Dion Almaer's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/155/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/48632-iphone-lockup-and-apple-s-true-colors?source=feed#comment-97373 97373
You can still build great apps for certain domains (e.g. facebook's iphone application is outstanding) and I am sure that Flash and a real SDK will be coming.

I am more excited about using Dashboard widgets as a platform too.]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:40:47 -0400
You can still build great apps for certain domains (e.g. facebook's iphone application is outstanding) and I am sure that Flash and a real SDK will be coming.

I am more excited about using Dashboard widgets as a platform too.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/46587-iphone-revenue-hit-worsens-apple-gives-prior-purchasers-100-credit?source=feed#comment-95378 95378 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:27:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/24785-sun-intel-alliance-a-game-changer?source=feed#comment-80419 80419 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:17:11 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/23911-why-i-m-disappointed-by-the-iphone?source=feed#comment-79890 79890
It isn't perfect. I want all 3G's. We aren't sure about tech details (Java installed? ease of working with new apps?).

What I care about most is that it is a fantastic device that gives me what I want out of a next gen phone. I have disliked 'smart phones' forever, and this has the chance of being the first to make sense.]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:58:57 -0500
It isn't perfect. I want all 3G's. We aren't sure about tech details (Java installed? ease of working with new apps?).

What I care about most is that it is a fantastic device that gives me what I want out of a next gen phone. I have disliked 'smart phones' forever, and this has the chance of being the first to make sense.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/12638-tip-for-saving-on-prescriptions?source=feed#comment-79035 79035 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:59:21 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/20686-death-by-powerpoint-no-more-apple-s-keynote-leaves-its-microsoft-counterpart-trailing-behind?source=feed#comment-74993 74993
And then for the hardcore you had S5

Dion]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:29:32 -0500
And then for the hardcore you had S5

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/20085-google-s-new-gmail-mobile-interface-looks-nice-but-doesn-t-work-properly?source=feed#comment-73677 73677
I have found it far superior to using gmail via the mobile browser on the BB, and this is 1.0.]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:26:29 -0500
I have found it far superior to using gmail via the mobile browser on the BB, and this is 1.0.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/18051-tips-on-buying-duty-free?source=feed#comment-70339 70339
And do you REALLY need a box of cigarettes? :)]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:58:58 -0400
And do you REALLY need a box of cigarettes? :)]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/14055-google-is-still-a-one-trick-pony?source=feed#comment-54246 54246
To me, the top sites are mainstream (as in, everyone wants to search, read email, and print out maps).

Not everyone wants the other things.

That being said, some of the sites should be doing better than they are (such as local).

Also, the search box IS the portal for Google. If other items do well then they can get accessed via that normal search (e.g. why image search is high up).

Dion]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:41:10 -0400
To me, the top sites are mainstream (as in, everyone wants to search, read email, and print out maps).

Not everyone wants the other things.

That being said, some of the sites should be doing better than they are (such as local).

Also, the search box IS the portal for Google. If other items do well then they can get accessed via that normal search (e.g. why image search is high up).

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/3-mabe-agrees-to-buy-camco-for-c-70-4-million?source=feed#comment-52226 52226 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:38:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/11150-skype-usage-incremental-or-substitutional-ebay?source=feed#comment-40983 40983
Currently Skype still has the name, but how long will it be until being proprietary means problems for Skype? Most IM clients have audio and video now, so unless Skype opens up and plays nice.....

Dion]]> Thu, 25 May 2006 13:03:18 -0400
Currently Skype still has the name, but how long will it be until being proprietary means problems for Skype? Most IM clients have audio and video now, so unless Skype opens up and plays nice.....

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/11137-vonage-the-worst-tech-ipo-since-pets-com-vg?source=feed#comment-40887 40887
Hopefully Vonage can pull it out and prove Kevin wrong.

Dion]]> Wed, 24 May 2006 13:07:48 -0400
Hopefully Vonage can pull it out and prove Kevin wrong.

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/9198-seeing-opportunity-in-intel-and-apple-thanks-to-boot-camp?source=feed#comment-14081 14081
What does interest me is the ability to run these in parallel. I want to open up a Windows application while in OS X. A bunch of companies are working on this virtualization, and that is truly game changing.

"I would love to buy a Mac but I need to run APPLICATION_X for work" goes away. Bootcamp does this now, but not in a clean way.]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:01:31 -0400
What does interest me is the ability to run these in parallel. I want to open up a Windows application while in OS X. A bunch of companies are working on this virtualization, and that is truly game changing.

