Comments for andinspired http://andinspired.wordpress.com things (that inspire me) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Wallpaper* cuts with Victorinox by mariaaa http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/wallpaper-cuts-with-victorinox/#comment-203 mariaaa Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:27:59 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/wallpaper-cuts-with-victorinox/#comment-203 heheh nice :) heheh nice :)

]]> Comment on Rethink cities by andi http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/rethink-cities/#comment-201 andi Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:32:34 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/rethink-cities/#comment-201 very interesting article! - thanks. very interesting article! – thanks.

]]> Comment on Rethink cities by Roman http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/rethink-cities/#comment-200 Roman Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:01:32 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/rethink-cities/#comment-200 The NY Times recently published an interesting article related to that subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/business/11unboxed.html?_r=1 The NY Times recently published an interesting article related to that subject:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/business/11unboxed.html?_r=1

]]> Comment on stop motion at its best by kevin http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/stop-motion-at-its-best/#comment-192 kevin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:36:10 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/stop-motion-at-its-best/#comment-192 nice blog happy to you nice blog
happy to you

]]> Comment on London’s shop fronts by Christoph Burgdorfer http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/london-shop-fronts/#comment-188 Christoph Burgdorfer Tue, 19 May 2009 23:18:47 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/london-shop-fronts/#comment-188 Long time ago, I had the idea to take pictures of the menus in the windows of the chippies/food shops around London and map them out on a city map. Would be interesting to see the how the city looks from the "culinary" point of view... I'd assume a lot of curry dishes in the east and a lot of sushi in the west. Not to forget the doners in the north ;) Long time ago, I had the idea to take pictures of the menus in the windows of the chippies/food shops around London and map them out on a city map. Would be interesting to see the how the city looks from the “culinary” point of view… I’d assume a lot of curry dishes in the east and a lot of sushi in the west. Not to forget the doners in the north ;)

]]> Comment on groovy dancing girl by Christoph Burgdorfer http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/groovy-dancing-girl/#comment-159 Christoph Burgdorfer Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:04:12 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/groovy-dancing-girl/#comment-159 hehe, cheers... there is also a slow motion version on it on youtube, if you want to study the moves ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yChHBDU7P6U hehe, cheers… there is also a slow motion version on it on youtube, if you want to study the moves ;)

]]> Comment on About by Sylvain Robert http://andinspired.wordpress.com/about/#comment-154 Sylvain Robert Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:47:44 +0000 #comment-154 Andreas, very nice site and quite inspiring. You are now in my fav... keep being ispired and inspiring to others! Sylvain Andreas,

very nice site and quite inspiring. You are now in my fav…

keep being ispired and inspiring to others!

Sylvain

]]> Comment on In Steve Jobs’ Dreams: Apple Will Own 40 Percent Of The Smartphone Market By 2013 by andi http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/in-steve-jobs-dreams-apple-will-own-40-percent-of-the-smartphone-market-by-2013/#comment-152 andi Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:02:30 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-152 thanks - interesting comment and I share the points with you as the most important points why the iPhone will catch up. nevertheless, this needs to be differentiated clearer as this does not suite for every segment. the trend is, however, that smartphone are not only used by business customers/users any longer but also used by prosumers. further, i still think that the iphone is not suitable for business purposes... this field is still dominated clearly by other manufacturers such as rim. we'll see. thanks – interesting comment and I share the points with you as the most important points why the iPhone will catch up. nevertheless, this needs to be differentiated clearer as this does not suite for every segment. the trend is, however, that smartphone are not only used by business customers/users any longer but also used by prosumers. further, i still think that the iphone is not suitable for business purposes… this field is still dominated clearly by other manufacturers such as rim. we’ll see.

