Posts Tagged ‘apple’
Piper Jaffray Forecasts 50% Market Share For Android
Piper Jaffray, an investment banking firm that earned $7.4 million in net income last quarter, is betting on Android in a big way.? Today, Piper Jaffray predicted that Android’s market share will pass the 50 percent mark in the next five years. Don’t look for the rise to the halfway mark to happen all at once.? The report explained, “We estimate Google will control 14.9% of the smartphone market through Android in 2010, growing to 23.2% in 2012.” Meanwhile, Apple’s market share is also supposed to increase, hitting 17.6 percent in 2012. Here’s the key thing, though: according to Larry Dignan , Piper Jaffray stated, “Ultimately, we believe Android is likely to control over half of the smartphone market in the next five years.
Google TV to Arrive This Autumn
When Google unveiled Google TV at Google I/O in May, the company said it would be out for the holidays. CEO Eric Schmidt is now saying more specifically, this autumn, according to Reuters
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Google TV to Arrive This Autumn
Apple’s Ping Draws a Great Deal of Criticism
Apple’s Ping social network, which the company launched as part of the new iTunes 10, has drawn a big mix of excitement and criticism. While most seem to agree that the concept beind Ping is a pretty good idea (social network-meets-music-buying) it’s not exactly the seamless experience one might hope for
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Apple’s Ping Draws a Great Deal of Criticism