Archive for the 'Apple' Category


Pandemic Changes

In March 2021, I got $500 from the bank. I still have $300. And I’m kind of uptight, because it’s all in C-notes, which are traditionally hard to break. But I never need to, because I can pay with my credit card or Apple Pay EVERYWHERE! I predicted back in 2014 that Apple Pay was […]

Spotify’s Share

Apple is under scrutiny for taking a huge slice of in-app purchases and the belief that it favors its own applications over others. This is a fight that has garnered headlines when it comes to gaming, i.e. the Epic Games (Fortnite) lawsuit, but the heavy lifting is being done by the Europeans. And thank god […]

Mrs. Maisel Release Strategy

You give the audience what it wants. You don’t put the shareholders first, you don’t create your business plan in a vacuum, winners take direction from what is in the heads of consumers, and if they’re really savvy, they get ahead of the public and give them what they don’t even know they want, i.e. […]

Today’s Fandom

Is not yesterday’s fandom. Every other day I have people attacking me for what I said about Taylor Swift’s performance at the Grammys over a decade ago. When I research further, I find that most of these people were barely born when this happened. But they need to defend their hero. But Taylor Swift was […]