Mac OS Ken: 06.20.2012

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

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🗓️ 20 June 2012

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Topeka Capital Analyst Sees Nothing for Apple to Fear in Microsoft’s Surface Tablets Shaw Wu Says ARM-Based Microsoft Surface Needs to Be Priced at or Below $199 to Gain Traction J. Gold and IDC Analysts Both Worry Over Price of Surface Tablet Plus Keyboard Covers Charlie Wolf Thinks Lack of Native Apps and Competition with OEMs Could Hinder Microsoft and Its Surface Play Microsoft Only Plans to Sell Surface Tablets at Its Own Stores or Its Own Online Store LG Bails on Tablet Development for Sharper Focus on Smartphones WSJ: Sources Say Google Launching Low-Cost Google/Asus Android Tablet in the Coming Weeks Apple Launches New TV Ad for New iPad with Retina Display Apple Seeds First beta of Last Likely Lion Update to Developers Apple Makes WWDC Session Videos Available to Registered Members of Its Developer Program Filemaker Launches Bento 4 for iPad in App Store Google Launches Native iOS App for Google Offers Kodak Sues Apple Over Claims on 10 of Its Patents U.S. Senator Quizzes Apple and Google on Mapping Technologies and Requests Concessions

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKIN.
0:07.0	Ripples around the Microsoft Services, one last lion in some videos for developers and Apple versus Google as Spy
0:15.6	versus Spy. It's Wednesday June 20th 2012. I'm Ken Ray and this is news from MacoS Ken.
0:24.8	Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you
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0:32.4	More information is available at Mac OS Ken.com.
0:36.8	This show was also supported by the Mac OS can podcast app for the iPhone,
0:41.3	iPad and iPod touch available in the App Store now for $2.99.
0:48.5	Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White sees nothing in Microsoft's new Surface tablets to slow down the iPad and
0:55.5	he's issued a note to investors saying so. Business Insider has White saying in his note
1:00.6	if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the compliments from Microsoft
1:04.9	poured down like a torrential storm on Apple Monday night.
1:08.6	At the same time, this event indicates to us that Microsoft is still searching for its own identity in the post-PC era,
1:15.0	something that has come naturally for Apple with the rise of the mobile internet.
1:19.0	White says Microsoft's tablets look to him to be a bigger threat to Android than the Apple.
1:24.7	Though I've got to say from this far out, it looks to be at least as big a threat to
1:27.7	Microsoft's own partners who make Ultra Books and Net Books and who plan to make Windows tablets.
1:33.0	If they really want to hit in the consumer market though,
1:36.0	White thinks Mr. Softy will have to bring the surface in at a healthy discount.
1:40.0	He does not think, though, that they'll be able to price it as low as $400, which is the entry price of Apple's iPad too.
1:47.0	Stern Age analyst Shah Wu doesn't think matching the iPad on price will be good enough for the surface.
1:54.0	Apple and Cider has the Wooner saying Mr. Saffey will have to bring its tablets in lower
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