Sabre has launched a downloadable iPhone app that competes with TripIt.It has some related options however in contrast to the e-mail parsing functionality of TripIt, TripCase routinely imports the PNR data offered it was booked in Sabre. It’s at present solely out there on the iPhone, however further platforms might be launched later this 12 months. So is that this a TripIt killer? Perhaps sooner or later, however actually not instantly.What I discover fascinating is the truth that Sabre participated as one of many buyers in TripIt’s 5.1 million in Collection B financing. It seems to be like Sabre is hedging its bets!What’s a bit ironic is Sabre’s market conduct which jogs my memory a whole lot of Microsoft again within the 1990s. Again then, Sabre joined different tech firms in difficult Microsoft’s capability to manage the event of purposes due to its possession of the OS and browser. In these days Microsoft had a stable fame of partnering with smaller software program entities after which popping out with a aggressive product. It’s unlikely that Sabre Studios who developed TripCase had any reference to the Sabre group that invested in TripIt, however the truth that TripCase is a transparent TripIt competitor no less than provides one the impression of a one time associate who’s now a competitor.From my perspective I’m comfortable to see a serious journey model embracing the downloadable app retailer method to distribution as a majority of these apps can make the most of the situation consciousness of the smartphone delivering new providers not out there on the Net.
