tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post4394782858466842483..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Why I still like AAPLScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-27081416070109428382010-01-27T20:44:26.343-08:002010-01-27T20:44:26.343-08:00And likewise, many large companies and brilliant p...And likewise, many large companies and brilliant people have for the past 8 years been trying their hardest to dethrone the iPod, but none have even come close to succeeding.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-60116859843808209542010-01-27T20:36:57.671-08:002010-01-27T20:36:57.671-08:00You are right that compatibility is an important i...You are right that compatibility is an important issue. It is also an open question rather Google would get it right. <br /><br />On the other hand, Microsoft proved that to dominate the market, the issue of compatibility just need to be done well enough. Android is an operation system similar to Windows or OSX. From a technical perspective, it is definitely do able for Google to achieve the 狂猪https://www.blogger.com/profile/16599529315620633684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-15765054807669965762010-01-27T17:20:49.972-08:002010-01-27T17:20:49.972-08:00One problem with the Android phone is the same pro...One problem with the Android phone is the same problem that is afflicting the PC market: every piece of hardware is different, and compatibility is not always reliable. Each Android phone is built to different specifications. So there will never be the eco-system that now surrounds the iPhone. Nor will there be a single brand name that people can count on. Also, it will be tough for Google to Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-12781960586878363492010-01-27T16:28:09.255-08:002010-01-27T16:28:09.255-08:00I owned and used macs, ipods, iphone and PCs. I h...I owned and used macs, ipods, iphone and PCs. I have to say the ipad is a huge disappointment. <br /><br />Here are some feed backs.<br />http://i.gizmodo.com/tag/appleipad/<br /><br />In the last 10 years, apple has released a series of great products. Each carried apple to the next higher level. Unfortunately ipad is clearly not such a product. Right now, apple has no new product that will狂猪https://www.blogger.com/profile/16599529315620633684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59196910080810883572010-01-27T13:29:05.489-08:002010-01-27T13:29:05.489-08:00I always liked Apples. But beyond reluctant accept...I always liked Apples. But beyond reluctant acceptance of a cell phone, I don't think I will ever carry around a Kindle, or iPad or whatever those things are.<br />I think AAPL does point up one reality: Success in the marketplace is both technology and style driven. <br /><br />Your products have to work, and be user-friendly and look good too.<br />AAPL get this. There has to be a sense of Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-47905105429293300592010-01-27T13:22:05.551-08:002010-01-27T13:22:05.551-08:00Switched to a Mac about a year ago, wish I had don...Switched to a Mac about a year ago, wish I had done so sooner, the Mac has been maintenance free which is reason enough for me to leave the PC behind.jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382970468577051096noreply@blogger.com