Tim Cook says Apple still doesn't care if they cannibalize their own products

In response to a question asked during Apple's Q1 2013 conference call, Tim Cook once again re-iterated Apple's long-held belief that they'd rather cannibalize their own existing product lines with new product lines than risk a competitor eating into their business. The only twist to the repartee this time was the iPad mini, and what if any affect it might have had on full-sized iPad sales.

Apple's CEO, Tim Cook said Apple continues to see cannibalization as a huge opportunity for Apple, and that any company that fears cannibalizing themselves risks someone else doing it for them. Apple knows the iPhone has cannibalized the iPod, and that the iPad has cannibalized the Mac. Whether or not the iPad mini cannibalizes the iPad maxi, due to supply constraints throughout the quarter, it's tough to tell at this point. However, Cook still believes that the tablet market will eclipse the PC market, and that's one of the reasons they see cannibalization as an opportunity.

Another reason is the halo effect. Apple saw with the iPod that, after a customer had a great experience with one product, they may consider buying another. For Apple, if someone buys and iPad mini or iPad first, the same thing could happen. In fact, Apple is confident of it, and already seeing evidence it will happen.

I've said before, Apple is one of the few companies in the tech industry that doesn't confuse it's products for its business. Instead of fearing change and riding its iPod fortunes into the ground, Apple introduced the iPhone, which rose as the iPod sales started to decline. And the iPad, which rose as PC sales started to decline.

They bet big on what's next. Perhaps at some point they'll misplace a bet, but the only way to win the future is to play for the future.

• More notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2013 conference call

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CES2013: Pioneer Outlines Connected Device Strategy ...

Pioneer announced a comprehensive approach to integrating mobile devices with their various product lines at CES2013.? Read on for details.

Pioneer announced a comprehensive approach to integrating mobile devices with their various product lines at CES2013.? Pioneer announced several automotive in-dash receivers are now compatible with the iPhone 5, announced entrance into the wireless home speaker market, further developments in their in-dash receiver mobile device app strategy, and networked home receivers, among other items.? Here is the press release:

PIONEER FULLY EMBRACES THE CONSUMER?S SMARTPHONE

CONNECTED LIFESTYLE

Apple and Android Consumers Stay Connected in the Car

and in the Wireless Home Through Pioneer Products

LAS VEGAS ? CES BOOTH #1101 (January 8, 2013)? Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., continues to embrace the consumer?s smartphone connected lifestyle with the broadest range of car, home and DJ electronic products that offer multiple wired and wireless options with today?s iOS and the Android^? OS smartphone devices. With 97% of smartphone owners in the U.S. using smartphones at home¹, 83% while on the go, and 88% for entertainment purposes, Pioneer is committed to the integration of smartphone connectivity with its line of consumer electronics products to bring consumers that personal smartphone experience, whenever and wherever.

Showcased at this year?s 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show, Pioneer is demonstrating interoperability with its smartphone integrated products, including car electronics products such as the AppRadio^? 2, in-dash multimedia navigation and in-dash DVD receivers; home electronics products such as wireless speakers and home audio video receivers; and professional and ?prosumer? products such as DJ controllers. This broad range of products enables users to connect their Apple^? iOS or Google^? Android OS smartphone devices with ease and provide access and control of stored multimedia content and/or smartphone applications.

?The smartphone has become the source for consumer entertainment. They want to share content from their device(s) and we?re making that happen, whether it?s at home, in the car, or on the go,? said Russ Johnston, executive vice president of Corporate Communications for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. ?We?re the most smartphone-friendly brand and we are using the latest technologies, including iPhone^? 5 connectivity, AppRadio^? Mode, AirPlay^?, HTC Connect^?, DLNA^?, Wireless Direct and Bluetooth^?, to give consumers the freedom to enjoy stored audio video entertainment, the latest compatible apps and online content.?

Pioneer Car Electronics Division

Pioneer?s Car Electronics Division is transforming any car into a ?connected car,? bringing products designed to meet the consumer?s desire for enhanced integration of entertainment and smartphone connectivity in the car. Pioneer?s in-dash car receivers offer the most smartphone connectivity options for the iPhone 5 and several Android smartphones.

