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Fri Jun 17 12:30:52 EDT 2011
By Bill McCartan (South Amboy, NJ)
operating system
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion.
computing
Many companies are moving to cloud computing.
download
The release is download-only.
server
The idea is to save money by storing software on somebody else's servers in large data centers.
mobile phone
He says the computer that many people use most is their mobile phone.
upgrade
Apple says this latest OS X upgrade has over two hundred new features.
move into
DAVE WOLF: "I think this is a case where we’re seeing the same consumer demand, say, in a phone market moving to the desktop and the same consumer demand moving into work in the enterprise."
user
Users without the current version, Snow Leopard, will have to pay an extra thirty dollars to download the new release.
high-speed
And not everyone has a high-speed Internet connection to make downloads quick and easy.
Windows
And Microsoft has developed Windows Azure.
entrepreneur
DAVE WOLF: "I think it’s a boon to small software companies and entrepreneurs who have incredible ideas and want to get them out to market.”
developer
This platform is for businesses and software developers to use Internet-based applications.
update
People who download apps to smartphones have come to expect quick and easy software updates.
leopard
Users without the current version, Snow Leopard, will have to pay an extra thirty dollars to download the new release.
operate
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion.
shaping
Now, Dave Wolf says phones are shaping expectations for other computers.
internet
And not everyone has a high-speed Internet connection to make downloads quick and easy.
operating
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion.
designer
His company helps software designers to develop and market products.
consumer
DAVE WOLF: "I think this is a case where we’re seeing the same consumer demand, say, in a phone market moving to the desktop and the same consumer demand moving into work in the enterprise."
develop
His company helps software designers to develop and market products.
depend on
But that can also mean fewer sales for stores that depend on physical products, including most video games.
product
His company helps software designers to develop and market products.
application
This way people can easily access their music library or other applications from any device.
release
The release is download-only.
market
His company helps software designers to develop and market products.
version
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion.
moving
DAVE WOLF: "I think this is a case where we’re seeing the same consumer demand, say, in a phone market moving to the desktop and the same consumer demand moving into work in the enterprise."
incredible
DAVE WOLF: "I think it’s a boon to small software companies and entrepreneurs who have incredible ideas and want to get them out to market.”
expectation
Now, Dave Wolf says phones are shaping expectations for other computers.
device
This way people can easily access their music library or other applications from any device.
strategy
Dave Wolf is Vice President for Strategy at Cynergy Systems in Washington.
program
Downloadable programs mean fewer trips to stores to buy software.
demand
DAVE WOLF: "I think this is a case where we’re seeing the same consumer demand, say, in a phone market moving to the desktop and the same consumer demand moving into work in the enterprise."
access
This way people can easily access their music library or other applications from any device.
depend
But that can also mean fewer sales for stores that depend on physical products, including most video games.
feature
Apple says this latest OS X upgrade has over two hundred new features.
enterprise
DAVE WOLF: "I think this is a case where we’re seeing the same consumer demand, say, in a phone market moving to the desktop and the same consumer demand moving into work in the enterprise."
platform
This platform is for businesses and software developers to use Internet-based applications.
system
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion.
company
But one big difference is how the company will sell it.
include
But that can also mean fewer sales for stores that depend on physical products, including most video games.
service
He says the Internet radio service Pandora, for example, can offer free music because it has no costs of selling discs in stores.
somebody
The idea is to save money by storing software on somebody else's servers in large data centers.
latest
Apple says this latest OS X upgrade has over two hundred new features.
developed
And Microsoft has developed Windows Azure.
connection
And not everyone has a high-speed Internet connection to make downloads quick and easy.
physical
But that can also mean fewer sales for stores that depend on physical products, including most video games.
come to
Apple says Lion is coming to its App Store in July.
center
The idea is to save money by storing software on somebody else's servers in large data centers.

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