]]> Comment on In Steve Jobs’ Dreams: Apple Will Own 40 Percent Of The Smartphone Market By 2013 by Christoph Burgdorfer http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/in-steve-jobs-dreams-apple-will-own-40-percent-of-the-smartphone-market-by-2013/#comment-151 Christoph Burgdorfer Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:51:37 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-151 Interesting Idea however I think Apple has something the other device manufacturers don't have: - A high marginal (software) market for the device: I am assuming they make more money on the software revenue share than on the hardware if R&D, distribution and other resources are considered. - And alternative distribution channels via Apple Store (there is no such thing as a Nokia Store): Conventional manufacturers rely on the operators to buy bulk and distribute the devices for them. Apple doesn't. Apple can piggyback on the distribution channels for their laptop computers, which itself is already pretty elaborate. - Apple have an *active* billing relationship (NOT via the operator) to their users (via iTunes). This will turn out to be invaluable. No other manufacturer has this. - Exceeding expectations: For some reason, if Apple adds feature X to the device, everybody goes "wow, that's a great feature". If Nokia adds the same feature X to a device, everybody goes "why haven't they come up with this earlier, that's logical!". This is what I would consider to be successful "managing expectations". We'll see. I personally believe that the iPhone will take over because the concept of scaling is based around the software whereas classical manufacturers scale around hardware which is much more expensive, complex and awkward to maintain. (Apple -> 1 device, many software updates or app downloads ../.. Nokia -> many devices, hardly any software updates / app downloads) ... Obviously with this approach the penetration of the devices is important. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple took a hit on the margins there. Interesting Idea however I think Apple has something the other device manufacturers don’t have:

- A high marginal (software) market for the device: I am assuming they make more money on the software revenue share than on the hardware if R&D, distribution and other resources are considered.
- And alternative distribution channels via Apple Store (there is no such thing as a Nokia Store): Conventional manufacturers rely on the operators to buy bulk and distribute the devices for them. Apple doesn’t. Apple can piggyback on the distribution channels for their laptop computers, which itself is already pretty elaborate.
- Apple have an *active* billing relationship (NOT via the operator) to their users (via iTunes). This will turn out to be invaluable. No other manufacturer has this.
- Exceeding expectations: For some reason, if Apple adds feature X to the device, everybody goes “wow, that’s a great feature”. If Nokia adds the same feature X to a device, everybody goes “why haven’t they come up with this earlier, that’s logical!”. This is what I would consider to be successful “managing expectations”.

We’ll see. I personally believe that the iPhone will take over because the concept of scaling is based around the software whereas classical manufacturers scale around hardware which is much more expensive, complex and awkward to maintain. (Apple -> 1 device, many software updates or app downloads ../.. Nokia -> many devices, hardly any software updates / app downloads) … Obviously with this approach the penetration of the devices is important. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple took a hit on the margins there.

]]> Comment on The world’s most expensive beer by UNCORKING THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE BEER | Orange Life Magazine http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/the-worlds-most-expensive-beer/#comment-140 UNCORKING THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE BEER | Orange Life Magazine Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:03:46 +0000 http://andinspired.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/the-worlds-most-expensive-beer/#comment-140 [...] ‘Reassuringly expensive’ is the slogan one leading brewer marketed its premium product under for many years in the UK. This and a series of Jean de Florette-inspired TV ads sought to position the beer as a cut above the rest. Something not only to be drunk, but to be coveted, too. However, by 2007, the brew had become so associated with a less arty phenomenon - excessive or ‘binge’ drinking - that the tagline, and even the maker’s name, were dropped from its small-screen promotions. Today, the brand prefers to concentrate on the purity of its ingredients; hops, malted barley, maize and water, a seemingly less explosive concoction than alcohol and one-upmanship. None of which seems to have deterred the Carlsberg subsidiary Jacobsen Brewhouse, which earlier this year announced the arrival of its ‘Vintage Nr. 1′, the world’s most expensive beer. [...] [...] ‘Reassuringly expensive’ is the slogan one leading brewer marketed its premium product under for many years in the UK. This and a series of Jean de Florette-inspired TV ads sought to position the beer as a cut above the rest. Something not only to be drunk, but to be coveted, too. However, by 2007, the brew had become so associated with a less arty phenomenon – excessive or ‘binge’ drinking – that the tagline, and even the maker’s name, were dropped from its small-screen promotions. Today, the brand prefers to concentrate on the purity of its ingredients; hops, malted barley, maize and water, a seemingly less explosive concoction than alcohol and one-upmanship. None of which seems to have deterred the Carlsberg subsidiary Jacobsen Brewhouse, which earlier this year announced the arrival of its ‘Vintage Nr. 1′, the world’s most expensive beer. [...]

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