4DS - Anything but Charting, page-30593

Hi @mjshackl and anyone else interested............................again, I'm just spitballing here................

Still 'playing' with my understanding of how 4DS will 'pitch' their stuff.

Got to a point where I was breaking the market into 2 segments. The 'centralised' service offerers and the edge / device offerers. Sometimes / often companies might do both of course.

Take Apple for example........................this is a cut and paste from a 'chat'

Edge Computing / Devices

iPhones

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Enhanced processing power and energy efficiency, leading to better performance for AI tasks like facial recognition, augmented reality (AR) applications, and voice assistants (Siri). Improved battery life would result in longer usage times and reduced heat generation.

iPads

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Similar benefits to iPhones, with enhanced performance for multitasking, graphics-intensive applications (e.g., Procreate, games), and professional software (e.g., video editing). Improved battery life and performance would make iPads more competitive as laptop alternatives.

Apple Watches

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Increased processing efficiency would allow for more advanced health monitoring features, faster data processing, and improved battery life. This would enable more accurate and timely health insights, as well as enhanced fitness tracking and app performance.

HomePod

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Enhanced processing capabilities would improve the performance of the Siri voice assistant, enabling more complex voice commands and faster responses. Better energy efficiency would reduce power consumption and potentially enhance audio processing for higher quality sound.

AirPods

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Improved energy efficiency and processing power would enhance features like noise cancellation, sound quality, and battery life. This would provide a more immersive audio experience and longer listening times between charges.

Centralized Computing Offerings

iCloud

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Enhanced data center processing power and energy efficiency would lead to faster data synchronization, backups, and retrieval for users. This would improve the overall user experience by making iCloud services more responsive and reliable.

Apple Music

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Improved data processing capabilities in Apple's servers would enable faster and more efficient music streaming, better quality audio, and quicker loading times for users. This would enhance the overall streaming experience.

App Store

• Benefit from 4DS IP: Enhanced server efficiency would lead to faster app downloads and updates, more reliable services, and quicker search and browsing capabilities within the App Store. This would improve user satisfaction and engagement.

Summary

4DS's advanced chip technology would provide significant benefits to both Apple's edge devices and centralized services by enhancing processing power, energy efficiency, and overall performance. This would result in improved user experiences, longer battery life for devices, and more efficient and reliable cloud services. The integration of 4DS IP would help Apple maintain its competitive edge and continue to innovate across its product and service lines.

So started thinking in terms of what comapnies would be interested and tried to classify them into these categories and arrived a t this....................another cut and paste..................

Company	Examples of Edge Computing / Devices	Examples of Centralized Computing Offerings	Edge or Centralized Provider	Importance Point of Difference provided by access to 4DS IP
Apple	iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, HomePod, AirPods	iCloud, Apple Music, App Store	Edge	1
Intel	IoT processors, edge AI chips, Intel NUC mini PCs	Xeon processors for data centers, Intel Cloud Services	Edge	2
Bosch	Industrial IoT devices, smart home sensors, autonomous vehicle sensors	Bosch IoT Suite, cloud-based predictive maintenance	Edge	3
Siemens	Edge computing devices for industrial automation, smart grid sensors	Siemens MindSphere (IoT operating system), cloud-based PLM software	Edge	4
Nvidia	Jetson AI edge devices, automotive AI processors, edge GPUs	Data center GPUs for AI and ML, Nvidia DGX systems	Edge	3
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	AWS IoT Greengrass, AWS Snowball Edge	AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS Lambda, AWS SageMaker	Centralized	1
Google Cloud	Google Cloud IoT Edge, Coral Edge TPU	Google Cloud Compute Engine, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery	Centralized	2
Microsoft Azure	Azure IoT Edge, Azure Stack Edge	Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Blob Storage, Azure ML	Centralized	3
IBM	IBM Edge Application Manager, IBM Watson IoT	IBM Cloud, IBM Watson AI, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service	Centralized	4

Notes:

• Edge or Centralized Provider: Categorization based on whether the company's primary focus is on edge computing or centralized computing.
• Importance Point of Difference provided by access to 4DS IP: A relative ranking of the importance for each company to gain access to 4DS IP, with 1 being the most important. This ranking reflects the potential impact on the company’s competitive advantage and market position.

Thinking about marketing along those lines, I got the impression that Apple would benfit most form the perspective of point of difference over the competitors within the 'Edge' sector. Likewise, the edge sector might have more to gain that the 'centralised' providers.

Do you have any thoughts on that?

Cheers