Posts by macarena

Is that the sound of $12.5 billion flushed down a toilet? This week must have been a real roller coaster ride for Google. First all the announcements at I/O - and then, right at the end, major bad news in the form of the Samsung nexus...

I am sure this is the sort of feature Orbitz must have thought about a lot, and even got some legal opinion on, before implementing. At one level, customers might think they are getting ripped off. But if you really think about it, all...

Quote:Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum If the price of a Mac is a "barrier to developing iPhone and iPad software"... then, the developer is in the wrong business.  Hell, he needs to invest in some basic tools, even to work on...

Considering how small Computers have become, as a percentage of Apple's Revenue and Profits, it is indeed strange that Apple still insists on high margins in this space. In Apple's own reckoning, the PC market is a dying market, and...

Don't view Amazon's strategy as being focussed on Apple. The race for #2 in tablets is still open. Amazon is the only player that has ecosystem in place. So a credible offering from Amazon is enough to make them #2. Maybe the Fire sucks...

Whether or not MS builds its own tablet, I think a Windows tablet has a reasonable chance of success for following reasons: - MS still has a lions share of desktop OS - so any perceived compatibility or familiarity will give Windows...

My predictions for iOS 6:   - New Maps interface, fully integrated with Siri. Will include features like multi-waypoint routing (shortest route), crowd sourced traffic, 3D enabled, turn by turn directions, etc. Core Location...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro    "Where great ideas go on to do great things" is clearly a reference to the Apple "Do Engine," Siri. Bingo - full marks for guessing it right. Everyone else,...

We are getting past the point where the OS by itself is of much significance. While Apple has a slight advantage because its iOS is tightly tied to its hardware, this advantage is eroding over time, because competitors can overcome...

Most (or should I say all) of the posters here are missing one important factor.   Apple might not have Maps as good as what Google has - it might not have StreetView coverage for as many cities worldwide as Google has - but...