[opendtv] Re: AnalysisWhy Apple and Wal-Mart Are Poised To Rule The World Of Mobile Media
- From: "Kon Wilms" <konfoo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:09:39 -0800
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Major upgrades to the iLife suite and the iWork Office suite.
iLife? iWork? Hahah. Sorry.. software for the sheeple!
> Garage Band now has the ability to teach you to play the guitar or piano -
> you can even get lessons from Sting and other music industry legends.
>
> And then there is the new 17" MacBook with 8 hour battery life...
Which is also the most expensive battery on the market, IIRC. God help
you if you need to replace it - you could buy a used acer aspire one
for the same price!
> Is it good policy to update major product lines just weeks after millions of
> people get an Apple product for Christmas?
Come now, not like they announced anything major just prior to last
xmas that was just a few weeks ago!
> The CES keynotes tend to be more visionary, much like the exhibits - i.e.
> the CE industry uses this conference to show retailers what they will be
> offering when new products are launched the next summer. And if Apple
> decides to open up some of its technologies to other vendors, CES could be
> the perfect platform to launch such initiatives...
You mean like removing their heads from the sand and allowing osx on
'other' pcs? Maybe they fear competition from Palm for the iPhone?
Cheers
Kon
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