By John Gruber
For 138 years Lady Liberty watched over us — now it’s time to return the favor.
Jean-Louis Gassée:
The center of financial gravity in the computing world—the Center of Money—has shifted. No longer directed at the PC, the money pump now gushes full blast at the smartphones market.
He backs this up with a striking financial comparison: Apple makes six times the profit from iPhone OS device sales than HP makes from PC sales — despite the fact that by unit sales, HP is the world’s leading PC maker, and Apple is not the leading smartphone maker.
HP’s purchase of Palm shows that they understand this opportunity.
★ Monday, 3 May 2010