• Multimedia Navigation and DVD Receivers ? New connected in-dash products introduced at CES include three navigation receivers and three DVD receivers. As a part of the AppRadio platform, which now consists of a total of thirteen in-dash receivers starting at only $300 suggested retail price, all six systems incorporate Pioneer?s AppRadio Mode (previously known as Advanced App Mode) to provide users the ability to access and control dozens of compatible smartphone apps* through the units? built-in touchscreen displays.
• iPhone 5 Connectivity ? In less than four months, Pioneer was able to develop three different solutions to provide enhanced connectivity between iPhone 5 and a total of thirteen Pioneer in-dash receivers (nine 2013 models and five 2012 models²). Available in the spring, the CD-IH202, CD-IV202AV and CD-IV202NAVI connectivity kits³, in conjunction with an appropriate Apple Lightning adapter from Apple, will give iPhone 5 users the ability to access and control select iPhone 5 apps via the in-dash touchscreen display; to play and control music and videos stored on the iPhone 5; and to play and control the Pandora^? internet radio app running on their iPhone 5 via the revolutionary AppRadio and AppRadio Mode interfaces.
• AppRadio Development Center ? Pioneer continues to work with many of the most popular services and app developers to deliver the latest and most in demand in-vehicle content from the user?s smartphone to the car. Pioneer?s AppRadio Development Center (www.appradiodev.com) will help grow the library of AppRadio apps*, expediting the development process between Pioneer and third-party app developers by providing the tools necessary for integrating appropriate apps with the AppRadio platform. These tools include the software development kit, technical support, and additional resources to find all of the information necessary from a single central resource portal.
• Latest Apps ? Adding to the long list of compatible apps available on the AppRadio platform, new apps have been officially added including those announced at the CES show: iHeartAuto^?, Rdio^?, Beej!^?, Parkopedia^?, Glympse^?,and Maxthon^? Cloud Web Browser, available for the iOS and Android operating systems. The number of applications compatible with the AppRadio platform now totals more than three dozen, ranging from entertainment to navigation apps. A special section of the Pioneer booth has been dedicated to demonstrating the new apps. For a full list of compatible apps on the AppRadio platform, log on to http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/appradio.

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Obama's Orwellian Marriage Moment | CatholicVote.org

Today, in his Second Inaugural Address, President Obama said: ?Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law ? for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.?

When he says that, I hear: ?I want to change the law such that society no longer specially recognizes and helps potential parents.?

That?s exactly what I hear. It seems like the two sides of this debate are speaking different languages.

We live in a strange Orwellian moment when to say ?parenting relationships deserve special status? is denounced as bigotry and to say, ?I deny that parenting relationships are unique? is hailed as brave and bold.

When we say, ?I?m against gay marriage.?

They hear: ?I hate gay people. Their love isn?t real. Their relationships don?t matter.?

When they say, ?Gay people have the right to marry the same sex.?

We hear: ?There is nothing unique about a procreative relationship. Relationships that bear and rear children deserve no special status.?

When we say, ?Heterosexual relations are natural to human beings. They are ordered toward procreation. This is a biological fact.?

They hear: ?Gay people, in their deepest identity, are subhuman to me.?

When they say, ?Love makes a family.?

We hear: ?The facts of our biology are entirely arbitrary. We can wish them away. Your job is to honor our pretense.?

When we say, ?The only reason the state recognizes marriage in the first place is to encourage and reward parenthood.?

They hear: ?I am an anti-gay bigot.?

When they say, ?LGBT marriage equality is the new civil rights movement!?

We hear: ?In a nation that rejects the right to life for an entire class of people, the unborn, and kills 3,700 babies a day, applying the term ?marriage? to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual relationships is the real issue!?

History will look at all of our times in the harsh light of truth, with all the Orwellian nuances? stripped away. All the name-calling will be shown up for the silliness it always was. And when that happens we will be proud to have stood on the side of marriage.

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Fort Lauderdale Real Estate | Green | Paperless Real Estate Team

Dale Palmer & Associates would like to announce we went green. ?We are now a paperless real estate team. ?By taking advantage of the iPad, all documents, contracts, etc?. are now paperless on my team. ?Buyers and Sellers alike can sign all required documents directly on my iPad. ?Were ready when showing property. ?A contract can be written up on the spot and sent to the listing agent before we even leave the driveway.

