Archive for May, 2010

More than a Million iPads Bought in First 28 Days of Availability

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

by Malcom Langille | Software Developer, MapleWorks Technology

Back in April I blogged about my first impressions of iPad, I’m happy to report that I’m still very satisfied with my iPad. I also like to follow reports of general consumer acceptance of this useful gadget.

On May 5, Apple announced that “consumer purchases of electronics grew 9.7% year-over-year.” And they attribute the growth to the iPad. Furthermore, they sold more than a million iPads in its first 28 days of availability. In the announcement, Apple compares the iPad sales statistics to iPhone’s sales statistics saying it took 74 days to achieve that same milestone when they released the iPhone in 2007.

As a software developer at MapleWorks, I look at these stats with great interest. The last I read, the Apple App Store’s 200,000 mobile applications had been downloaded 4 billion times by consumers for their Smartphones.

Imagine the market opportunity for developers of mobile applications for Tablets.

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Software CEOs Predict Growth in 2010

Monday, May 24th, 2010

by Paul Gasparro | Co-founder, MapleWorks Technology

I just read the results of a survey of CEOs by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report, Emerging Canadian Software Companies: The CEO Perspective, found 60% of CEOs expect 25% growth in 2010. The economic upswing is in full swing. Last year, only 38% of CEOs were optimistic for growth.

PwC listed a couple of insightful findings in their May 18, 2010, news release announcing the survey results:

  • The number of companies seeking IP protection outside Canada is decreasing (from 56% in 2009 to 39% in 2010).
  • 43% of CEOs believe that cloud computing is critical to their model. 46% are already developing cloud computing applications; 8.6% are planning to do so.

The survey is based on responses from 130 CEOs. As the results are transferable to the optimism we see from USA CEOs, the survey is worth your time. PwC has made the report public. Here’s the link: Emerging Canadian Software Companies: The CEO Perspective.

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