Joe Mobile

Tip To Microsoft and Verizon: Think Better. Much Better.

Samsung has made a killing in mobile devices by being a fast follower (to Motorola). The mass market doesn't care if it's too much like the original, they only care that it's similar and cheaper.

Vodafone's MusicStation Far More Important Than the Numbers Indicate

Yuck. This would have been news in 2005. It does nothing to differentiate Vodafone - just lets them catch up to the rest of the world.

Miracle: Bush To Part The Bankrupt Sea

How is this going to save us from a substantial economic slowdown? The consumer is 2/3 of the economy and without any asset bubble to tap, spending will grind to a halt. You think the FHA will turn the housing market around on a dime? I'm shorting more today...

There's Just No Need For A Fed Cut

BTW - Todd and avkillick, I have no interest in paying for your sorry @$$es when you retire (don't tell me you won't need Medicare), but such is life. Maybe you should run for office and save our socialist society. And you're OK spending our billions in tax $ on a meaningless war, but helping out American homeowners caught in the speculative wave isn't worth it? Just checking...

There's Just No Need For A Fed Cut

You guys are horribly callous. Some people became brand new homeowners at the height of the bubble. Many started families and needed a place to live. Do you think they took ARMs so they could leverage up and flip the house for a profit? No. In many cases (especially LA and SF) they had to stretch that far to get a decent home in a decent neighborhood for their family. Nothing irresponsible in that. The lenders are a different story...

It's Buying Time: The Turn Is Here

Wow. Not much to say. I'm dumbfounded by the optimism here. We're entering the "prosperity" phase? You forget that this economy is largely consumer-driven. They're all tapped out and have no asset bubble to tap into anymore...