I’d be most remiss in my duties indeed if I failed to point out that today marks the beginning of the official “Bret Favre Retirement Watch.” He may or may not retire, beginning with today’s defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints.
That game was one of the best contests I’ve ever watched.
It rocked.
One [...]
Entries Tagged as 'iPhone killer'
Rumor Central
January 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple Event, Apple Tablet, Dell, Master Jobst Fimil, SuperBlow, Tablet, Tiger Woods, iPhone, iPhone killer
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Weird thoughts
January 6th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Apple Event, Apple Tablet, CES, Gadgetry, Hewlett-Packard, Master Jobst Fimil, Microsoft, Political Crap, iPhone killer
The drummer from my old band (Blue Flax, ca 1974) found me on facebook. Since the band broke up he’s been married to the same woman for 3o years.
Wow.
I also noticed that Steve Ballmer opened CES with a quick demo of the HP tablet thingy that’s supposed to compete with unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and leprechauns [...]
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The iPhone is For Sale in China
November 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Microsoft, Windows 7, iPhone, iPhone killer
The iPhone has hit the store shelves of China. Apparently the Chinese version does not have WiFi capability.
That’s going to suck.
Without WiFi in it Apple will probably only be able to sell a few hundred million units.
Dammit.
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The Windows 7 ad campaign is beyond lame. Apparently real people saying, “I’m a PC, and Windows 7 was [...]
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Microsoft Stores: Between the Lines
July 27th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Apple Store, Follies of Humanity, Gadgetry, General Detritus, Microsoft, Political Crap, The Stock Market, Windows 7, Zune, iPhone, iPhone killer
If you haven’t heard about the upcoming Microsoft Stores, go boil some water.
Microsoft is going to open retail stores. After they stock a shelf with floor models of Office, Money, Windows, and a Zune, what then? Pet food? Plumbing? Rare and Vintage auto parts (Nobody beats our price on original Volkswagen Beetle radiator caps)?
Apple has [...]
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Apple Quarterly Report
July 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · App Store, Apple Event, Master Jobst Fimil, The Stock Market, Windows 7, iPhone, iPhone killer, iTunes, iTunes Rivals
Okay, kiddies, here’s your lesson in Business 101.
Apple is a business. All the punditbots in the echosphere can’t change the basic fact: What Apple is doing works as compared against the only metric that matters: Did it make more money today than it did yesterday. The answer in Apple’s case is, once again, yes.
A few [...]
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