Andrew P. sent me this article Apple vs. the Web: The Case for Staying Out of Steve Jobs’s Walled Garden that makes a strong case for your media company to not develop (or at least not bet the bank on) an iPhone App as the way out of trouble. Few companies actually know how to [...]
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The Dangers of Being a Platform
My new mac – some thoughts for other PC users
As some of you know, I recently shifted from a PC to a Mac. It’s a big transition for me… I’ve used a PC all my life, so it is easy to say that I’m having a little (but not a ton) of culture shock. I’ll be honest about the single best selling feature of [...]
Making the shuffle better
My geek squad (or is it nerd herd?) suggestion. I have an a iPod shuffle (which BTW) I love. And, as many of you know, I’ve committed myself to walking at least one direction to any meeting I have in Vancouver, no matter how far. As a result, I end up in some long walks, [...]
Does Jobs really want to set my iPod free?
Will your music be set free? Will you be able to share your songs from iTunes, move them from machine to machine with impunity? Steve Jobs claims “he’d like nothing more.” Yes, some of you may have read this note from Steve Jobs about the current and possible futures of digital rights management (DRM) in [...]
The iPhone – Apple Crumble?
A lot of hoopla being made here up north about Apple’s new iPhone. I admit I’m a bit of a contrarian, but I’m not sure what all the fuss is about or if Apple’s stock deserves the big bump it’s received from this announcement. Like the iPod this item is targeted at consumers and not [...]
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