No more folders for each customer, they are all accessible from my iPad and even iPhone if required. ?No more?going back to the office, printing out the contract, then signing and scanning it back in.

The customer can also sign documents directly on their tablet in case they are making a decision at a later time on the purchase.

As the inventory stays low in the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate market its very important for your real estate agent to be ready when you see the property you fall in love with, getting your offer in as soon as possible. ?Dale Palmer & Associates is ready to write up the contract, submit it and even respond to counter offers with changes without printing out 1 piece of paper. ?We are very proud of this, since were always trying to reduce printing paper and saving a tree or two.

Sellers can sign the listing agreement, contracts, etc?. on my iPad and I send them a copy to their email before I even leave their home. ?Our team is extremely techie and with our Sellers Extreme Internet Marketing program we get your property SOLD and for the highest dollar amount possible. ?Over 90% of Buyers start their search on the internet.

Contact Dale Palmer & Associates at 954-895-8999 or contact-us today for
private showings of any property for sale from our MLS.

To see property for sale from our MLS system,
please see our webpage Fort Lauderdale Real Estate including property
for all of Broward County.

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Analysis of online data puts South Side firm on the map | TribLIVE

LunaMetrics CEO Robbin Steif at their South Side offices Thursday, January 10, 2013. The company is slated to launch a new aspect of its Google Analytics training program that will allow companies to learn more about their web traffic. Philip G. Pavely | Tribune-Review

By Jason Cato

Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 12:01?a.m.
Updated 3 hours ago

What started as a favor to repay those who helped Robbin Steif to find the next chapter in her career today is a growing web analytics firm, still putting final touches on its new South Side digs.

?I have no idea how I even knew there were web analytics, but I did,? said Steif, CEO of LunaMetrics, which she incorporated in 2004 and started up the following year to help companies glean the most from their website traffic data. Since then, the firm has expanded into search engine optimization, social media and pay-per-click advertising.

LunaMetrics doubled sales in 2012 to about $1.5 million, Steif said.

The firm is the only Google Analytics Certified Partner in Western Pennsylvania and teaches classes on the East Coast to help companies get the most out of the search engine?s free service, which provides detailed data and statistics generated from website visits.

Kevin Stecko hired LunaMetrics as a consultant in early 2012 to help with 80sTees.com, his web-based business in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County.

?I like that they are local. That?s why I started with them and had heard of them,? Stecko said. ?As a small company, it?s easier for me to pay someone who knows how to use (Google Analytics) than for me to hire someone.?

Each month, Stecko is able to get detailed information on any single customer or a broader look at about all visitors to his website, such as where they originated online, what products they looked at on his site and what they bought, if anything.

?One thing it does not tell you is why, but having all of that information helps you formulate reasons as for why,? Stecko said. ?If we?re spending money to get people to the site, we want to show them what they want and increase the chances of them making a purchase.?

In addition to help with Google Analytics, Stecko said he has used LunaMetrics for Facebook advertising and might start using them for search-engine optimization, a service designed to boost the visibility of a company?s website.

This month, LunaMetrics is expanding its Google Analytics course to include more advanced training in Application Programming Interface, or API. It will beta test the new training during a five-day session starting on Monday in Pittsburgh.

This year, LunaMetrics is focused on growing its role as a Google Analytics premium authorized reseller, government sales and in predictive data, Steif said.

Its staff doubled to 13 last year, forcing its move into new offices on South 18th Street in September. Steif said she is looking to fill three new positions in paid search, analytics and sales.

She couldn?t have envisioned such growth just a few years ago. ?Now, I can easily imagine having 30,? said Steif of Squirrel Hill.

The Harvard business school graduate moved to Pittsburgh in 1986 from New York, where she worked for IBM?s direct response group.

She was chief financial officer for a Downtown technology design firm and innovation lab and later started Send Me No Flowers, which sold gifts by direct mail and e-commerce. She sold the business in 2001.

Looking to get back into the financial world, Steif sought help in networking circles. In return for people taking the time to offer advice and guidance, Steif offered her expertise to help their businesses through her knowledge of the budding world of web analytics.

It then dawned on her that this thank-you gesture actually could be a career.

?It was sort of the ?Internet winter,? ? Steif said, referring to the slowdown in e-commerce as a result of the dot-com bust, Y2K and 9/11. ?(The Internet) wasn?t the go-go place it was in 1999 or the place it is today. It was in a lull. But it wasn?t going away.?

