8 Billion-Dollar Mistakes Microsoft Made That Killed Windows 8 And Led To Windows 8.1 [View article]
ever since win95 i use this rule of thumb:
if microsoft suggests something as default, change it! (viewing options of directory, the 'scrapware' they provide).
and so i forgave microsoft. i would have forgiven them making revolutionary changes DEFAULT - if they had only made them optional!
can anyone think of any reason why not to make such changes optional? why waste so much time on beta testing? when you have an optional feature it's reception cannot hurt you as much. anyone criticizing it will be laughet at like an itunes-'user'. can't understand apple's itunes update either..... or that they released their map-app in alpha-phase calling it "the best".
seems very amateurish to me.
however this won't hurt microsoft at all, and won't hurt apple seriously. what hurts apple the most is the false perception that they need to be truely innovative. if that was true, apple would have been bankrupt long time ago.
3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) both catch downgrades from William Bair in a note titled "Waiting for Expectations to Align With Reality." Neither firm, says Bair, appears well-positioned to be the leader of a "3rd industrial revolution ... many investors are buying shares of these two companies, at least in part, for the wrong reasons." Both are off 1.5-2% in the premarket. [View news story]
why wait for them??? residential applications have been published months, if not a year ago!! my friend's mum but herself a 3d printer half a year ago.
applications in the creative arts are endless. lotsa consumer offerings already!
but i guess since am in IT myself i might be less disturbed my financial technewbs - those are the ppl who sell apple cuz "they are not as 'innovative' _anymore_" - please - get real! those are the ppl who will find microsofts patent on navigating a website with a keyboard "innovative". those are the ppl who think connecting a USB HID to a smartphone is innovation when in fact it's more like painting an existing blue door red!
if you ask apple fanboys, they can't even tell you why they believe their fon used to be innovative. they'll cite "first smartphone" and stuff like that....
it's like ppl selling microsoft cuz win8 sucks for many ppl - it doesn't really get more dull!
as if microsoft _had_ to sell win8. microsoft won't care for another 1-2 years whether you downgrade to win7 or not.
3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) both catch downgrades from William Bair in a note titled "Waiting for Expectations to Align With Reality." Neither firm, says Bair, appears well-positioned to be the leader of a "3rd industrial revolution ... many investors are buying shares of these two companies, at least in part, for the wrong reasons." Both are off 1.5-2% in the premarket. [View news story]
Why Apple Is Floundering And The Stock Price Is Down [View article]
ahahahaha have you seen the htc one? you gotta be kidding. never had the s4 in hands - just ordered it - although it offers only minor upgrades as the s3 had "too much power" already. am i sounding like a fanboy? you sure bet i am!!! samsung achieves this just like apple! but there are so many dull people whose brain can only remember "iphone" simply cause they lack the capacity to distinguish the android market. greets from a samsung user & apple hater (as a user) & hopefully soon a lover (as an investor).
last apple product i owned and hated: IPod 1. but am guessing the IPod nano still can't/won't browse directories but only these useless ID3-Tags and still needs Itunes and all this useless crap destined for unenlightened techhaters. ^^
Nokia Lumia: No Killer Apps, Investors Lose [View article]
what the author seems to miss is anyone's ability to quickly switch to droid if necessary. you can run droid even on an iphone (though it makes little sense to combine inferior hardware with superior software).
androids superiority is irrelevant however for the reasons Filip Hansson lays out some comments below.
the iphone is still hailed as a "revolution". calling multi gestures a revolution is like calling the 2nd iraq war "well prepared&executed".
however apple toy lovers (sometimes euphemized as "consumers") rarely have high regard for high technology (exceptions being designers). otherwise they would never have accepted, that they can't record videos on their iphones or that they are caught in apple's eco-systeme.
Nokia Will Probably Launch Android Phones [View article]
IMHO there are ups and downs for both decisions: entering droid or not!
droiding: easier market access since OS is already well established BUT: less potential to bind customers to their products in the long run. who else is selling Win Phones? can't think of anyone although I know there must be 1-2 others...
not droiding: harder market access since OS is not well established BUT: 1000x more potential to bind customers, increase margins and be irreplaceable.
this is what most financial analysts (who are complete tech-newbs) dont get: it's irrelevant how boring (technically) the iphone is!!!! iOS is iOS. apple has a de facto monopoly! it's like with BK and McD: there's just 1 McD and just 1 BK! once you're used to iOS you'll "never" switch. same with any software. that's why software piracy is tolerated to the extent that companies like microsoft prefer 80% pirate usage of word/excel etc to no one using it!!! once you're used to it, you'll need a huge stimulus to change!
