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Has Apple Hit a Wall in Music Innovation?

@comment: "I think there's still room for new features. Wireless sync would be a big one."

Wireless sync would be nice, sure. But not too necessary, I say. After all, you have to plug a cable into the iPod anyway for charging; consolidating that with the sync function is efficient. (When we get wireless *charging*, things will be different!)

Anyway, nothing revolutionary about today's 'Pods, but that's OK. The new models leapfrogged over MS's recent Zune yawners and Sony's latest Walkman announcements, and sometimes that's all that's needed.

Apple: An Antidote to iPhone Complacency

@Resuna: "It cut 5 years off the performance of your computer just from operating system overhead... "

I like how you put that: heavy software "cutting years" off of cutting-edge hardware. I think I'll borrow it. : )

@Been Watching: "... you can see the competiton all scrambling to catchup."

Think they can cut the mustard?

Anyway, the author's point seems to boil down to simply "Apple could screw up this success if they fall asleep at the wheel". That seems a pretty obvious point that applies to ANYBODY. It'd be just as meaningful to say that Apple could really skyrocket if it keeps up the good work, while its competitors fall asleep at the wheel.

But I suppose the author is correct in reminding us that 1) Apple made the above mistake once before; and 2) it's generally the front-runner, not the struggling followers, that gets lazy and slips.

No harm in reminding us investors of those things - though really, 2) at present seems to be the story that has Microsoft investors crying in their milk.

BlackBerry Bold vs. Apple iPhone: Two Very Different Experiences

I can't quite describe the article as "bull", as AppleFinland did... for the simple reason that the article doesn't say anything!

"Two very different experiences"? I'm sure they're different, but different where? How?

There's a brief, blink-and-you'll-miss-... mention of different targets users, without any further explanation, and an oblique comment on "superior" email in the BB, without any detail. And... that's it.

To the author: Was the actual meat of the article dropped somehow? Because I'm looking at some parsley and a slice of lemon, with nothing else on the plate.

Microsoft's New $300 Million Makeover

A sad day for Seinfeld and a sad day for his fans.

5 Reasons Not to Upgrade to the New iPhone 3G

"The easiest thing that Apple could have done was simply allow existing iPhone users to migrate to the new phone on the same plan rather than requiring them to adopt a new more expensive plan from AT&T (T)."

NO. The early adopters ALREADY have the option for a low-cost plan: stick with the early iPhone. If they want the iPhone 3G with the 3G plan, they should pay for the 3G plan.

Which isn't to say that a cheaper 3G plan wouldn't be nice - but whatever the price, it should be the same for everyone! Otherwise, you have Apple and AT&T trying to maintain two separate prices and two separate customer lists, for the same service. I'm glad these companies aren't wasting energy on something boneheaded like that.

Microsoft Loses Top Exec to Juniper - Sign of Online Failure

"...successfully launched Windows Vista..." ???

In the same way that Custer successfully fought at Little Bighorn, yes.

Time to Stand Up for Steve Jobs

@crappletv: "You're wrong. Job's (sic) health is not a private matter."

You're wrong. Jobs' health is a private matter. Period.

(Disclosure: Short crappletv.)

Apple Is Biting Off More Than It Can Chew

"I believe Apple is biting off more than it can chew– no pun intended."

No pun detected.

Apple Feels 'Max Pain'

If Apple ever shifts focus from creating great products to dicking with its short-term share price to please whiny investors, I'm out. That would mark the beginning of the end.

As long as Apple stays focused on those great products, without a care for shareholders beyond "just be quiet and hang in there", I'll stay a happy investor. That stance is what's going to bring the patient investor a fantastic reward.

iPhone Demand Surprises Even Apple Bulls

150 people in line? That's all? I thought I read of lines in the US with at least 400 people.

Which is still nothing. Tokyo had lines of 1500+ people:
www.tekronomicon.com/s...

This is a stunning start!

UBS Analyst: Survey Shows 3G iPhone Poses Little Threat to BlackBerry

User 216485, the two iPhone demerits you mention - no removable battery, no removable media - are actually legitimate flaws for some customers.

But those flaws have nothing to do with Macs or PCs. Your post suggests that Mac owners score some magic means of swapping the iPhone battery and slipping in a memory card. They don't.

The iPhone works exactly the same - flaws and all - for people with Macs, Windows PCs, Linux boxen, abacuses, and/or refrigerators.

Unlike your computer, the iPhone also ships with lower-case letters. Give it a try!

Apple's iPhone to Bring Educational Gaming to the Masses

The lack of this ecosystem is where BlackBerry is going to get hit hard. Apple's built tremendous interlocking pieces of an ecosystem over many years. No need to knock RIM – they've had great success – but by comparison, the BlackBerry is a one-trick device and will struggle to keep afloat in the iPhone sea.

Will iPhone 3G Cause RIM Customers to Churn to Apple?

@meh: Good to see someone standing proud with RIM, in the headlights of the approaching iPhone express.

"Gosh, BlackBerry, things just keep getting brighter and brighter here around you and me! I think that's wonderf-"

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Apple, AT&T: Friday Could Bring iPhone Chaos

HTML tags don't work. Thanks for the warning, Seeking Alpha. : /

Apple, AT&T: Friday Could Bring iPhone Chaos

@User 224514: Everyone's entitled to the occasional typo, and overall Mr Savitz's article passes muster.

But reading some of the <i>other</i&g... writers at Seeking Alpha, I would assert without hesitation that this site most definitely does <i>not</i> employ editors. : /