Amazon Vs Apple. The Battle Of The CEOs...Over Apple TV & iPhone5. Who Do You Think Will Triumph?

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos proved that Apple will slowly morph from greatness to just being good in the absence of Steve Jobs.

Jeff Bezos pulled the tech equivalent of peppering a backup goaltender with hockey pucks as he introduced Kindle after Kindle with feature after feature, bell after bell, and whistle after whistle in Santa Monica. It’s as if Tim Cook stepped in for starter Steve Jobs and Bezos told the defense to blitz on every play.

No matter what Apple’s [ AAPL 691.28 +8.30 (+1.22%) ] forthcoming iPhone 5 event brings, there’s no way Cook was prepared for what Bezos threw at him on Thursday.

For the past year, I have argued that Amazon [ AMZN 261.27  +1.03 (+0.40%) ] has no interest in competing against Apple. I was probably correct, but I did miss something critical.

Jeff Bezos wanted no part of a competition against Apple when Steve Jobs was alive. Now, Bezos has decided to pounce, with full force, on Apple when it’s most vulnerable.

In the short term, it doesn’t seem sensible to classify Apple as “vulnerable.” But move beyond the immediate pipeline and it’s clear — this company simply cannot triumph product after product as it did under Jobs’ leadership.

Just use Apple TV as a case in point.

As I explained most recently in mid-August, Tim Cook has no idea how to move forward with Apple TV. On Thursday, Bloomberg, for all intents and purposes, confirmed my speculation. It reports that, while it might have the design down, Apple can’t seem to get anywhere with the old-guard media on content and delivery.

Simply put, television executives saw what happened with iTunes. They’re not about to end up like the music industry.

With Jobs at the negotiating table, Apple might have had a fighting chance. Under Cook, it’s left with a downright pathetic decision to make: Do we produce a glorified DVR player or continue to delay this product?

Apple TV should probably end up where Jobs probably wishes Ping did: On the cutting-room floor.

Steve Jobs claimed he had the living room figured out. It appears he moved the furniture around and turned the lights off on Cook before he left.

Think of Apple TV as a poster child for what has happened to the DNA of this company. Apple pays a dividend. It misses a quarter. It airs and pulls lame retail ads. It overhauls Apple Store staff, only to reverse that decision, as well. It’s all evidence of a company losing the way that made it beyond great.

The “A” player left the team. As much as I love the Big Man, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band hums along stronger than ever even after the death of saxophonist Clarence Clemons. While I would not call him a “B” player, you can replace Clemons but not Springsteen. That’s the way you have to view practically everybody else in the world, let alone within Apple, against Steve Jobs.

Everybody except Jeff Bezos, of course.

As Bezos produced hit after hit at Amazon’s event Thursday, Eric Savitz of Forbes tweeted:

@savitz 40 minutes into the Amazon launch today, Jeff Bezos is still the only one to appear on stage. Is he the new Steve Jobs?

My response: Yes. He has been for some time.

In fact, the two men have probably been equals all along. Bezos weaves genius like only Jobs could.

Consider this stepped-up competition. It's still secondary to Amazon’s core and winning long-term strategy.

Bezos said all the right things on Thursday:

We don’t produce gadgets, we create services.

We want to make money when people use our devices, not when they buy them.

That’s the type of talk that separates Amazon from practically everybody in tech today, including a Tim Cook-led Apple.

Miraculously, Bezos’ leadership has helped Amazon maintain the unwavering tunnel vision of a startup for more than a decade. Practically everything Amazon does exists to not only drive revenue to its core, but situate it for long-term — measured in decades, not years — profitability. Amazon responds to nobody. It dictates the flow of the spaces it chooses to run in, keeping hyper-focus on e-commerce.

Meantime, Apple prepares to coattail on the only remaining parts of Steve Jobs’ legacy it can as the company prepares to launch another iPhone.

From there, Tim Cook introduces the first product not approved by Steve Jobs. In fact, the last we heard Jobs despised the idea. A mini-iPad.

Before the year’s up, we’ll watch Apple react as opposed to act. That should scare you as an Apple fan. It frightens me, particularly after watching the Jobsian-style show Jeff Bezos put on.

motivation for success daily: speed is an attitude

 MOTIVATION FOR SUCCESS DAILY: Speed is an Attitude
I absolutely agree with Airtel Nigeria, that speed is not just something you see during car racing like F1 Racing Sport or during Track and Field where Usain Bolt will dust his competitors. Speed is about Attitude.

For instance, what cargo company comes to mind when you need to send a parcel to another state or country without hassle? Fedex,Nipost or none?
When you have an appointment to catch up with in another state, what airline comes to mind, one with no delay; Virgin, Aero, Air Nigeria, Dana or none?
When you want to embark on a long journey, which network do you think will serve you the most, without headache, MTN, Glo, Etisalat, Airtel, Visafone or none?

In your line of endeavour, when customers or clients think of an on-time business, does your business pop-up in their minds before any?

Habit is repeated actions that become part of you.
Skill is consistent actions with improvement at the back of your mind.
Your habits will give you the same results; but your SKILLS will give you a different result.
 Are you ready to make speed a habit and then turn it into a skill? The truth is we are all trying but only one man has broken this record, JESUS.
He is never late. He moves on the wings of winds. He is the First and the Last, meaning He is all-time First and He chose to take the back seat(Last) so that He could mentor, coach or train you to become the First in your field. Rev22:13

STRATEGY FOR OVERCOMING LIMITATIONS: JABEZ

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Strategy For Overcoming Limitations
Jabez’s Strategy For Overcoming Limitations

9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. 1Kings4:9

The only way out of a pit is up. When you find yourself thrown in the dungeon of life like Jabez by circumstances or forces greater than you, what you should first realize is that the greater the depth of your affliction the greater your heigth of success. The greater the story, the greater the glory.

