Reflections on the Apple Newton MessagePad Failure on the Eve of the iPad

July 2nd, 2010 § 1 comment § permalink

As I hold on for the long wait for my iPad 3G I was inspired to pull out my Apple Newton MessagePad 120 to baseline how far Apple has come since the Newton was first released in 1993. I was amazed at how unintuitive it was to use and thought about how our perceptions and [...]

Quick thoughts for the day

January 19th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink

Read a rumor today that the upcoming Apple tablet might be called the iPad. I predicted it would be called the MacBook Tablet but I have to admit the iPad sounds compelling. It’s too close to iPod for me to like however. Rule one in marketing: Differentiate. My guess is that Apple is registering names of possible [...]

CES Round Up – Winners, losers and what you missed

January 11th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink

I generally stay away from thinking about CES until the week is up and I can look at the big picture. For all the whining that goes on about FUD in the Information Security industry nowhere is there more hype and hyperbole than the annual consumer electronics show (CES) in Las Vegas.  Here is our take on [...]

Prediction Confirmed: Big changes coming to iTunes in 2010

December 12th, 2009 § 0 comments § permalink

Earlier this week I predicted that the La La acquisition by Apple was the start of an entirely new in the cloud online strategy for the iTunes music and media store. A few days ago the Wall Street Journal (link) confirmed my predictions by reporting that according to sources familiar with the strategy, Apple was [...]

The Apple TV – Apple's Secret Weapon

October 21st, 2009 § 1 comment § permalink

Have you been wondering what are Apple’s plans for the Apple TV? Recently Apple dropped the price of the 160GB model by $100 and discontinued the 40GB model fueling the rumor mill that changes to what Steve Jobs has described as a pet project are forthcoming. Here is just some of the coverage and commentary: [...]

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