Friday, February 8, 2013

AAPL: Apple Takes On Microsoft With 128GB iPad, As Tablets Munch On PC Sales

Apple Takes On Microsoft With 128GB iPad, As Tablets Munch On PC Sales
by Trefis

With its sights firmly set on Microsoft (MSFT) and the huge PC market, Apple (AAPL) added another important update to its growing iPad collection. The iDevice maker recently launched a 128 GB update to its retina display fourth-generation iPad, doubling the storage capacity of its earlier highest-end tablet for an additional $100 in price. The premium device is not just Apple's way of protecting margins and ASPs in the wake of the iPad Mini's increasing sales mix. What we are also seeing here is a bigger market share play going on as tablets eat away into PC shipments. read more »

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MSFT: Microsoft (MSFT +1.2%) roundup: 1) Surface...

1:33 PM Microsoft (MSFT +1.2%) roundup: 1) Surface Pro, mixed reviews and all, goes on sale in the U.S. and Canada tomorrow. 2) ZDNet reports updates to Windows Phone, Windows Server, and Windows Internet services will coincide with an expected 2H Windows 8 update. 3) SkyDrive (integrated with Office 2013) now stores over 1B Office documents, and has been updated to support the editing of linked docs via Office Web apps without a Microsoft account. Read comments

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