Posts

Showing posts with the label samsung

What Tim Cook Needs Is Some Bravado

Apple under Tim Cook's leadership has done good since he was nominated the CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011 (when Steve Jobs resigned). Apple hasn't floundered; Apple hasn't stopped growing; Apple hasn't stumbled; Apple hasn't given up its crown as the world's most valuable company. Apple still generates a lot of cash every quarter. Apple is sitting with over $158 billion in cash . Apple would be the envy of any business in the world. Apple stock has done quite well since closing at $361.57 on August 24, 2011. Apple stock now sits at $536.86, or a gain of 48%. This should be pretty impressive for any company, and even more so for a large cap company. In the two and a half years since Tim Cook took over as Apple's CEO, the company's annual revenue has grown by about 58% , and its profits by about 40%. That compares favorably with many of its rivals, including Google, whose profits increased by about 25% in the same period. Why then Apple and Tim Cook are b...

Is Samsung Galaxy S4 the Most Innovative Smartphone?

Image
Samsung boldly claims: The Next Big Thing Is Here taking a page out of Apple 's marketing book! What are the killer, innovative features of the new Galaxy S4 according to Samsung? It Takes a Lot of Things to be The Next Big Thing Erase a photo's background distractions with just a touch. Skip channel surfing and change the TV channel right from your phone. Preview photos and files or read a news article without ever touching the screen. Use one screen to check Facebook® as you catch up on email. The Galaxy S 4 does things the way they should be done-your way. Amazing in a Whole New Way With Air View™, you can get a preview of your photo just by hovering your finger over the thumbnail. Skip to the next song by waving your hand over the screen. Or pause a movie just by looking away from the screen. Breaking All the Rules Why switch back and forth between two apps when you can use two at the same time? Why wait until you're on your desktop to edit a Microsoft Word® document? I...