$399 ipads at T.J. Maxx: Black Friday Alert

After reading, $399 Ipads at T.J. Maxx: Black Friday Alert, It is interesting to see a store like T.J. Maxx selling the Ipad at such a discounted price. I think it will be interesting to see how many stores across the nation are actually able to offer this product at that price. It is well known that T.J. Maxx is able to offer great deals on all sorts of products but with a highly functional product like the Ipad it will be interesting to see if there are actually problems with them as T.J. Maxx mostly offers products with some sort of defect or overstocking issues.

Making Money with Mobile Apps

I find the article, Making Money with Mobile Apps, a very interesting view on how people are finding many ways to promote their ideas through mobile apps. It also shows how much people are reliant on technology now and how they use there mobile devices throughout each day.

Online Colleges Target Veterans

After reading Online Colleges Target Veterans, I realized the large extents that these online colleges will go to, to try to build creditability within their university. These colleges are trying to claim graduates of their college that did not even graduate from the school they are promoting. I believe this is unprofessional and should not be taking place. I think these online colleges are trying to target uninformed individuals and trying to profit off of them because they do not know where their money is going. This is all proven by the fact that the graduation rate in these online universities is around 30%. This process is terrible and should be looked into more. I do not believe Kaplin, the company offering this online education, has the credentials to be offering the education they are trying to set up. Overall, this just shows how some companies will go to any extent they can to make money off of the uninformed.

Verizon Wireless Launches Recycling/Trade-in Program

After I read the article, Verizon Wireless Launches Recycling/Trade-in Prgram, I realized how beneficial this idea can be. In the article it explains how Verizon started this program, where first you enter the type of phone (it can be any brand) you plan on sending in and the condition it is in. After all the information has been entered online Verizon will send that person a pre-paid envelope to send the phone in. Next if the phone still has any value they will send back a Verizon gift card that can be used on purchasing new phones or just paying the bill. They also offer for you to donate your phone to HopeLine, which is a program thats help victims of domestic violence by providing them with cell phones. I believe this program is good for not only the consumers by being able to get some reward for recycling old phones but it also help Verizon's image of going more green. This should prove to be beneficial for both sides which makes it a good plan in my eyes. Overall I imagine that this program will continue for a long time. 

Google vs. The Little Guy

 Google vs. The Little Guy is an article talking about how Google pushed a small "GPS like" company called Skyhook out of a deal with Motorola that would have amounted for a great success for the company.  Skyhook is now suing Google for tens of millions for what they have done. This all went to show me how many contracts go into putting a phone on the market. It also was interesting to see the ways that large companies like Motorola go through every aspect of each product and look for ways to cut corners to cut cost. In the end it is all very interesting to see how companies use many different ways to increase their core competencies and create more efficient processes. It would also have been very interesting to see Google and Motorola's explanations for the claimed issues. All and all I would like to see what the results of this case end up being.

Will Android Smash the iPhone?

After reading, "Will Android Smash the iPhone?", I have many questions to be answered before i believe all the hype for the Android in the next couple of years. While they make these predictions for the Android's extensive growth over the next couple of years. What makes them believe that the phone didn't just make this extreme rise in market share because it was the next new thing? The thing with the iPhone is that it has been selling in those kinds of numbers for the last few years and with new versions coming out every so often it is only increasing the number of people with them.
While it may be true that the Android will control the market in the next couple years, Apple has proven time and time again you don't have to always have the largest market share to ultimately have the best product on the market. I believe though in no way will the Android "smash" the iPhone. One of the main reasons behind this is that their are way too many loyal Apple customers that will continue to use anything Apple regardless of the other products that may or may not have the same functions. Just look at the Apple TV, what does it do now that is better than the TV you already have? It really doesn't do anything too special yet but look at the amounts of people that bought it anyways.
Overall i am not yet jumping ship with my iPhone, I still believe it to be the superior product in the smart phone world and until i am bluntly shown that i am wrong i will stick by that opinion.