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Steve Jobs proves you can't please all the people all the time

The iPhone price drop debate rolls on.  Over the weekend Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak waded into the discussion saying that the price drop was "too soon, too harsh." As that $200 was knocked off the price, the iPhone was transformed from a luxury item to an item...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Price Drop, Apple Inc., Luxury Item, Strategy, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-09-24

The EFF chimes in on Sun's DRM scheme

The EFF chimes in on Sun's DRM schemeOne more time, it's not just media!!!Come on Joe, the fact is that systems get hacked all the time, millions of people have had their private information stolen recently. My being in control of my "content" (financial, health, personal, etc.) and letting...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Blogging, Internet appliance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Very few people, digital-rights management, luxury item, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2005-08-25

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Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle

So Sweet.Thats all I got, that thing is frigg'in cool!I just can't see paying that much...For so little. I would honestly rather buy a mac, and that's saying a lot, as they're horribly overpriced.I travel 75% of the year, and everything that implies: planes, rental cars, subways, metro bus/rail, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude Z 16, Dell Latitude Z, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Scientific Conservation adds another high-profile retailer for building systems watchdog app

It always figures that the second I write about some cool new technology and post, the company involved issues some sort of additional news. So, consider this a minor addendum to the item I wrote last week about Scientic Conservation, which sells software an...

Tags: Retail Company, Retail, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Deconstructing United Airlines: Where Customers are Transactions

Nothing new!I've had similar experiences with United.We tried to go from Baltimore to Florida...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2008/12/27-december-2008-miami-florida-nope.htmlThen we tried again the next day...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2009/01/28-december-2008-islamorada-florida-for.htmlNever had issues like this with any other airlines.A Contrary ViewWow, United really pulled your chain, as indicated by your investment in your extensive post. You cite some sad cases of...

Tags: United Airlines, Customers Ltd., United Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Poll: What's your dead-finger tech?

Tech does not need to be "dead finger" to be successfulI mean I could get along just fine without my G1 phone or my netbook as long as I had my laptop and a regular cell phone. But that does not mean I would go back to that. My G1...

Tags: PDAs, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Desktops, dead finger, phone, netbook, PDA

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter

Just when Blu-ray thought it had clear sailing, a tempest has risen in the East: China Blue Hi-definition Disk CBHD. Toshiba has licensed its HD DVD to them and it will be the unit world leader in HD optical technology in just 12 months. Why? The Times...

Tags: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, China Blue Hi-definition Disk, Government, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Vertical Industries, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-08-03

FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps (full text of letters)

FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps full text of lettersI hope the FCC nails them both to a crossThe notion that I can't use VoIP after paying for an "Unlimited Data" plan every month just pisses me off. Pricing tethering separately from unlimited data is another thing...

Tags: Federal government, AT&T Corp., rejection, FCC, Google Inc., Apple Inc., cable

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

2010 Ford Taurus SHO

Photo gallery:2010 Ford Taurus SHOAfter losing its mantle as most popular sedan to the Toyota Camry in 1997, the Ford Taurus went through a bit of an identity crisis, but it's back with a vengeance for the 2010 model year with a whole new platform. Right out of the gate,...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Taurus SHO, Ford Motor Co., SHO, Ford Taurus

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Are we falling out of love with the Dell Adamo?

Next Friday marks the four-month anniversary of the proper debut of Dell's Adamo luxury ultraportable laptop, and it occurred to me recently that Dell hasn't done much since then to promote or reposition the ultra-premium notebook. What happened? ...

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Adamo, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivity

Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivityGimme? No, its socialism in actionWhy do you figure the government has any right to dictate what phones are available through what carriers? I don't happen to like the iPhone - but I know a lot of people...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, text message pricing, carrier exclusivity, phone, text messaging

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

An Overview of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications

No longer a luxury item, Business Intelligence BI applications are required to optimize corporate profits and performance. The most valuable BI systems pull data from across the enterprise and present information to users in a meaningful way to improve decision-making. This white paper explores the advantages of investing in prebuilt...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Business Intelligence, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

White papers 2009-06-01

When (and why) do you buy a new PC?

When and why do you buy a new PC?Just before a new release of Windows ...... providing OEM's offer a 'free' upgrade to the next version of the OS. That way you get a copy of XP and an upgrade to Vista/ copy of Vista and upgrade to Windows7 (which...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, dell laptop, new-PC, laptop computer, game, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn't exist

From the first moment I picked up Amazon's new large-format e-reader, the Kindle DX, I liked it. The plastic was smooth to the touch, the flat e-ink screen was easy on the eyes, and the large 9.7-in. screen only magnified just how thin the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Magazine, Textbook, Amazon Kindle, Kindle DX, DX, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Electric cars in America--the price point

Will high sticker prices make electric cars a luxury item? How much will the federal tax credits help sell electric cars? Tax credits can be as high as $7500. Here's a sample calculation. Electric cars will face stiff competition from...

Tags: Car, Electric Car, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-10

2009 BMW 335d

Photo gallery:2009 BMW 335dWe know that modern diesel cars no longer spew foul-smelling black smoke from the tailpipe, that the engines don't rattle so much you'll think the sun visors are going to fall off, and that they can accelerate quicker than the time it takes the light to turn...

Tags: car, BMW AG

Product reviews 2009-03-24

Is end of the golden age of Netbooks already near?

Is end of the golden age of Netbooks already near?Much ado about nothingSimply early market growing pains - no big deal. Other CPU vendors will enter the market, the ideal form factors will flush out and the universe will go on. The consumers' willingness to pay will determine whether the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, ARM

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Android-powered netbooks predicted for 2009

Android-powered netbooks predicted for 2009 4 words:Pie in the sky.People want to load software on netbooks. I'm not sure when netbook started to mean "underpowered machine for web surfing in a small form factor".People really want something like a Sony P but with nvidia graphics and multiple cores. And they...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

NPD data shows Apple sales and revenues in freefall

NPD data shows Apple sales and revenues in freefallMake More MoneyWill Apple be punished for not representing the rank and file? Will loss leadership and offering a $400 netbook turn this poor company around?Oh who cares. Thanks ZDNet for inciting another battle in the class war that has pitted the...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple Inc., freefall, Apple sale, NPD, data show, sales, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio books

Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio booksWhat a awesome exampleOf a industries total disconnect with the advances in technology. I suppose next they will want text to speech disabled on computers. To hell with the visually impaired right? Idiotic.RE: Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio booksI can grasp your point,...

Tags: Kindle 2, audio book, text-to-speech, Kindle 2 text-to-speech

Discussion threads 2009-02-12