Archive for the 'Apple' Category


The Tao Of Steve

1. Picking the right horse. "Apple is a company that doesn’t have the resources that everyone else has. We choose what tech horses to ride, we look for tech that has a future and is headed up. Different pieces of tech go in cycles… they have summer and then they go to the grave." This […]

Comcast’s iPad App

Uh-oh.  You’ve now got a reason to buy an iPad.Watch this video.  RIGHT NOW! Comcast Xfinity Remote If you build it, people will find a way to make it useful. The iPad is dumb.  It’s the apps that make it smart.  But so far, we haven’t found an app that demands purchase of the device.  […]

Explanations

RHAPSODY DROP From 800,000 subscribers a year ago to 650,000 today.  A nineteen percent drop. Pundits and players say this is evidence that no one wants a subscription. No, this is evidence that you can listen to all the music you want for free online anyway. Rhapsody portability has historically sucked.  Sure, you can take […]

Jobs’ Open Letter On Flash

Thoughts on Flash Why can’t the music industry do this? Jobs/Apple has been pilloried for weeks regarding the company’s refusal to allow Flash on its mobile devices and the dictation of permissible software development tools. It’s become a tsunami.  Steve and Apple are bullies, out of touch with modern computing, they want to own the […]