This is the response Rob ‘CmdrTaco’ Malda of Slashdot fame had to the original iPod. As the simplest of industry changing products Steve shepherded, the iPod is perhaps the clearest example of what he brought to the world as well as how the world has often initially responded. Steve repeatedly brought us inventions that meet […]
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Well this rules out the possibility that Apple blindsided Samsung.via AppleInsider
You are a board member of a computer company that just had a very nasty and public separation with the latest in a series of CEOs, who is currently looking for a replacement. For whatever reason, you and your fellow board members are looking outside to put this company back on track toward long term […]
MetroWindows DesktopCompatibility Efforthighminimal for x86, higher for ARMDesign EfforthighminimalFamiliarity (Dev and User)nonehighDistribution Costs30%variesDistribution ControlminimaltotalDistribution Channelssingle, not yet definedmultiple existingUser baseunknownknownCool Factorcoolnot cool You are a product manager in a Windows software firm. Can you justify the budget required to build a Metro app over simply updating the traditional Windows desktop version?
While previewing Windows 8 at its Build conference, Microsoft placed a lot of focus on consistency within the new Metro UI. Jensen Harris made this statement about title positioning during his 8 traits of great Metro style apps presentation: The title [is] spaced the exact same amount from the upper left. He then showed the […]
Republicans are a business friendly lot. While there will always be a quid pro quo between organizations and politicians, the GOP prioritization of business over people is largely an honest position. Businesses are the engine of our economy and their thinking is that regulations and taxation only encumber their ability to drive the country forward. […]
While touch has been ubiquitous in the mobile space for a few years now, Apple has just now started bringing touch to the desktop. The cause for delay boils down to three basic challenges: the lack of touch enabled desktop hardware, software saturated with mouse and pointer driven controls, and a user familiarity. The multitouch […]
Apple’s share of U.S. PC market rises to nearly 11% on strong growth We’ve only got to convince 5% of the rest of the world to buy a mac and we’ve doubled our market share. —Steve Jobs in May 2006.
Yesterday Google released Google+, it’s third attempt at social networking after flopping with Wave and Buzz. Google+ already appears to be a more complete solution that its predecessors. No doubt, the project has resulted from significant funding and will require a continued investment for further enhancements to better entice users already embedded in Facebook’s 500 […]
One of the toughest decisions Apple has made time and time again is to rewrite already successful software. Rewrites are avoided by most other companies because: a) they require a ton of work and time, b) will temporarily or permanently remove or change some feature that will inevitably piss off some vocal longtime users, and […]