jack dee

Apple's Tablet: Consumers Will Buy, But What About Businesses?

Just a little DD could help you so much brewer, from your comments it is clear you lack any understanding of the tech market outside of your iphone imac navel gazing.


On Nov 20 09:59 AM brewer wrote:

> >>And again there are already big player working to bring the medical
> profession into the computer age, why would they want to switch horses
> mid river?
>
> The same reason you always give up on a horse. It's lame.

Should Microsoft Be Scared of ChromeOS?

yep, its just what everyone has been waiting for.

A desktop/netbook that does less than the average smartphone will by the time it hits the streets.

good luck with that. Goog is taking its eye off the ball.


(long goog msft)

Apple's Tablet: Consumers Will Buy, But What About Businesses?

From what I have seen, most Health care pros using tablets are using a dockable windows based system that is no doubt using custom software created just for the industry. I really doubt they will want to support apple only to have to buy a windows license anyway?

And again there are already big player working to bring the medical profession into the computer age, why would they want to switch horses mid river?

a lot of dreaming going on here.

Amazon, Apple Stock Going Vertical: This Never Ends Well

please brewer , learn something about investing. please , read a book or something.
Do really believe the street, has not already factored in accounting changes? Do you? Really ? You think only you and a few of your buds figured it out?


>>>>Do you have any idea what the earnings are going to be when they change accounting this quarter???<<<...


On Nov 19 11:54 AM brewer wrote:

> FUD, pure and simple, someone wants to buy in cheap or is shorting,
> no doubt.
>
> As the previous comments stated, Apple is simply NOT overvalued.
> Do you have any idea what the earnings are going to be when they
> change accounting this quarter???
>
> Reminds me of all the numskulls that thought it was a 'premium' brand
> that 'no one would buy in a recession'. Which was totally incorrect,
> they sales have gone UP during the recession.

The Power of Instant Approval

You are completely right,

Apple is also restricting access to end users , and restricting end users access to products. Being a gate keeper is a tricky biz, just ask Billy boy.


On Nov 17 12:51 PM brewer wrote:

> Four whole weeks to get approved? Whine me a river. Apple is doing
> EVERYTING other than the actual writing of the app. Marketing, hosting,
> delivery, billing, etc... etc... etc....
>
> Go to the Zune store if you want... LOL

The Power of Instant Approval

As long as AAPL does not become the dominate smart phone platform , they can get away with controlling access to market, but should apple "win" and have effective control of the smart phone app market, do you really think the DOJ would allow to pick winners?


As to "windoze" wtf has that got to do with anything, we are talking about Apples app store, not win 7. But if you do want to talk about windows, just keep in mind that neither win 7 nor OSX try to control access to consumers or restrict users from running whatever they like.

AAPL has a tiger by the tail, the app store may very well cost more in lawyers fees and lobbyists then it ever earns.
On Nov 17 12:49 PM brewer wrote:

> @jack dee:
>
> Actually, you can run anything you want on your own phone. What you
> can't do is put any Windoze type trash on the app store. Big difference
> there.
>
> You can jailbreak your phone for nothing and run whatever you like,
> your own stuff, other illegitimate stuff. Or, you can pay $99 for
> the dev kit and run whatever you write on your own phone. Knock yourself
> out. But if you want it on the *app store* then Apple gets to review
> it first. It's their store.

Bing Nears 10% of Search: Google Unaffected

The concept of blocking goog from indexing whole pools of sites is one that has been kicked around for a little while.

The music industry had the chance to do the same with itunes a few years back, but instead they decided to focus on beating out each other and destroying much of the value they had in the process.

The newspapers, would need to work together,

If news corp withdrew huge amounts of media and gave the Yahoo Bing combo an exclusive on it.

And if Dis, CNN etc joined them ,

And if the entire group promoted Bing/ Yahoo with everything they have.
then only then would the impact be such that the search market would forever change. And power would be spread evenly again.


Will they do it? Of course not, each company is to concerned with ratings and earnings over the next six days never mind six months or a year...


But it does show the real danger facing a one trick pony like google


long goog msft

The Power of Instant Approval

So apple tells you what they think is ok for you to run on a phone that you own, and you think thats OK?

If MSFT or AAPL decided to tell you what programs you where allowed to use on your desktops how would you feel about that?

