Driving Lightning

With the new integration of phone and Mac OS, I think we’ll see lots more TouchID + proximity authentication in Mac OS X. #ygmd

Tim Cook: “Software, devices, and services working seamlessly together, something only Apple can do.” Great differentiation statement.

The introduction of Swift reminds me a lot of Apple’s creation of Hypercard, but is a lot more complete product.

This is one of those opportunities for all of us to see stuff Apple has been working on for years, but rarely makes public.

As someone who just bought a lot of power-operated shades, I wish the HomeKit API had been around a year ago.

App bundles will be an important packaging technique for driving paid downloads, maybe turning the tide on the free/in-app purchase trend.

All the new Siri functions suggest that iPhone 6 is going to get a processor upgrade.

Apple moving all iOS 8 users away from Google for 50% of mobile search functions could materially affect Google’s business. #ygma

Interesting how front and center Apple search has become. If I’m Google, I’m starting to wonder about my 2015 mobile ad revenue forecast.

Having the Mayo Clinic provide third party use of Apple’s Healthkit is immense validation of Apple’s approach. #ygma