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ipad touch

Apple has many a high hope for it's new prodigy the ipad touch. Which if you really think about it and look beyond it's ridiculous resemblance to the iphone, it's actually a brilliant idea. Here is a quick synopsis of what the ipad actual is; a moderate sized tablet netbook with the hardware functionality of an iPod which can be utilized as a kindle. Mind yourself, coverage is still precedent with AT&T. Other than the obvious, I do see bright futures for the deployment of this up and coming technology. So keep your ears a listening and your sock drawer full, because every time I believe Apple has just came out with something extremely silly they always have a tendency to prove me wrong.

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Google and Microsoft Questioner

Microsoft doesn’t like the fact that Google keeps merging over to their territory and vise versa. Although who started the war between corporations? Was Microsoft wrong for wanting to venture into someone else’s profit margarines?

From apps to operating systems (OS) it’s been quite clear where these two stand when it comes to being the best….on the top. My curiosity is getting the better of me, because I am finding it hard to believe that these two are in the position they are in now. I think they both fully understand where the big money truly is, and that would be online. But where does the line lay before it gets crossed? These are questions without answer, and the answer my friends will come to question.

AMAZON PROFITS DOUBLE

According to the Washington Times in the article, “Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates”, there has been controversy by analysts of Amazons future expectations. They believed that the online ecommerce store would show low financial growth by the end of the year. Yet Amazon has already proven to be growing steadily into the next year. In the quarter that ended June 30 of this year, Amazon has earned $158 Million, or .37 cents per share. In the same quarter last year, Amazon earned $78 million, or 19 cents per share. The companies’ revenue climbed 41 percent to $4.06 billion, including a 35 percent leap in North American sales. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected earnings of 26 cents per share on $3.96 billion in revenue. Obviously Amazon has not been in any pain or recovery stage during harsh economic times.
In fact, the corporate has looked into this as a time of investment and has future plans to expand to their consumer audience. According to the Ecommerce times, Amazon announced it was buying digital audio book maker Audible.com for $300 million. Their current investment in technology, the Kindle, has been off the shelves ever since the product first came out. Amazon may have been motivated by the early sales of the Kindle, which the e-tailer said it was finding it a challenge to keep in stock. Who’s to say that it wouldn’t, with its sleek design and portability. The kindle was a great step into the right direction for future profitability. The Kindle is an e-book that can hold numerous books on however much storage space you install via SD (scan disk).
With Amazons appreciative ecommerce web site and their new Kindle e-book, what else could they possibly do? Well, Amazon is getting into the market of digital music and plans on introducing the Kindle to the battle. Their investing in more resources and have planned to compete with iTunes. Amazon is clearly making a run at iTunes, Phil Leigh, host of Inside Digital Media, told the E-Commerce Times. "If anybody can do it, they can." The demand for digital music through Amazon and market competition with iTunes gives consumers hope for breathing room when it comes to stretching their wallets.
Amazon is responding to consumer demand, said Bill Carr, the company's vice president of digital music. "We had received thousands of e-mails from Amazon customers around the world asking us when we will make Amazon MP3 available outside of the U.S." So the key question in this foundation of a plan, is whether or not Amazon will bring strong business to the market place, seeing that iTunes has been around (in a literal sense)? But with the added affect of indifference in comparison to technology, Amazon has something that iTunes lacks. Amazon has already shown a $1.25 billion dollar increase in sales this year and will continue to grow even with the large sums of money being contributed to investment.



Works Cited
Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates. Online posting. The Washington Times. http://washtimes.com/news/2008/jul/23/amazon-profit-doubles-beats-estimates/

Amazon Doubles Profit but Stock Struggles on Investor Angst. Online posting. E-commerce News. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/61460.html?welcome=1216849986

CELLULAR SLOWDOWN

Cellphones have become the commodity of today’s society. They have become a part of the human anatomy almost as if they were another limb. It’s in our nature to carry them whenever and wherever we may be. Without cellphones life would seem complicated. “About 83% of U.S. consumers have at least one cellphone” (Slower cellphone). We have become very dependant on this communication and as an economy we demand the improvement and production of technological advances.
Cellphone service providers of all kinds are in the competitive market of enhancing their numbers. Companies are pushing for new subscribers all over the globe and testing their economic impact. Companies such as Verizon Wireless and AT&T have been stealing the market place. But even large corporate franchises who share the same interests and market place are finding it hard to create new subscribers, “Mark Collins, an AT&T vice president, allows that it's tougher to recruit new subscribers” (Slower cellphone).
Which leads to the question, where will the market for cellphones be a few years from now? Over time people have demanded new technology and better services. But what happens when the need for new technology depreciates due to the lack of incentive or even controlled subscriptions? Cellphone companies like to hold a little thing above your head that I like to call a stiff contract. Let’s say for instance you would like to purchase the latest phone from your service provider. When in compliance with your contract you are not given the necessity or benefit of buying that wonderfully new phone, unless you renew or upgrade your contract with your provider.
In the sense that this is true, who really has the control over the market? Not only will the service providers suffer for the lack of individual demand but most definitely the makers or manufacturers of cellphones. In several years the market of voice communications will need to either switch to an alternate more advanced service technology or hang on to the current subscribers while grinding there teeth.
Fortunately enough for them they are already planning ahead. “Sprint has teamed with Google and other backers, including wireless visionary Craig McCaw, to build an advanced wireless data network across the USA” (Slower cellphone). One thing is certain, when the time comes to convert to a newer more sophisticated service, the process of supply and demand in voice communications will recreate a new era of subscribers. And in fact put ourselves at the forefront of another chained event.
There are both pros and cons to the situation but in the event of time the economy will evolve to whatever curve ball the cellular market has to throw.




Works Cited
Slower cellphone growth in USA could bring good deals. Online posting. USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2008-05-29-cellphone-slow-growth_n.htm. 2008