This is total speculation, but I believe it would be very possible for Apple
to enter the cloud computing space. A recent article in the Charlotte
Observer (found via a mac rumors article) is claiming they are offering Apple
a huge tax break to set up a billion dollar server farm in North Carolina.
Apple has an interesting competitive advantage here. They have loads of
cash in reserve ($29 billion) and manufacture hardware, OS and software.
They have already proven their ability to scale services (iTunes). I would
find it ridiculous if Apple has not at least talked about it internally.
Analysts are already touting cloud computing as the future of computing –
and Apple is usually a leader in computing trends.
Now, here’s where I think things would get really interesting. ... (more)
Anthony Franco's Blog
On March 20 at AJAXWorld 2008 East, Anthony Franco, UX & UI Expert, President
of Effective User Interface will be keynoting on RIA Adoption in 2008 –
Risks, Rewards, Challenges and Opportunities.
Last year, the overall demand for RIAs outpaced the qualified supply chain.
This trend will continue in 2008. While last year brought unprecedented
growth in RIA adoption— es... (more)
Over the last four years, I have been incredibly fortunate to watch our
company grow from Andy, Drew, and myself to more than 100 people. It’s been
a tough but exciting road… “bootstrapping” has had its challenges for
sure. During our crazy growth, we have always left our CEO position open,
always knowing someday we would find the perfect individual to take our
humble design and developm... (more)
About 4 months ago I wrote a post about the difficulty differentiating with
an iPhone application. I forecasted 3 billion downloads and 100,000
applications by the middle of this year - and my calculations are proving
accurate with the app store reaching 25,000 apps and 1 billion downloads
earlier this year. Since that post, we’ve been a part [...]
... (more)
Found this funny interactive agency description on an internets today, I
removed the agency name to protect the guilty XYZ offers interactive services
across strategy, ideation and professional services delivery. Built on
enterprise methodologies and rooted in entrepreneurial spirit, XYZ has
focused on web 2.0’s strategic transition from cutting-edge niche to
monetized enterprise initiat... (more)
Anthony Franco is President of EffectiveUI, in which role he has the unique opportunity to listen to how companies like eBay, Ford, Random House, Viacom, GE, Dow Jones, and NBC think about the Internet & desktop software, and how innovative thinking can completely change the way they do business. He blogs at http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com.
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