Nokia Will Probably Launch Android Phones [View article]
users who really love skins can get em themselves. i agree with saint paul.
but am thinking: if they offer both, they will have a less clear profile for customers. and customers are dull and simple. don't strain their brains too much! ppl who struggle with difficult words like "android" will always be happy they can remember "i".
the risk is that ppl don't get what nokia stands for - and who could blame them? nokia would stand for: "we sell anything".
Facebook: Instagram Users Up To 100 Million But Where's The Money? [View article]
"Galileo Russell"
name your son Bertrand Galilei :)
"The bottom line is, Instagram is rapidly turning into the new 'it' social network. "
the brilliant thing here is, that instagram doesn't cannibalize fb at all. instagram complements fb.
too bad they slipped with their policy change. how dumb it was to announce something via TOU that had no concrete plans behind it yet.... however it was wise to revert it quickly! am sure many users came back.... though I won't, especially not to facebook - which bans ppl when you put up a pic of a deceased historic figure of great importance as profile pic.
Samsung's (SSNLF.PK) Android clout is making Google (GOOG) uneasy, the WSJ reports. Fears are growing Samsung, estimated to have a 29% smartphone share in Q4, will seek a larger cut of Google search ad revenue on its Android devices than the 10%+ it currently receives - Apple is believed to get a 75% cut from Google on iOS/Mobile Safari search ad revenue. There are also concerns Samsung could negotiate more flexibility to use default apps of its own choosing, rather than ones mandated by Google (Maps, Google Play, etc.). (previous) [View news story]
8 Billion-Dollar Mistakes Microsoft Made That Killed Windows 8 And Led To Windows 8.1 [View article]
if microsoft suggests something as default, change it! (viewing options of directory, the 'scrapware' they provide).
and so i forgave microsoft. i would have forgiven them making revolutionary changes DEFAULT - if they had only made them optional!
can anyone think of any reason why not to make such changes optional? why waste so much time on beta testing? when you have an optional feature it's reception cannot hurt you as much.
anyone criticizing it will be laughet at like an itunes-'user'.
can't understand apple's itunes update either.....
or that they released their map-app in alpha-phase calling it "the best".
seems very amateurish to me.
however this won't hurt microsoft at all, and won't hurt apple seriously.
what hurts apple the most is the false perception that they need to be truely innovative. if that was true, apple would have been bankrupt long time ago.
8 Billion-Dollar Mistakes Microsoft Made That Killed Windows 8 And Led To Windows 8.1 [View article]
3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) both catch downgrades from William Bair in a note titled "Waiting for Expectations to Align With Reality." Neither firm, says Bair, appears well-positioned to be the leader of a "3rd industrial revolution ... many investors are buying shares of these two companies, at least in part, for the wrong reasons." Both are off 1.5-2% in the premarket. [View news story]
residential applications have been published months, if not a year ago!! my friend's mum but herself a 3d printer half a year ago.
applications in the creative arts are endless.
lotsa consumer offerings already!
but i guess since am in IT myself i might be less disturbed my financial technewbs - those are the ppl who sell apple cuz "they are not as 'innovative' _anymore_" - please - get real! those are the ppl who will find microsofts patent on navigating a website with a keyboard "innovative". those are the ppl who think connecting a USB HID to a smartphone is innovation when in fact it's more like painting an existing blue door red!
if you ask apple fanboys, they can't even tell you why they believe their fon used to be innovative. they'll cite "first smartphone" and stuff like that....
it's like ppl selling microsoft cuz win8 sucks for many ppl - it doesn't really get more dull!
as if microsoft _had_ to sell win8. microsoft won't care for another 1-2 years whether you downgrade to win7 or not.
3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) both catch downgrades from William Bair in a note titled "Waiting for Expectations to Align With Reality." Neither firm, says Bair, appears well-positioned to be the leader of a "3rd industrial revolution ... many investors are buying shares of these two companies, at least in part, for the wrong reasons." Both are off 1.5-2% in the premarket. [View news story]
apple: touchscreen pioneer yesterday, running after samsung today.
Nokia: Did You Make The Same Mistake As Me? [View article]
microsoft can implement it any day.
