Support Our Site
Get Better Gear!
- Notability For iPad: Much More Than A Note Taking App from Ginger Labs, Inc, US$0.99
- Scosche’s RH656m Headphones With Microphone Are Wonderful from Scosche, US$129.99
- IPEVO’s Typi Folio Case & Keyboard for iPad is First-rate from IPEVO, US$79.99
- Scosche’s boomSTREAM BT Speaker: Features & Compromises from Scosche, US$99.95
- FX Photo Studio HD: iPad Painting of Effects Made Easy from MacPhun LLC, US1.99
Premier Sponsors
Top 5 Free Apps
iTunes New Music Releases
Top 5 Paid Apps
Discover New Music
- Phish
- This quasi-concept album (the only of its kind) from these Vermonters finally showcased their ability to convey a message with a studio album, whereas previously they only succeeded in doing so live.
- The Church
Another of my all-time favorites, Priest = Aura is one of those rare albums where every song is simply fantastic, and a testament to how good pop-rock can be.
Each song immediatel
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Fantomas
Mike Patton may well be one of the hardest working men in showbiz these days, and his latest with Fantômas underscores just about how far out he is willing to travel.
Suspended Animation
- Nine Inch Nails
In the sprawling post-A&R rock and roll world, there are two camps: the Beatles and the Stones. The Beatles are the artists that like to explore, evolve, and change styles. The Stones are the artis
Reader Specials
Visit Deals On The Web for the best deals on all consumer electronics, iPods, and more!
News
Analysts: Creative Needs to Make Changes to Survive
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 at 3:00 PM - by Brad Cook
Creative may have essentially lost its battle to gain much traction against Apple's wildly popular iPod, but the company can survive if it makes some changes, according to analysts interviewed by Reuters' Jennifer Tan.
"Creative is unlikely to go bust, but it would probably need to downsize its MP3 business, undergo a rebranding exercise and seek alternative revenue sources in order to survive profitably," NetResearch-Asia analyst Russell Tan told her. "The stand-alone MP3 market is a sunset industry as smartphones and personal digital assistants will increasingly incorporate these functions, and prices will continue to fall."
While another analyst pointed to flash memory inventory management as a key to Creative's success, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets analyst Chua Su Tye said: "The issue with Creative has never been about managing costs, but rather a dismal marketing budget that failed to extend the lead of its ideas into an increasingly affluent consumer market."
Creative's high-end Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card could be the solution to its problems, according to DBS Vickers Securities analyst Don See. "Solutions for consumer electronics devices, using the X-Fi platform, could be launched over the next six months, and this could allow Creative to boost margins and distance itself from other rivals."
Thanks to Macworld UK for the link.
Recent Headlines
- Reading, Writing, & Saving the World
- Free Retro Gaming for iOS - Activision’s Kaboom!
- Apple Adds Chomp Bits to iOS 6 App Store Discovery
- Notability For iPad: Much More Than A Note Taking App
- Scosche’s RH656m Headphones With Microphone Are Wonderful
- Tim Cook & Larry Page Reportedly Discuss Patents
- Analysis: Amazon Kindle Fire Sold Out, Kindle Fire 2 Pic Leaked
Post Your Comments