Linked List: April 10, 2013

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

IDC: PC Shipments Post the Steepest Decline Ever in a Single Quarter ★

People just aren’t buying trucks like they used to. Cars are the way of the future.

Piper Jaffray: 48 Percent of U.S. Teens Have an iPhone; 62 Percent Plan to Buy One ★

Martin Fichter, HTC America president, back in 2011:

Always interested in opposition research, Fichter asked why these kids weren’t clutching the Apple phone (apparently Apple hasn’t totally lost the kids — MacBook Airs were hot). They told him that their parents carried iPhones and they didn’t want the gadgets their parents carried. “The iPhone wasn’t cool. I mean, would you want what your parents wanted?” he asked the audience. “I wouldn’t.”

Microsoft’s Office for iOS, Android: Not Until Fall 2014? ★

Mary Jo Foley:

Also on the roadmap for fall 2014 is what’s listed as iOS/Android support for Office. One would assume this is the expected and widely rumored Office for iPad release. It could, however, be Office for iPhone and Android phone, given that it’s not listed on the roadmap as being tablet-specific.

I see what they’re thinking. Wait, and give Windows RT and 8 a chance to gain traction. But, the longer they wait to bring Office to iOS, the more it seems like Office is no longer relevant, period.

The Comic That Apple Did Not Ban But Got Blamed for Banning Anyway ★

David Steinberger, ComiXology CEO:

Given this, it should be clear that Apple did not reject Saga #12.

After hearing from Apple this morning, we can say that our interpretation of its policies was mistaken. You’ll be glad to know that Saga #12 will be available on our App Store app soon.

Lot of retractions due on this one. How exactly did anyone think Apple was banning a content update to an app that was already in the Apple Store?

Apple’s Ouster of AppGratis Is Just the Start of an App Store Crackdown ★

John Paczkowski:

The company also worries that such apps undermine the integrity of the App Store by cluttering it with alternative storefronts. As one source described it to me, some of these discovery apps create a scenario that’s similar to walking into Nordstrom and seeing a Walmart inside.

Panic Status Board ★

I’ve been beta testing this; it’s as cool and as fun as it looks. Status Board is the most Panic-y app Panic has made in years.