Louis C.K. He’s a COMEDIAN! He shows up with a microphone. Talk about expenses…THERE ARE NONE! Not that I want to castigate Mr. Szekely, but you think the enemy here is Ticketmaster, no, the enemy is your favorite acts. Who won’t go to the lengths Louie will, who won’t leave all that money on the […]

I’M OLD Now you’re laughing hysterically, chiding grandpa. But you’re missing the point. The twelve year old girls in attendance not only have no idea who the Four Seasons, Bobby Sherman, New Kids On The Block and the Backstreet Boys are, they didn’t grow up buying CDs and they never knew a time when there […]

From: Scott McKainSubject: Re: WWDC Bob — You’re the only one I’ve been reading who "got" what made the Apple session yesterday so important. May I add one more item to your list?  Apple delivers on the front line to the customer. I’m on the road on speaking gigs, and after the WWDC program, called […]

It’s an ecosystem. Contrary to popular wisdom, the iMac didn’t save Apple, the iPod did. The iMac spoke to the faithful, however disenchanted they may have become. The iPod spoke to newbies, who didn’t think they cared. Then they joined the reinvigorated faithful and became an army. You might have read about the introduction of […]