Well, maybe I did…In my original post, from almost exactly one year ago, and which is basically a visceral reaction to a phone conversation I had w/Caples’ and his stubborn arrogance about the services superiority, I make the following points (I’m paraphrasing myself here):
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Optical is Dead: I’m Talking to You Blu-ray.
I’ve been quietly responding to questions from friends, for about 3 years time now, that Blu-Ray was dead on arrival. The victim of at least a 2 year delay to market resulting from a Beta vs. VHS like industry dispute. This historic lesson having been apparently unlearned by the major manufacturers, it was compounded by increased broadband infrastructure and delivery of video content via stream or file either at no charge = Hulu.com…Or at no additional charge; examples include your Netflix subscription via laptop, other device like your Wii, PS3, Xbox, Roku or dare I say your Comcast/DirecTV/Dish set top box using on-demand or time-shifting DVRs.
iPhone OS 4.0 Event Today – Take the Hit Now or Keep the Momentum Going?
With the iPhone OS 4.0 event today…I’m betting on some nice new features. Odds are low on the Verizon or iPhone HD announcements, although that would be nice…And I expect Steve to intro Scott Forestall who will do most of the talking…but you never know…one last thing may show up…
Bouv’s Apple Tablet Round Up – Why the Splashy Color Invite?
[Apple's invite image for 1.27.10 ] In just over a week, on January 27th at 1PM EST at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco to be exact, Apple may end literally years of speculation surrounding their creation of a tablet-style consumer device. Will it be a full-fledged computer? An e-Book reader? A giant iPhone with video conference capabilities? I have some thoughts…
Microsloth Leading the Sheep to the Slaughter – “Look, we have stores too!”
Microsloth, in yet another un-original move, has opened their own retail presence.
Congratulations, that’s 1000 stolen business plans! Most people who inhabit the spaces that will contain the stores may become confused when they purchase their computer from a Microsoft store, and then accidentally wander into an Apple store looking for support…oh well…
Apple + iTunes + The Beatles – Finally!
9 to 5 Mac is reporting that Apple will finally offer The Beatles catalog through the iTunes music store.
Final Cut Editors: Final Cut Users Groups Network – Super Meet Issue #3
Hey all you FCP editors out there…The Final Cut Pro User Groups Network has just issued the Super Meet Mag issue # 3:
http://www.fcpugnetwork.org/supermag/2009/index.html
iPhone: The Palm Pre is here. *Yawn* – for how long?
Ok, I’ve been reading every damn post, article, tweet, and blog post re: PALMs new Pre smartphone. And have come to the conclusion that the Pre will not be an iPhone killer out of the gate. Here are my reasons:
NYT: Gadgetwise: Blu-ray – Is Optical Dead?
[Rethinking Blu-ray - Gadgetwise Blog - NYTimes.com] Ok, the NYT is saying the indicators are that Blu-ray is on the upswing…personally, I’m don’t buy it…I don’t know anyone w/a Blu-ray player that didn’t come as a by-product in a game console and I don’t know anyone buying any discs? Do you?
