"What's Holding Back iCloud" ["Apple is great at building hardware and software that runs on it. But it has long struggled to build services reliant on software that runs remotely rather than on devices. While company executives say they are making progress, interviews with nearly a dozen current and former Apple employees paint a different picture. Deep organizational issues are holding up releases and complicating products."] The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 2:45 PM
"Can iPad conquer the enterprise? Only if Apple has the guts to license iOS" ZDNet 8:03 AM
"KGI: Apple to sell over 71M iPhones in holiday quarter, followed by sub-50M to start 2015" 9to5Mac 8:05 AM
"iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Shipments Expected to Rise to 71.5 Million Units in Q4 2014, Drop to 49.4 Million Units in Q1 2015" MacRumors 8:06 AM
"Apple Will Sell 72 Million iPhones — But Then See A Massive Drop In Demand" Business Insider 8:11 AM
"How Apple Is Absolutely Poised to Win Black Friday 2014" TheStreet 8:24 AM
"The Hassle of 'Hands Free' Car Tech: Voice-Activated Systems Often Don't Work Right, Can Add to Driver Distraction" ["Apple, in a statement, says the Utah study didn't test the version of Siri that has been adapted to work in cars through either the Siri Eyes Free or CarPlay systems. 'CarPlay and Siri Eyes Free intuitively use your vehicle's native controls so you don't need to pick-up and look at your phone while driving. These experiences are tailored so you only have access to iPhone apps that are optimized for the car and make sense for an in-vehicle experience,' Apple says."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 AM
