On the eve of the San Francisco MusicTech Summit conference (one of the more interesting conferences of the year), I took another look at the music business and the ways that musicians can make a living. It’s not a pretty … Continue reading
Last week’s stupidity by a professional blogger, as well as CNN, was matched only by the gullibility of traders who acted on the rumor.
Continue readingWill it ever happen? Will Apple one day stop issuing keys to unlock the FairPlay-protected music you purchased from the iTunes Store — iike Yahoo just did with music purchased from Yahoo Music, and Microsoft intends to do in three years with MSN Music?
Continue readingThe new iPhone 3G, iPhone 2 software for iPhone and iPod touch, and MobileMe service all add up to a burgeoning platform for developers to change the world of mobile computing, and it leaves all competitors in the dust.
Continue readingStudies show that Apple has come closer than any other company to making a truly convergent device used for multiple purposes, and that it is beginning to replace laptops in a big way, especially for the baby boomers.
Continue readingThe iPhone and iPod touch will soon act like the handheld computers they were made to be. Third-party native iPhone and iPod touch applications will flood the market by June.
Continue readingWith Macworld Expo in San Francisco approaching, the rumor mill is working overtime along with developers feverishly constructing demos and beta versions of new applications.
Continue readingThe net result was more press coverage for Apple than any company could ever achieve by simply releasing new products. There is great price sensitivity in electronics, and the price cut enabled Apple to hit its stated goal of 1 million iPhones sold a few weeks earlier than expected.
Continue readingAfter two months of Apple iPhone bliss, no glitches. Sales are exceeding expectations, and more innovations are coming.
Continue readingiPhone sales are well ahead of expectations. More rumors are swirling about a wide-screen, multi-touch iPod in August. The list of new iPhone widgets and applications is growing exponentially…
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