Lukáš Gondek Apple laptops are doing well, but the same cannot be said for Apple tablets. iOS and Android dominate the operating system market, and a great Apple Store is about to open in Stockholm, Sweden. American girls were saved during the kidnapping by the Find My iPhone function.
In the declining laptop market, Apple surpassed 10% share (February 16)
According to the latest data, MacBooks are doing very well in global laptop sales. The Californian company took fourth place as its market share rose by one percentage point in 2015, overtaking rivals Acer and Asus. While the notebook market overall is in decline, MacBooks have improved to a 10,3 percent share. However, 2015 million laptops were sold in 164, 11 million more than the year before.
The first two places in last year's ranking in notebook market share are occupied by HP and Lenovo, both companies have a share of around 20 percent. Apple together with Acer and Asus have around 10 percent. In the case of Apple, however, it must be noted that its laptop portfolio consists of only three models and the cheapest of them starts at $899, which is incomparable to other computer manufacturers that offer dozens of different models at very low prices.
Source: MacRumors
It is said that iPad sales could fall to the weakest quarter ever (February 17)
According to a Taiwanese daily DigiTimes iPad sales will drop to 9,8 million units sold this quarter. The Californian company has only seen smaller sales of an Apple tablet once, in the summer of 2011, around the time of the iPad 2. Although Apple's tablet market share will still be high (21 percent compared to Samsung's 14 percent), the aforementioned sales would mean almost A 40 percent drop from the last quarter and a 20 percent year-over-year drop.
However, overall tablet sales are also facing a 10 percent decline, probably due to high market saturation and insignificant improvements that do not motivate customers enough to buy new models. Last fall, instead of introducing a new version of the iPad Air, Apple came out with an all-new iPad Pro, and there is speculation that the iPad Air 3 will arrive as soon as next month - how much the Californian companies help with sales will depend mainly on their innovation.
Source: MacRumors
iOS and Android together hold almost 99 percent of the market (February 18)
In a company survey Gartner revealed that the two most used mobile operating systems, iOS and Android, together control 98,4 percent of the market. The figures represent mobile usage for the last quarter of last year, which includes the Christmas season. Users still use Android the most, with phones running this system on an overwhelming 81 percent of the market, with iOS in second place with 18 percent.
While Android gained another four percentage points compared to 2014, iOS's share actually decreased from 20 percent. Windows occupies only 1,1 percent, Blackberry only 0,2 percent.
Source: MacRumors
Apple is the ninth most admired company in the world (February 19)
For the ninth time in a row, Apple has become the most admired company in the world in the ranking of the prestigious magazine Fortune. In addition to Apple, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and online store Amazon also took second and third place. These three companies have been in the top three for several years, and all have been around for less than 40 years.
The Fortune survey addresses four thousand executives and analysts from 652 companies in 30 countries. Walt Disney, Starbucks and Nike also made the top ten. Among other technology companies, Facebook climbed into the top twenty in 14th place and Netflix in 19th place.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple showed what the new Apple Store in Stockholm will look like (February 19)
Wendy Beckman, director of European Apple Stores, presented the design of the new flagship Apple Store in Stockholm, Sweden last week. The public can now enjoy a miniature of the planned store and its surroundings with beautiful gardens, fountains, tables and benches to sit on and countless greenery of the Royal Garden in the center of the capital. The Apple Store itself borrows the glass design from the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York and is topped by a dominant metal roof. Apple will then cover the entire district with free Wi-Fi so that customers can enjoy relaxing in a beautiful environment.
Source: Cult of Mac
The police saved the kidnapped girl thanks to Find My iPhone (February 19)
An 18-year-old girl was kidnapped last week in Pennsylvania, USA, and was soon found using the Find My iPhone function. The police there were contacted by the victim's mother, who the girl had been sending text messages to and was subsequently able to pinpoint her location using iCloud and the Find My iPhone service. The girl was found by the police not long ago tied in the trunk of a car parked in a McDonald's parking lot 240 kilometers from her home. She was abducted by a boyfriend of the same age, whose bail was set at $150.
Source: 9to5Mac
A week in a nutshell
Apple last week again discovered made headlines when Tim Cook released a letter addressing the importance of keeping mobile devices safe from government intrusions. In the protection of user privacy, it is short on that they supported both Google and WhatsApp, as well as Edward Snowden.
Apple Music is now used by 11 million people and counting is going to Apple's new version of iTunes that will focus on music, as well as the drama Vital Signs with Dr. Dre which will be exclusive available only on Apple Music. The company also celebrates success with its Watch, which with other smart watches in distributed pieces overcame the Swiss ones, and the Apple Pay service, which lowered in China.
California company too emits green bonds worth one and a half billion dollars, builds development center in India and on iPhone 6S beckons two new ads. The new iPhone 5SE will come with powerful A9 chip, iPad Air 3 with A9X version, improved version of iOS 9.2.1. then again repairs iPhones blocked by Error 53. Tim Cook, Jony Ive and architect Norman Foster they speak with Vogue on the design and beauty of clay at Apple's new campus and Kate Winslet she won for the role in the film Steve Jobs BAFTA award.
"Apple will then cover the entire neighborhood with free Wi-Fi so that customers can enjoy relaxation in a beautiful environment." Weird idea of relaxation :-)
And so maybe better than sitting locked at home in front of the TV. Nice outside on a bench with an iPad in hand or an iPhone and music in your ears... why not?
Apple Music doesn't have to overdo it.. It will be enough if Apple fucks up iTunes at least so that it can be used again like it used to be... :-P