Problems are problems because we can do something about them. What you say in your problem days determines whether you will overcome or not. The first step to failure is to blame someone else for it. Jabez could have chosen to throw in the towel and just give himself a flimsy excuse for not succeeding.

His problem drew him closer to God. He allows us like metals go through the fire to be remould into what he wants us to be. Most atimes, these problems are the foundations which must be well constructed before God builds a skyscraper of success on it for us.

As you choose your word in your situations, heaven will honour your faith in Jesus name.

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: NEHEMIAH LEADERSHIP STRATEGY

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Nehemiah’s Strategy for Leadership

And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Neh2:3-4
 Leadership is not to be demanded but to be earned. Leadership this day is getting people to do what you want done because they want to do it. One trait that every potential leader must pursue after than anything else is Responsibility. Responsibilty is an instance of being responsible for a particular burden of obligation. Filling a gap or correcting a wrong trend, volunteering to take up a task, that’s responsibility. Nehemiah who was just a cup bearer became a governor because he took the initiative to lead, and he ruled better than his predecessors because he rose through the ranks and not that he fell there. Your words tells others where your mind is but your works tells others about your commitment. Your words and works tells how sincere you are in what you do. If you will ever amount to anything great in life, you words and your works will tell. As you begin to take initiative to fill in the gaps anywhere you are, you will rise to the top in Jesus name.

WINNING STRATEGY-DAVID'S WINNING STRATEGY

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         WINNING STRATEGY
 David’s Winning Strategy
“I will say of the Lord,He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust. Ps91:2.

David, as a war lord understood the Power of Words. He understood that ‘war begins with words’. So whatever circumstance you are facing, you can be sure that the genesis of it was words, either spoken by you or someone else.

The secret weapon that gave David a hedge over other lords was that he knew how to talk his way out of his many troubles by ‘talking to God’. Many of us talk to people before we talk to God about our problems.
David spoke about what God was capable of doing in his circumstance and not what his enemies did. He simply magnified God more than his problems. It is what you feed that grows, what you don’t feed dies naturally. If only you would stop feeding your problems, your weaknesses, your failures, your in-abilities and start feeding your God-abilities by declaring His praise- what he would do in your situation, like the 3 (three) Hebrew boys, your problem will become history in Jesus name.

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STRATEGY TO A BETTER FUTURE

Joshua & Caleb’s Strategy To A Better Future:
But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. Num14:38

The future is everything that you can become but yet to become. The future is now, as long as you are ready to break the limits. How the future would be is determined by Vision. Your vision is the window of your future. Without vision, your mission won’t be accomplished.
What you will become is what you have experienced.


Vision is a function of who you are. What people see (problem or opportunity) is not as a result of what is on ground but a function of who you are. A pessimist sees problems while an optimist sees opportunities. The way pessimists see problems is always the problem.

The only thing separating a man from his desired future is the walls of impossibility he has succeeded in creating for his own world. What you see will determine what you say and what you say will determine what to do. Those who spied the land and brought back evil reports were plagued by God to death but those who saw differently lived to possess their possessions.
As you begin to see, say and act differently, you shall possess your desired future in Jesus name.      

RONALDINHO IS DEAD...DIED IN A CAR CRASH

 Ronaldinho Died In A Car Crash


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(Local Team News 9) Ronaldinho died in a single vehicle crash on Route 80 between Morristown and Roswell. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics responding to the vehicle accident and was identified by photo ID found on his body. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor in this accident - September 2, 2012


Highway Safety Investigators have told reporters that Ronaldinho lost control while driving a friend's vehicle on Interstate 80 and rolled the vehicle several times killing him instantly.

The vehicle was believed to have been traveling at approximately 95 miles per hour in a 55mph zone at the time of the accident.

Witnesses have stated that Ronaldinho's car crossed the double lines several times prior to the accident and hit the center lane divider causing the vehicle to flip and roll.

Toxicology tests will be performed to determine whether he was driving under the influence, however initial findings indicate that durgs or alcohol did not contribute in any way to this accident as it was more likely to been caused by road conditions.

Memorial services for Ronaldinho have not yet been announced. The service is expected to be a closed casket funeral due to the severe head trauma.

STRATEGY FOR FULFILLING PURPOSE

Joseph’s Strategy for Fulfilling Purpose:
"9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? Gen37:9-10."

It is indeed true that a sealed lips is a sealed destiny. If you don’t talk about your dreams, you have already given in to defeat. If your dreams are not worth talking about, then don’t export it.

Big dreams will need the support of others for it to be realized. Big dreams are to be shared because it’s bigger than the dreamer and you must talk about it to involve others. If Joseph had fail to talk about his dreams to his family, he would probably have failed. Because his brothers would not have sent him into the midst of his destiny helpers.

It’s important to talk about your dreams with people you believe can be of help to its attainment. Unless you talk about it, they will never know how committed you are. Talking about your dreams reveals your destiny helpers. It helps you separate the wheat from the chaffs; those who don’t believe in you will be revealed and you will also get to know those who believe in you. Talking about your dreams and involving people makes it impossible for you to throw in the towel. It makes it impossible for you to fail.

Those who understands the Power of Words will fulfill purpose better than any other. Talk about your dreams, use their lack of faith in you as a motivation and you will fulfilling purpose in Jesus name.