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.Mac and Me rumors: TUAW inside look at Apple's next-gen service {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 3rd 2008 6:46PM If Apple is replacing .mac with MobileMe they should finally break it into a tiered offering.
Give people solid essential features for free because after all it promotes getting an iPhone and syncing with Mac/PC/
Also give those people who aren't afraid to skip the Starbucks coffee every now and then paid options with better SLA.
There are people who want better hosting options, more storage and more features. I see no reason why Apple cannot cover the gamut of users here fairly well.
.Mac and Me rumors: TUAW inside look at Apple's next-gen service {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 3rd 2008 6:38PM Of course it'll require a subscription. Some of don't mind paying for a well integrated single source for our communications plus if a FREE service is scraping my emails for advertising and demographic info then it certainly isn't "Free" in my opinion. I realize the value of "my" personal information even if others do not.
Blu-ray releases on June 3rd, 2008 {Engadget HD}
Jun 3rd 2008 2:50AM No it's not. Nature's Journey shipped months ago with bitrates that peak in the high 30s. Equating bitrate to overall quality is a fool's paradise. I could toss all the bitrate I want at a crappy master it's not going to make a difference at all. Garbage in Gargage out. I'm not saying Cloverfield is garbage but rather bitrate will tell you nothing about a title without knowing the quality of the master.
Napster MP3 store to rival iTunes store with 6 million DRM-free tracks {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 21st 2008 9:40PM Napster is far too cheesy of a company to give my money too. DRM hasn't affected me today. I have my iPods and soon I'll have an Apple TV. But clearly Apple is going to move to DRM free tracks. They already do it with EMI music. Hell Apple will probably have a tool/feature that strips all DRM from existing songs once they can.
Jobs WWDC keynote all but confirmed {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 12th 2008 6:55PM But you're forgetting the ROI. Think about all that knowledge that you'll have. You'll come back to work and men with fear you and women will want you. It really stands for World Wide Deity Conference.
Indigo 3.0, increased geekiness for your home {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 7th 2008 7:56PM Home Automation is cool but the hardest sell is the ROI. If you pay $20k for an automated home you'll likely never break even. It's strictly "creature comfort" here. Managing your thermostat and lighting may save you a couple of hundred bucks a year but there are precious few areas to realize cost savings.
SyncMan handles Address Book to Gmail syncing {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 2nd 2008 3:35PM With SpanningSync and BusySync soon to support AB syncing I don't see the value in spending $15 creating such a limited tool. Kudos to the developer but I hope this isn't your primary app.
BusinessWeek examines Mac inroads in big business {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 2nd 2008 1:23PM Ahhhh but gulag sounds so much cooler.
Apple's value is now quadruple Dell's {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 2nd 2008 12:59PM About 18 billion
But I'm an old enough computer vet to know that "hard to come...easy go" I've seen companies with dominant positions dissapear in a matter of years (cough Syquest). Apple won't make blunders like many of these relics did but I'm not too sure I'm going to count Dell out just yet. Dell's acquired EquaLlogic and is making a push into channel distribution. Their postion could strengthen over the next few years.
Apple's value is now quadruple Dell's {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 2nd 2008 12:22PM Calculating worth is pretty useless IMO. Apple's worth is tied up in consumer products which is a rather fickle endeavor. If the iPod or iPhone stumbles Apple loses a good chunk of their worth overnight.
Dell's problem is that they've tried to do "everything" themselves and eventually lost out to HP which balances direct vs channel sales quite adroitly making their "logical workforce" much larger than Dell.
I'm happy for Apple's success but I often opine to myself "just how sustainable is it?"
