good time to buy. > On Jan 10, 2016, at 1:11 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Finally…a breath of fresh air! -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker Certified Developer (9 thru 14) Fletcher Data Consulting, LLC A FileMaker Business Alliance Partner [email protected] http://www.fletcherdata.com 502-509-7137 Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group Next meeting: Tuesday, January 26th, noon to 3:30 http://www.kyfmp.com _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
