Apple’s media event last week was a lot more than a simple PR opportunity…
It was really all business. Steve Jobs opened the event, but beyond making introductions, he spent very little time on stage. This was a sales event. Features and capabilities were front and center here, and the folks that did the […]
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The iPhone SDK: An Enterprise Strategy…
Published March 12th, 2008 in Apple, Gadgets & Gear and Mobile. 0 Comments
Apple is taking a great direction at this Macworld…
Apple seems to be giving some fresh attention to many existing capabilities and products:
They have announced Time Capsule - a wireless backup station that works as a companion to the Time Machine backup that ships with Leopard.
They have done a software refresh of the iPhone, […]
There may be a question of when, but eBooks are absolutely coming…
In part 1 of this post, I took a look at the challenges facing the eBook marketplace. They are certainly real, but are actually only transitional issues - adjustments that need to be made to accommodate the new economics of going digital. […]
Ebook Redux - Part 1: The Challenges…
Published December 11th, 2007 in Digital Media and Gadgets & Gear. 1 CommentWith Amazon’s release of Kindle, I’ve been thinking more about the ebook market…
I have been a long time fan of the eBook concept, starting with the original Rocket eBook Reader. I currently use the Sony Reader, which reset the bar on what we can expect in an ebook device - great battery life, […]
J Allard Must Have Cringed…
Published October 5th, 2007 in Digital Media, Gadgets & Gear, Humor and Microsoft. 0 CommentsIt can be tough doing media events with your boss…
Just ask Microsoft’s J Allard.
From his days heading up development of the XBOX 360 platform to his role as head of Microsoft’s consumer products division, J Allard has always been able to articulate a compelling vision of where Microsoft is going. So with the […]
Apple Gets It (And Why Forbes Got It Wrong)…
Published September 18th, 2007 in Apple, Digital Media, Gadgets & Gear and Rumors & Speculation. 0 CommentsRecently, Forbes Magazine posted an article entitled “The iFlop”…
The article by Scott Woolley looks at Apple’s AppleTV device - and it doesn’t have much good to say about it or Apple:
Six months later iTV is a flat-out iFlop. Renamed Apple TV upon launch, the ballyhooed box has sold perhaps 250,000 units–far behind the 1 million […]
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