Mayor Quimby

Record Companies Starting to Shun iTunes

Yes. The CD model is done. The record companies will be forced to adjust to this new way of doing business. If not, labels will cease to exist. You can no longer expect people to pay for a bottle of wine but force them to buy 11 other cheaper wines along with it. The labels should focus on providing customers with better products (ie digital booklets, better music) if sales are down. Raising rates (which, in effect is what this is) to prevent sales is something any Finance 101 student will tell you is inane.

Apple: An Antidote to iPhone Complacency

The author has missed a couple of *very* key issues. First, we're talking about a platform not a device. The iPhone comes linked with iTunes which means music, movies, podcasts, apps etc. all from one convenient place. Apple has ZERO competition in this regard and will leverage its huge market share accordingly. The tight integration between hardware and content gives the iPhone a HUGE advantage over any potential competitors. If MSFT came out with a phone, what would people put on it? Are they going to start buying their content from a dozen different sources and deal with all of the bugs and issues that will ensue? Who will make apps for it and where will they sell them? Can the CDMS network handle the huge data stream?

Second, when speaking of devices, the iPhone has patented technology that will NOT be easy to duplicate or overtake. It's very simple to say RIMM, MSFT et al can just make an iPhone of their own but to actually do so will be enormously difficult.

Third, while everyone else scrambles to catch up to Apple regarding the iPhone device, Apple will be moving forward into touchscreen computers, better Apple TV, home media integration etc. Apple in the early 80's was a complacent company compared to the new Apple. I do not expect history to repeat itself this time.

At the end of the day, Apple has very little chance of losing its own, growing user base for the forseeable future whereas the Windows world is under constant threat. The future looks bright for Apple.

iPhone Apps: One Month, 60 Million Downloads

Since when did financial reporting become about spouting one's opinion? You don't use any apps so no one else will? Hello?! Anyone home???

Apple's 3G iPhone Has Some Kinks to Resolve

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Battery life is not 'pretty good', it is EXCEPTIONAL. Much improved over the 1st phone which I've had for a year. If you simply TURN OFF 3G and WIFI until you need them, you can get THREE DAYS OF USAGE. Tiny little Nokia's don't do that and how many features do they have???

Apple's 3G iPhone Has Some Kinks to Resolve

I'm so sick of these complaints. I have an iPhone. You can get THREE FULL DAYS of usage. You just need to turn WiFi and 3G off when you're not using it. That is it. With average usage of 2 hours of web surfing, an hour of video, 2 or 3 hours of music each day, you can easily get 2+ full days. Enough of this! Buy the phone and learn to use it before writing articles that get seen by thousands of people. Oi vey.