Category: apple
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Mac marketshare in Japan up to 2.9%
Danbo links to an MM Research Institute study on computer marketshare in Japan for FY2008. Apple’s share of the personal computer market in Japan increased to 2.9%, ranking Apple in tenth place. Last year Apple was ninth place with 2.8%. The big story is netbooks, which saw a whopping 13.2% increase in their marketshare. Asus…
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Venn-diagramming Mac users in Japan
There has been a wide array of Mac user-types proposed over the years: the Design Afficianado, the Brand User, the Switcher, the Forced Switcher, etc. I have noticed two other groups since I have lived in Japan, which has made me consider user types based on location or culture. First is the Gaijin User. Circumstantial…
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Latest iPhone homescreen configuration
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Latest iPhone homescreen configuration
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June, I can just see it: Apple launches 2 new OS’s, a new phone, and Steve returns. Headlines: ‘NO TABLET. WORST KEYNOTE EVER.’ Neven Mrgan
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I am amazed at the size of this screen. Take a look at the iMac website and compare the above full-screen window with your own to get a sense of the real estate. Look at the breadth of the width and height of the window. 1920 by 1200 pixels. I can’t wait to watch an…
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I am amazed at the size of this screen. Take a look at the iMac website and compare the above full-screen window with your own to get a sense of the real estate. Look at the breadth of the width and height of the window. 1920 by 1200 pixels. I can’t wait to watch an…
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HAL-9005, the newest member of my Mac family: 24” monitor with 4GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD. I didn’t go for the new mini keyboard but stuck with a traditional numberpad. Since I am getting interested in video, the videocard was particularly attractive to me. This is my first desktop since 2003, when I…
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HAL-9005, the newest member of my Mac family: 24” monitor with 4GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD. I didn’t go for the new mini keyboard but stuck with a traditional numberpad. Since I am getting interested in video, the videocard was particularly attractive to me. This is my first desktop since 2003, when I…
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“iPhone failure invented in the media”
Nobi Hayashi, the main source of Brian X Chen’s disappointing article about Japanese hatred for the iPhone, has come forward in a lengthy denial where he claims his comments were taken out of context. The article provides an interesting look into the mobile culture of Japan. Hayashi makes a great point about the iPhone’s performance…