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Charlie Rose on The iPad, With David Carr, Michael Arrington and Walter Mossberg
via youtube.com
Interesting take on the iPad from the uber pundits.
There Was A Time
...when I was a Windows user and excited about the promise of Vista. Always (almost) the optimist, I had high hopes. The cold reality of my first copy of Vista was a major factor in me finally giving a mac a try.
*via iPhone
Biggest Threat to the iPad
The biggest threat to the TamPad (thank you Stephen Colbert) could be a similar device running ChromeOS at half the price. But the problem for Google there is that today 1) there is no ChromeOS and 2) there is no Google tablet.
Apple is adept at re-inventing a category and then staying one (or more) steps ahead of the "mee too" followers. As an example Google's Nexus one is probably the best Android phone you can get, but few seem to think its a real threat to the iphone. Maybe the Nexus Two, but by then there will already be a 4th gen iPhone. Notice I didn't mention the HP Slate.Remember When: Microsoft Invests 150MM in Apple (1997)
Hearing the news that Apple posted revenue of $15.68 billion and a net quarterly profit of $3.38 billion got me thinking back when Steve first returned to an Apple that was in dire straights, and the big news was that that Microsoft (embroiled in anti-trust lawsuits) was investing 150MM in Apple. Apple was also about 3% of the PC market share. And now apple posts PROFIT in one quarter at 22 times that amount.
STEVE JOBS, Co-Founder, Apple Computer: The era of setting this up as a competition between Apple and Microsoft is over, as far as I'm concerned. This is about getting Apple healthy, and this is about Apple being able to make incredibly great contributions to the industry to get healthy and prosper again. (applause)
MARGARET WARNER: There were gasps and some boos from the crowd at Jobs' announcement. Then Microsoft chairman Bill Gates appeared on a huge screen via satellite.
BILL GATES, CEO, Microsoft Corp.: Some of the most exciting work that I've done in my career--and it's been the work that I've done with Steve on the Macintosh. We're very excited about the new release we're building. This is called Mac Office 98.
*VIA way back http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/cyberspace/july-dec97/apple_8-6a.html#
Google F*@# Yeah!
These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.
On the way home I heard the BBC World news report about the coordinated attacks coming from China, and Google's response and i said, out loud, "Fuck Yeah Goog bout time!".
Then right after that i think i started pumping my fist in the air and I beat up the beat
Mag+ Concept for the Future of Periodicals
via vimeo.com
...or will THIS save publishing.
This is a well executed 'concept' though it just makes me more interested in what Apple is actually physically (in the real world) has up it's sleeve.
Will This Save Publishing? Time Inc. Tablet Mockup
via macrumors.com
Clearly produced in flash with what looks nearly like a cardboard cutout of a hand, this mockup of a tablet and interaction version of of Sports Illustrated is "Coming in 2010".
My normal distrust of "design prototypes" is tempered by the many rumors of Apple's tablet, it's release next year, and the fact that nothing you see in this mockup is beyond the technical capability of an iPod Touch with a 10" screen. Add to that that Time Inc. boldly claims it is coming next year.
I'm particularly interested in the form factor. I read a surprising amount of junk on my iPhone and it does that quite well, but a full color reader at this size would satisfy all but one of 'e-reading' needs (tech books, full color, etc). That last thing is to let me keep my reader powered ON during takeoff and landing.
Working On the Interwebs
Great photo of me working on a series of tubes. Photo by Tim http://www.intempusphotography.com/. Thanks Tim
John Haro
I am a software designer turned suit, occasional low-rent photographer, and as a friend once said a "sarcastic mother @#$@r". I can sleep soundly through any team sporting event but I'm passionate and politely opinionated about music, technology, and many other less valuable topics.
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