It’s murder what Steve Jobs is doing to flash. The problem, after Jobs’ hypocrisy and such is that he is right. Flash sucks a lot. That is why Microsoft, who holds about 95% of the computer market today isn’t saying anything. Because they know, too, that flash sucks for PCs even more than it sucks for Apple. Flash’s beeen crashing Firefox and IE for a long long time, but it’s the way people make money. Microsoft could turn it off, of course, but then there will be no more banners, no more sites and no more use for a computer. What’s the point of having a computer with internet if you can’t view a site (that is ad-supported) or a video or a game? None.
Posts Tagged: apple
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Apr 10
the adobe-apple war, the short version
Let’s perform a thought experiment. By the end of 2010, there will be more than 100 million iPhone OS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad). You’re the webmeister at an important content site. The boss comes in and asks you why you’re not supporting the iPhone OS devices. ‘Our stuff is all Flash-based, chief, those guys don’t run Flash’. You’re about to become the ex-webmeister. The boss, a really patient sort, asks you to “think different” about all these “non-compliant” customers, each of whom has an iTunes account backed by a credit card, and has developed the habit (encouraged by Apple) of paying for content. So, one more time, with feeling: What’s your answer?
from mondaynote. I don’t use Apple products, but i start to understand the mentality. And maybe Microsoft should start a partnership with Intel and a few more and start delivering hardware and software products in the same case. You know, those kind of products that are design for the hardware they run on and are working so good the Blue Screen of Death will be a distant memory.
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Jan 10
Congrats to Jason Calacanis
He single-handed exposed the weak tech journalism. Using his twitter account, Mr.. Calacanis started posting fake and easy guess-able Apple iPad specs, ours ago before the official announcement. Some journalists believe him and posted “the news” on their sites. Of course, now they feel dumb, and I agree with Loren they should be, if they believe it.