Why Does Apple Persist With Their iPhone Developer NDA?

Apple is a phenomenally successful company. With a market cap of $155B, the public markets value it about the same as Google, and about three times the value of Dell. Sometimes, though, you have to think that Apple succeeds in spite of itself.   When Apple launched iPhone, it was obvious that the upfront costs of [...]

Top Three Priorities For Nokia

There’s no doubt about it - with iPhone V1.0, and now iPhone 3G, Apple caught Nokia asleep on the job.  iPhone changes everything, and Nokia’s lack of credible response suggests that their senior management is: a) in denial about this; and b) doesn’t know how best to respond.  Apple is, today, a small player in [...]

Steve Jobs 2008 WWDC Keynote - iPhone Popularity Set To Rise

Well, Steve Jobs and Apple delivered in terms of content: the 2008 WWDC keynote was significantly better than last year’s.  That’s the content, by the way; not the presentation itself, which seems not to have delighted everyone e.g. see the coverage at Engadget. (not enough Steve Jobs, I guess). Herewith, my initial reactions…
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