Steif started LunaMetrics in 2004 and landed her first client, an indoor-outdoor lighting company, in 2005.

Growth was slow in the beginning, Steif said, because of challenges many new companies confront: no sales, no search-engine ranking and no reputation.

?No one knew who we were, and I didn?t have a sales force,? she said. ?I didn?t have much of an Internet presence even though we were an Internet business.?

In 2005, Google purchased Urchin on Demand web analytics software and released its own brand later that year.

While the data was good, the documentation telling people how to use the service wasn?t, Steif said. She and other users around the world discussed Google Analytics issues online, and Steif even wrote an e-book about how to use it.

?That?s one of the ways I came to their attention,? she said.

At an eMetrics Summit conference in Washington in 2006, Steif was seated at a table with several people from Google Analytics. They quickly asked if she would be interested in becoming a certified partner. Steif didn?t hesitate.

Within weeks, LunaMetrics? slow times were over.

?That was our big break,? Steif said. ?It started raining business.?

The deal with Google gave LunaMetrics legitimacy and drove business its way.

?It was amazing going from virtually no business to having a lot,? she said.

Today, LunaMetrics has 40 or more customers at any given time. In addition to 80sTees.com, other current and former clients include Heartland Homes, GNC and Duke Power.

?My biggest challenge now is hiring,? Steif said.

Jason Cato is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7936 or jcato@tribweb.com.

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Why The Coming Few Years Could See A Brutal ... - Business Insider

Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs came out with a note that said by 2018, gold would likely fall to $1200.

A lot of people chuckled at the idea of a 2018 outlook, as they wondered what, exactly was the point of such a call.

Indeed, anyone holding gold right now might be more interested in a note from the bank that came out later in the week which said gold might spike in the coming weeks, thanks to debt ceiling/fiscal cliff fears.

But for those interested in the actual dynamics of how gold behaves, the 2018 call was actually extremely important.

Goldman's key line in its analysis was: "Assuming a linear increase in US real rates back to 2.0% by 2018, as proxied by the 10-year US TIPS yield, we expect that gold prices will continue to trend lower over the coming five years and introduce our long-term gold price of $1,200/oz from 2018 forward."

As Eddy Elfenbein has done a great job showing, the primary driver of gold is low real interest rates. When real interest rates are very low or negative (as they have been in the US) gold rises. When the opposite is true, gold falls.

Now, finally, people are talking about the eventual return to rate normalization, and an increase in real interest rates in the US. The US economy isn't totally out of the woods, but it's looking more normal all the time. And that normalization has the potential to be bad news.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-coming-few-years-could-see-a-brutal-turnaround-for-gold-2013-1

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Sony to Sell Manhattan HQ to Chetrit, Partners in $1B Sale-Leaseback

January 21, 2013

By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor

With commercial real estate investment brokerage and banking firm Eastdil Secured leading the marketing effort, Sony Corporation of America has settled on a buyer for its Manhattan headquarters building at 550 Madison Ave. Acting as 550 Madison Fifth L.L.C, a consortium spearheaded by commercial property owner The Chetrit Group won the bid to acquire the 850,000-square-foot high-rise and will fork over $1.1 billion to close the sale-leaseback transaction. The group was not the only one that was willing to fork over a billion-dollars-plus.

?It was a wonderful process I must say,? Benjamin V. Lambert, chairman of Eastdil, told Commercial Property Executive. ?We started with a truly magnificent piece of real estate?Philip Johnson created a real icon at 550 Madison?so it was not difficult to sell. Our own reading of the market indicated that there would be enormous interest.?

And so there was? approximately 22 bidders, serious bidders in the form of national and international real estate owners and developers, came forward with offers meeting or exceeding the set $900 million minimum.

Sony, which has called 550 Madison home since 1992, had acquired the 37-story tower from AT&T in 2002 for a reported $236 million. After all is said and done, Sony will pocket approximately $770 million on the deal with Chetrit and, as per terms of the sale-leaseback transaction, will continue to occupy the property for three years.

The sale is on track to close in March of this year.

Source: http://www.cpexecutive.com/regions/mid-atlantic/sony-to-sell-manhattan-hq-to-chetrit-partners-in-1b-sale-leaseback/

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