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Is the iPad Cannibalizing Mac Sales? Not Really.

John Paczkowski in News on May 17, 2010 at 10:19 am PT

After reviewing NPD’s domestic retail data for the first month of Apple’s June quarter, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says that the Mac has been relatively immune to cannibalization by the iPad, though the same cannot be said of the iPod.

My Kid’s an Honor Student at iPad University: Apple on the Rebound in Edu

John Paczkowski in News on February 24, 2010 at 10:20 am PT

In the ’80s, Apple’s share of the U.S. education market stood at 50 percent. These days, it hovers around 20 percent, thanks largely to falling PC prices and the advent of the netbook. But that’s changing, and quickly too. With Apple inking multiyear Mac contracts with a number of school districts and the iPad and its promise of hand-held education just a few weeks away from market, the company could be poised to see significant growth in higher ed.

Area Netbook Owner Still Waiting for Final Cut Studio 2 to Load

John Paczkowski in News on June 23, 2009 at 10:01 am PT

What’s the difference between a netbook and a notebook? If you know the answer, you’re in the minority…of netbook owners. According to a survey by market research outfit The NPD Group, 60 percent of consumers who purchased netbooks assumed they would function just like regular laptops. Consequently, only 58 percent were satisfied with their purchases.

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Kindle Hikes Book Prices and Adds to My Ambivalence

Dan Gillmor, Director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in News on May 11, 2009 at 8:49 am PT

Just when I was coming to terms with my ambivalence toward my Kindle e-book reader, Amazon and the publishers have gotten greedy. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the device since I bought my first one about 9 months ago. As a frequent traveler and voracious reader, I’ve found the Kindle to be nearly ideal. I never have fewer than a dozen books in its memory, and they’re always things I want to read.