I had to sit in the middle.<\/p>\n
I don’t know about you, but I’ll pay extra, switch flights, switch DAYS just to avoid flying in the middle.<\/p>\n
I was wondering if it was all psychological, then I was squeezed between a fat guy and Felice on the way home from Denver and it was BEYOND claustrophobia, his adipose tissue was pouring over either side of the armrest, like it was made to make me feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
Actually, I booked home on Saturday night to avoid this fate.\u00c2\u00a0 But when the blizzard hit, I was thrilled just to be on Sunday’s plane.<\/p>\n
And when I get on…\u00c2\u00a0 There’s one of those big guys sitting by the window.\u00c2\u00a0 You know, the type airplanes are not made for.\u00c2\u00a0 Who are not overweight, but are in excess of six feet and are genetically-designed to play football.\u00c2\u00a0 They can’t keep their knees straight, they don’t FIT!<\/p>\n
And I’m waiting for the aisle guy.\u00c2\u00a0 Just knowing it’s going to be some overweight person who’s going to squeeze me in, make me feel like I need a mobile shrink to get through the flight.<\/p>\n
But just before they close the cabin door, this vision appears.\u00c2\u00a0 From another dimension.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s fourteen degrees Fahrenheit, I had to don my gloves just to make it from the hotel to the car, but this guy…is dressed in shorts.\u00c2\u00a0 With a matching top.\u00c2\u00a0 You know, Adidas fashion.\u00c2\u00a0 The kind guys who wish they could play basketball wear at the beach.\u00c2\u00a0 And this ain’t navy, nothing subtle, this outfit is ELECTRIC BLUE!<\/p>\n
And he’s not carrying a coat, not a bag, not a magazine, absolutely NOTHING!<\/p>\n
What the fuck is this guy going to do for five hours?\u00c2\u00a0 Is he just going to TAP HIS TOES?<\/p>\n
Turns out clutched in his left hand he had the one device that can solve all your problems, connect you and entertain you and grant you status at the same time, an iPhone.<\/p>\n
You’ve got to go to Canada.\u00c2\u00a0 They’re RIM CRAZY!<\/p>\n
In case you’re out of the loop, the BlackBerry is made in Canada, by Research In Motion, otherwise known as RIM.\u00c2\u00a0 They’ve even got a music store attached to the damn thing.\u00c2\u00a0 Everybody up there’s got one.\u00c2\u00a0 You might be begging for a record deal, but you’ve got a BlackBerry.\u00c2\u00a0 But a BlackBerry is no match for an iPhone.<\/p>\n
I hate AT&T.\u00c2\u00a0 First and foremost, I want to use my hand-held as a PHONE!\u00c2\u00a0 I want to drive across town and never lose the connection.\u00c2\u00a0 If you believe AT&T is sufficient, you probably believe the RIAA lawsuits will end P2P piracy.\u00c2\u00a0 You can live in denial, but that doesn’t change the facts, AT&T SUCKS!\u00c2\u00a0 Hell, "Consumer Reports" said T-MOBILE was better!<\/p>\n
As for EDGE…\u00c2\u00a0 I had to prove at dinner that Michael Cohl had assumed the chairmanship of Live Nation, so I just pulled the story up on my browser, that’s what EVDO delivers.\u00c2\u00a0 High speed Web access.<\/p>\n
And there’s no push e-mail, not if you want to use your own domain.\u00c2\u00a0 The reasons for not getting an iPhone are LEGION!<\/p>\n
But I want one.<\/p>\n
While we were debating the future of the music business in Toronto, Steve Jobs was standing on a stage in Silicon Valley introducing the iPhone SDK, its software development kit.\u00c2\u00a0 Delivering Exchange server capability.\u00c2\u00a0 Why is it that tech\u00c2\u00a0 announcements are more interesting than record drops?\u00c2\u00a0 I mean what matters most, the new apps for the iPhone, or the new Coldplay record?<\/p>\n
And this guy reaches into the seat pocket in front of him.\u00c2\u00a0 And extracts the safety card, you know, the one you never read.\u00c2\u00a0 And he starts folding it up.\u00c2\u00a0 What, is he a fan of origami?\u00c2\u00a0 NO!\u00c2\u00a0 He’s making a viewing stand for his iPHONE!<\/p>\n
Yup, he got it supported at the proper angle and he fired up HIS OWN MOVIE!\u00c2\u00a0 Fuck the one on the monitor, that we had to wait to start.\u00c2\u00a0 This guy began watching before we even took off.\u00c2\u00a0 Some gangster flick from what I could see.<\/p>\n
All the Hollywood folk are laughing.\u00c2\u00a0 Saying no one wants to view a film on a tiny screen.\u00c2\u00a0 Just like the music business said no one wanted to listen to shitty sounding MP3s.\u00c2\u00a0 But it turns out the public ain’t listening, the public has left the station.<\/p>\n
The screen isn’t that tiny on the iPhone.\u00c2\u00a0 Turn it sideways and you can watch a flick.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe not at home, but certainly when you’re in the back seat of your parents’ car!<\/p>\n
And as soon as we landed, this chap turned his iPhone around, touched a button and made a call, arranging transportation.<\/p>\n
I’m with you, none of these devices mean shit without content.\u00c2\u00a0 But don’t believe the old saw that content is king.\u00c2\u00a0 Content ain’t king, DISTRIBUTION IS KING!\u00c2\u00a0 And now, distribution is in the hands of the proletariat and everything is free.\u00c2\u00a0 The movie and music businesses might THINK they still control distribution, but nothing could be further from the truth.\u00c2\u00a0 Rather than fight the tech geniuses, they’d better get in bed with them.<\/p>\n
Teach Steve Jobs a lesson?\u00c2\u00a0 He’s not missing a wink of sleep.\u00c2\u00a0 He’s got the device, and it’s cooler BY FAR than any of its competitors.\u00c2\u00a0 Get in bed with this guy.\u00c2\u00a0 Because the iPhone runs Mac OS X, the real deal.\u00c2\u00a0 Not some wimped-out version.\u00c2\u00a0 That iPhone?\u00c2\u00a0 It’s a hand-held COMPUTER!<\/p>\n
And I’ve got an iPod Touch, which is commonly known as an iPhone for Verizon users.\u00c2\u00a0 But do I really want to carry two devices everywhere I go?<\/p>\n
I carry my BlackBerry.\u00c2\u00a0 But its learning curve is as steep as a double black diamond.\u00c2\u00a0 It may be powerful, but I can’t harness those horses.\u00c2\u00a0 Whereas an iPhone can be learned INSTANTLY!\u00c2\u00a0 It makes SENSE!<\/p>\n
Don’t consider this an ad for Apple.\u00c2\u00a0 They don’t need me.\u00c2\u00a0 Excellence and word of mouth are selling their products.\u00c2\u00a0 Consider this a heads-up.\u00c2\u00a0 That we’ve eviscerated the soul from our business.\u00c2\u00a0 Innovation is not to be seen in either the product or the selling thereof.\u00c2\u00a0 The public knows this.\u00c2\u00a0 They’re not restricted.\u00c2\u00a0 They’re gravitating to solutions.<\/p>\n
Movie studios should sell all flicks via iTunes for bupkes.\u00c2\u00a0 At least make all of them available for rental right after theatrical release.\u00c2\u00a0 This is the future.\u00c2\u00a0 You can join it now, or be out of a job.<\/p>\n
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