geotopia's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/109440/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/173360-vietnam-gets-the-gold-bug?source=feed#comment-760755 760755 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:34:25 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/148409-precious-metals-gleam-is-not-tarnished-when-will-they-finally-bottom?source=feed#comment-585694 585694
Of course the next big problem America (and the world) will have to deal with is declining tax revenues from declining business revenues and income from which it derives those revenues. Having pre-spent those taxes, the temptation will be to raise tax rates, but it doesn't take an economist to know that further pressuring capital doesn't create incentives for investment, but discourages it, and thus another turn further into a downwards cycle. The longer we wait to reverse the trends, the worse it will get.

I'd warn against relying on technical indicators because they are based upon linear predictability and what we're heading for is frenetic regions of chaos. Tomorrow could be massive inflation or deflation, we don't know, but use your gut... print more money, it dilutes the value, just like a stock split, except in this case the shareholders aren't getting the new issues deposited in their bank accounts.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:32:08 -0400
Of course the next big problem America (and the world) will have to deal with is declining tax revenues from declining business revenues and income from which it derives those revenues. Having pre-spent those taxes, the temptation will be to raise tax rates, but it doesn't take an economist to know that further pressuring capital doesn't create incentives for investment, but discourages it, and thus another turn further into a downwards cycle. The longer we wait to reverse the trends, the worse it will get.

I'd warn against relying on technical indicators because they are based upon linear predictability and what we're heading for is frenetic regions of chaos. Tomorrow could be massive inflation or deflation, we don't know, but use your gut... print more money, it dilutes the value, just like a stock split, except in this case the shareholders aren't getting the new issues deposited in their bank accounts.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146828-contrarian-short-base-rises-for-palm?source=feed#comment-573081 573081 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/146818-will-dell-succeed-with-new-device-doubtful?source=feed#comment-573041 573041 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:54:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/126071-smartphone-update-2008-q4-market-share?source=feed#comment-427236 427236 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:33:35 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94757-has-apple-hit-a-wall-in-music-innovation?source=feed#comment-250073 250073
The genius feature of device and software, however, will end up being one of those features that further cement Apple's grip on the market. My breakdown is thus - I put most of my library on my iPod (120GB) and 98% of the time shuffle my list. But, I am constantly skipping to the next song because random lists don't match any single mood (e.g. Classic Rock sing-along cruising around town, Psychedelic Rock when I'm working). Using multi-user heuristics is what I've been really waiting for. Something that puts compatible songs next to each other. I hope that the software watches for how long each song is played and downgrades skips and bumps songs played in full.

But, the really big news is the return of NBC. Both NBC and Apple both had to compromise, but the return of the NBC programs proves to the world that NBC couldn't overlook iTMS as a necessary outlet for their content. It's another stone in the wall preventing other services like Rhapsody from taking hold, while cementing content developers into the iTMS marketplace. I think Amazon will hold its own for downloads and on-line CD sales and Walmart will remain the hard copy leader, but in a year or two, if not sooner, no one will go to Rhapsody, Zune MP, or Napster, and all traffic will be to iTMS or YouTube.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:59:58 -0400
The genius feature of device and software, however, will end up being one of those features that further cement Apple's grip on the market. My breakdown is thus - I put most of my library on my iPod (120GB) and 98% of the time shuffle my list. But, I am constantly skipping to the next song because random lists don't match any single mood (e.g. Classic Rock sing-along cruising around town, Psychedelic Rock when I'm working). Using multi-user heuristics is what I've been really waiting for. Something that puts compatible songs next to each other. I hope that the software watches for how long each song is played and downgrades skips and bumps songs played in full.

But, the really big news is the return of NBC. Both NBC and Apple both had to compromise, but the return of the NBC programs proves to the world that NBC couldn't overlook iTMS as a necessary outlet for their content. It's another stone in the wall preventing other services like Rhapsody from taking hold, while cementing content developers into the iTMS marketplace. I think Amazon will hold its own for downloads and on-line CD sales and Walmart will remain the hard copy leader, but in a year or two, if not sooner, no one will go to Rhapsody, Zune MP, or Napster, and all traffic will be to iTMS or YouTube.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/94755-microsoft-s-zune-tries-to-preempt-apple-s-rock-event?source=feed#comment-250062 250062 Anyway, the author of the article is a bit facetious with respect to the Zune's market, but it's hard to take it too seriously. I'd like to know how many Zune units have been sold in the last two years. Does anyone have that number? Want to share it? Disgruntled employees? Burned marketing partners? Retailers?]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:45:02 -0400 Anyway, the author of the article is a bit facetious with respect to the Zune's market, but it's hard to take it too seriously. I'd like to know how many Zune units have been sold in the last two years. Does anyone have that number? Want to share it? Disgruntled employees? Burned marketing partners? Retailers?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/52721-what-s-the-point-of-google-s-phone?source=feed#comment-100968 100968 Based upon that, a Disney branded phone for kids would do just as well in the short term.]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:33:10 -0500 Based upon that, a Disney branded phone for kids would do just as well in the short term.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/52721-what-s-the-point-of-google-s-phone?source=feed#comment-100967 100967 Based upon that, a Disney branded phone for kids would do just as well in the short term.]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:32:59 -0500 Based upon that, a Disney branded phone for kids would do just as well in the short term.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/52721-what-s-the-point-of-google-s-phone?source=feed#comment-100966 100966 Based upon that, a Disney branded phone for kids would do just as well in the short term.]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:32:54 -0500 Based upon that, a Disney branded phone for kids would do just as well in the short term.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/48277-apple-inc-the-hype-must-go-on?source=feed#comment-97006 97006 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:44:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/48277-apple-inc-the-hype-must-go-on?source=feed#comment-97005 97005 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:44:17 -0400