Category Archives: Amazon

How much cash does Amazon have in the bank?

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Ian Betteridge

Not that long ago, there was some noise about the amount of cash that Amazon – a company whic rarely makes much profit – had on hand: Record Christmas takings have swollen Amazon’s cash pile to as much as $9bn … Continue reading →

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What, exactly, is Android?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Toward a More Informed Discussion on Android | TechPinions: “Android is in no way shape or form the same as OS X, Windows, iOS, Windows Phone, or RIM’s Blackberry OS. When we speak of those operating systems we are speaking … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Ad-supported Kindle Price: Too High?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

TUAW on the release of an ad-supported Kindle from Amazon: “Still, the $114 price point seems a little silly; $99 would be a much better psychological buy-in point.” I think that $25 is a fair reflection of the value of … Continue reading →

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Apple denies content purchasing change, confirms content purchasing change

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Apple’s Trudy Muller, talking to John Paczkowski: “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,” But wait… “We are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, that the same … Continue reading →

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In praise of Kindle

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Getting the out-of-box experience right with consumer electronics is hard, which is why so many companies get it wrong. With the Kindle, Amazon has produced a customer experience that Apple would be proud of. In fact, it’s arguable that the … Continue reading →

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Apple smartphone growth puts competition in the shade

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Canalys has released its smartphone market share figures for Q1 2010, and the big winners are undoubtedly Apple, HTC and Motorola, all of which posted treble-digit growth in unit shipments compared to the equivalent quarter of 2009. To put that … Continue reading →

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Amazon caves in to Macmillan, pouts and sulks

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Macmillan E-books – kindle Discussion Forum: We want you to know that ultimately, however, we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms because Macmillan has a monopoly over their own titles, and we will want to offer them to … Continue reading →

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