The Power of Instant Approval

Of course if apple did end up controlling the smart phone market, they would have DOJ oversight and most likely be forced to spin off the app store.

It just common sense. Apple would also be forced to allow anyone to develop ANY product for the phone and be forced to open all standards. But hey thats just the way it is, you dont have to break any laws to get broken up....

Will Mobile App Pricing Fall to Zero?

Ah I see Thomas , you changing what you said and pretending to be right

I quote you
"""In the 1990s, all the software in MS Office would have sold for over $1,000 dollars. """"


Fact in the 1990s all the software in Office sold for far far less than $1000 adjusted or non adjusted dollars.
And in the 1990s MS Office had just what you are talking about.

.

Please if you are going to write something dont make things up and then later try to pretend you meant something else. Your intent was clear and clearly incorrect.

Will Mobile App Pricing Fall to Zero?

>>>>one of the world’s most powerful companies, now gets slightly over $100 for MS Office. In the 1990s, all the software in MS Office would have sold for over $1,000 dollars. <<<<


That is complete utter trash, made up junk.

In the mid 90s MSFT charged far far less than $1,000 for office, did you just pull that number out of your hat or what..


In 1994-1995 MSFT took in a little less than 5 billion, and sold over 7 million copies of office alone. even if you assumed that MSFT sold nothing but office, not a single other product $1,000 per copy would exceed totel rev by billions.
SO please dont make up trash to support your story.

and as to MSFT getting $100 for office, please wake up and compare Corp seat to corps seats not some bs student ed to corp seats.

rant over..

Why Oracle Should Leave Europe: A Look at the Numbers

I am pretty sure Dennis does not really think Oracle should pull out of Europe , he is merely venting his frustration at the EUs continued bullying of US tech companies.

there are almost zero wins for EU tech, they just fail fail fail, Neelie answer is to attack, fine, and litigate US companies into the ground. The fines are providing direct funding for her operations.

The good news is that her term is up, and there is no reason to think we will have another nasty self serving ego maniac like Kroes .

On the otherhand, they are getting used to "taxing" US companies, perhaps the US shoud attack the EUs only jewel, pharmaceuticals, but then SNY is going well and a major holding for me so maybe not.....

The Future of Business Is in Ecosystems

The Networks pay reporters to go into the field, they pay investigators.
The BBC maintains staff across the globe, ABC NBC etc are not freeloading they put time effort and money into news. they have never been free loaders like OPs own websites.


On Nov 12 04:37 PM CGP wrote:

> @Jack Dee:
> I wonder if the freeloading argument was around when free network
> broadcast TV got into the news business? TV by itself wasn't a strong
> enough concept to replace newspapers, maybe the internet and bloggers
> also take a place alongside them. It seems the blogs break a good
> deal of news now (although journalistic standards across the board
> may not be what people expect them to be - though I believe consensus
> will eventually set "better" standards).
>
> Maybe instead of using "old guys" as a perjorative we should say
> whoever grasps optimal size, level and concept of "control" will
> be a winner. Would it be more PC to dump on inflexible, type-A, power
> hungry moguls?
>
> I think this article has a grasp on the "new normal"; seeing the
> headline I thought it was another article pounding the table for
> AAPL - "ecosystem, ecosystem, ecosystem!!!!"

Why Should Oracle Even Bother with the EU?

while I disagree that Oracle should walk away from the EU.

Dennis is bang on target, the EU has been throwing its weight around and supporting EU based companies at the expense of non EU companies


Oracle and Sun combined will not dominate, and as such the EU should simply rubber stamp it and move, but that would not make the EU look big and important so instead they attack any company that competes strongly with EU based ones.

The only answer to date is for US companies to employ high amounts of Europeans in the big countries, high value jobs get the support of the gov and thus the EU buggers off.

SO far jobs and taxes (paying them off) is the only to keep the EU off your back......

Why Research in Motion Is a Takeover Target

That is a lie JamesApple there is no penny blackberrys, just phones tied to contracts , and if you think its free try my offer to you....

Hey James I got a free BMW for you, just buy my two year service contract......


On Nov 12 03:56 PM JamesApple wrote:

> True enough, you can still buy a PennyBerry from Amazon today, that
> is, of course, if you do want a PennyBerry.