"I would love to buy a Mac but I need to run APPLICATION_X for work" goes away. Bootcamp does this now, but not in a clean way.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/7751-stock-search-plug-in-for-firefox?source=feed#comment-12963 12963
Thanks again for the feedback. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Dion]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:33:57 -0400
Thanks again for the feedback. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/8048-will-new-coin-flip-cramer-study-threaten-thestreet-com-tscm?source=feed#comment-10915 10915 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:03:09 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/7751-stock-search-plug-in-for-firefox?source=feed#comment-10472 10472 seekingalpha.com/plugi.... Follow the install link with IE and you have a new context menu addition.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:22:25 -0500 seekingalpha.com/plugi.... Follow the install link with IE and you have a new context menu addition.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/7771-bank-of-the-internet-positioned-for-strong-growth-bofi?source=feed#comment-10463 10463 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:22:32 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/7770-google-to-acquire-sun-goog-sunw?source=feed#comment-10462 10462
They open source their app server, and it is hardly used (I know they claim lots of downloads). They put a lot of effort into Apache Tomcat and don't get credit for it. Open sourcing Solaris? Just a few years too late.

Ouch.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:27:10 -0500
They open source their app server, and it is hardly used (I know they claim lots of downloads). They put a lot of effort into Apache Tomcat and don't get credit for it. Open sourcing Solaris? Just a few years too late.

Ouch.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/3-mabe-agrees-to-buy-camco-for-c-70-4-million?source=feed#comment-10459 10459 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:24:34 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/3-mabe-agrees-to-buy-camco-for-c-70-4-million?source=feed#comment-10458 10458 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:19:29 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/3-mabe-agrees-to-buy-camco-for-c-70-4-million?source=feed#comment-10457 10457 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:17:57 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/7767-world-cup-soccer-s-economic-impact-on-japan-stock-plays-hit-knbwy-mc-nipny-ntt-sne?source=feed#comment-10460 10460 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:31:55 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/4846-realnetwork-s-rhapsody-gets-mac-enabled-positive-buzz-ensues-rnwk-aapl?source=feed#comment-2195 2195
Dion]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:01:38 -0500
Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/4701-how-much-is-slashdot-and-thus-va-linux-worth-lnux?source=feed#comment-2186 2186
Cheers,

Dion]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:57:13 -0500
Cheers,

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/4652-internet-stocks-news-analysis-in-brief-ebay-goog-yhoo?source=feed#comment-2132 2132
Auction them on eBay :)

Dion]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:22:25 -0500
Auction them on eBay :)

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/4519-google-and-porn-goog?source=feed#comment-2105 2105
You have hit the nail on the new Google Porn project. They have the tech to stop anything X-rated to get through their systems, including Google Images.

Imagine if they created porn.google.com that flipped the bit the other way and you ONLY got XXX content :/

Dion]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:01:32 -0500
You have hit the nail on the new Google Porn project. They have the tech to stop anything X-rated to get through their systems, including Google Images.

Imagine if they created porn.google.com that flipped the bit the other way and you ONLY got XXX content :/

Dion]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/4306-google-base-goes-live-reactions-goog-ebay-mnst?source=feed#comment-1991 1991 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:30:23 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/4186-google-vs-microsoft-goog-msft?source=feed#comment-1964 1964
An example is in the software bug tracking world. Some of the open source (and commercial) products make it very hard to get access to the data, and you have to reverse engineer to work out exactly what is there. This makes you locked in.

In comparison, a commercial product called JIRA isn't open source, but the data is VERY open. You can export everything, details are there on the formats, and thus YOU the consumer own the data.

The next revolution would be in opening up all of the data, although since that is where the power is, it will be a tough sell :)]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:58:19 -0500
An example is in the software bug tracking world. Some of the open source (and commercial) products make it very hard to get access to the data, and you have to reverse engineer to work out exactly what is there. This makes you locked in.

In comparison, a commercial product called JIRA isn't open source, but the data is VERY open. You can export everything, details are there on the formats, and thus YOU the consumer own the data.

The next revolution would be in opening up all of the data, although since that is where the power is, it will be a tough sell :)]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/3997-full-transcript-of-netflixs-3q05-conference-call-q-a-nflx?source=feed#comment-1852 1852 Sat, 05 Nov 2005 16:16:03 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/3768-sell-side-reaction-to-google-s-3q05-results-mark-mahaney-citigroup-goog?source=feed#comment-1797 1797
He believes that Wall Street is buying the Google Growth Lie.

In his piece he talks about how the growth that Google is showing isn't natural, and gives us another perspective.]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:01:08 -0400
He believes that Wall Street is buying the Google Growth Lie.

In his piece he talks about how the growth that Google is showing isn't natural, and gives us another perspective.]]>