Why Apple Is Floundering And The Stock Price Is Down [View article]
today i even read a piece saying higher dividends would appeal to "true value investors". ???
since when is financially hollowing out a superrich company "true value" style?
Why Apple Is Floundering And The Stock Price Is Down [View article]
you gotta be kidding. never had the s4 in hands - just ordered it - although it offers only minor upgrades as the s3 had "too much power" already. am i sounding like a fanboy? you sure bet i am!!! samsung achieves this just like apple! but there are so many dull people whose brain can only remember "iphone" simply cause they lack the capacity to distinguish the android market.
greets from a samsung user & apple hater (as a user) & hopefully soon a lover (as an investor).
last apple product i owned and hated: IPod 1.
but am guessing the IPod nano still can't/won't browse directories but only these useless ID3-Tags and still needs Itunes and all this useless crap destined for unenlightened techhaters. ^^
Apple Remains Undervalued, But I Was Wrong - The Moat Is Not That Compelling [View article]
thanks to the author, Mr. Dow!
i love your comparison between consumer and not-so-consumer markets! excellent.
Nokia Lumia: No Killer Apps, Investors Lose [View article]
you can run droid even on an iphone (though it makes little sense to combine inferior hardware with superior software).
androids superiority is irrelevant however for the reasons Filip Hansson lays out some comments below.
the iphone is still hailed as a "revolution". calling multi gestures a revolution is like calling the 2nd iraq war "well prepared&executed".
however apple toy lovers (sometimes euphemized as "consumers") rarely have high regard for high technology (exceptions being designers). otherwise they would never have accepted, that they can't record videos on their iphones or that they are caught in apple's eco-systeme.
i discussed my buddy buying a macbook pro the other day: the real reason he bought it was the simplicity/primitivity of OSX. if you use few software, OSX is really a good choice. but any lover of software (except niché-software: design i.e.) would opt for an OS with broader choices. but then, that's a _clear_ minority of ppl as ppl hate learning and knowing and prefer feeling/touching and newbing.
Nokia Will Probably Launch Android Phones [View article]
droiding: easier market access since OS is already well established
BUT: less potential to bind customers to their products in the long run.
who else is selling Win Phones? can't think of anyone although I know there must be 1-2 others...
not droiding: harder market access since OS is not well established
BUT: 1000x more potential to bind customers, increase margins and be irreplaceable.
this is what most financial analysts (who are complete tech-newbs) dont get: it's irrelevant how boring (technically) the iphone is!!!!
iOS is iOS. apple has a de facto monopoly! it's like with BK and McD: there's just 1 McD and just 1 BK!
once you're used to iOS you'll "never" switch. same with any software. that's why software piracy is tolerated to the extent that companies like microsoft prefer 80% pirate usage of word/excel etc to no one using it!!! once you're used to it, you'll need a huge stimulus to change!
Nokia Will Probably Launch Android Phones [View article]
Nokia Will Probably Launch Android Phones [View article]
but am thinking: if they offer both, they will have a less clear profile for customers. and customers are dull and simple. don't strain their brains too much! ppl who struggle with difficult words like "android" will always be happy they can remember "i".
the risk is that ppl don't get what nokia stands for - and who could blame them? nokia would stand for: "we sell anything".
Nokia Will Probably Launch Android Phones [View article]
Facebook: Instagram Users Up To 100 Million But Where's The Money? [View article]
name your son Bertrand Galilei :)
"The bottom line is, Instagram is rapidly turning into the new 'it' social network. "
the brilliant thing here is, that instagram doesn't cannibalize fb at all.
instagram complements fb.
too bad they slipped with their policy change. how dumb it was to announce something via TOU that had no concrete plans behind it yet.... however it was wise to revert it quickly! am sure many users came back....
though I won't, especially not to facebook - which bans ppl when you put up a pic of a deceased historic figure of great importance as profile pic.
Samsung's (SSNLF.PK) Android clout is making Google (GOOG) uneasy, the WSJ reports. Fears are growing Samsung, estimated to have a 29% smartphone share in Q4, will seek a larger cut of Google search ad revenue on its Android devices than the 10%+ it currently receives - Apple is believed to get a 75% cut from Google on iOS/Mobile Safari search ad revenue. There are also concerns Samsung could negotiate more flexibility to use default apps of its own choosing, rather than ones mandated by Google (Maps, Google Play, etc.). (previous) [View news story]