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The Times They are a Changin’

April 2, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
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For the second time in approximately three years, Apple is redefining an industry. Arguably, the launch of the iPad is the single most important launch in Apple's history. This, folks, is a big deal. This really is beyond technology and enters into the realm of redefining the cultural norm. Touch tablets will define our main method of interacting with the web, mail, social networking, written, audio and visual media and even gaming for the next decade. Many people suggest that the iPad will fail for many of the same reasons that the iPhone would never capture significant market share. Here are a few of their arguments: Adobe Flash: Flash is mainly used for games, displaying web video, and is a main tool in displaying advertisements on web pages. HTML 5 is set to replace Flash. People have stated that this will not occur in the mainstream for at least 5 years. I beg to differ. Major sites like YouTube, Vimeo, CBS, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times either have or are … [Read more...]

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Paul Thurrott and his Supersite for Windows

February 4, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
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It's not often I get irked by some technical pundit who professes to be the law when discussing new technology. However, the latest blog post of self-professed Apple hater Paul Thurrott is disturbing in and of itself. I don't mind people challenging Google, Apple, RIM or any other technology company with well thought out and supportive articles but his last two have been beauties. Now it's no secret that he has carved out a living writing about Microsoft products and that is not a bad thing at all. At the end, though, Mr. Thurrott is evidently very threatened by the re-emergence of Apple and with each new product release, this fear has only increased. Specifically, with the recent announcement of the iPad, Mr. Thurrott has tried to persuade readers of two fabricated points: Apple is responsible for an increase in eBook pricing on the Kindle; and That Apple isn't an innovative company. Let's look at his first argument. Mr. Thurrott writes: What's interesting about Amazon's approach … [Read more...]

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Apple to Reveal More than a Tablet?

January 19, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
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People all over are excited about the possibilities that Apple's new tablet is expected to open up. People have already heralded the device as the iKiller of all iKillers. The gadget of all gadgets. The one gadget to rule them all. Pretty lofty expectations for a device that Apple hasn't even publicly acknowledged. For years people have told me that Apple is more of a marketing company than anything else. Really? Well let's take a look at the marketing budgets of several leading software and consumer electronics companies. Both RIM and Microsoft spend almost 2-3x more marketing dollars as a percentage of revenue than Apple does. The difference? Apple is just great at the marketing game. Most of the others aren't. However, to be successful, a company must have products to back up their marketing efforts. … [Read more...]

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The iPhone 3G Coming to Canada

June 9, 2008 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment

Mark July 11th on your calendar. The iPhone is coming to Canada and 22 initial countries on its roll out to more than 70 countries worldwide. Rogers in Canada will require a 3 year commitment but pricing will be the same as the US: $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. Data and voice plans will be announced at a future date. The full press release is listed below. As expected, along with the new iPhone supporting 3G technology, Apple announced a number of products at WWDC including the replacement of .Mac with MobileMe and further clarified features in iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone SDK. Apple  Here are some notes of interest around the new iPhone: no longer includes Dock. includes USB Power Adapter supports HSPA (High speed packet access), technically 3.5G technology not available through the Online Apple Store activation in-store only requires iTunes 7.7 (not yet released) continues to feature 2.0MP camera A-GPS technologies Enterprise support significantly … [Read more...]

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