Hi James, I found the article referenced and the discussion on "This Week in Tech" (TWIT), podcasted on the 12th of this month, rather interesting.
Objectively, it can be said that by blocking the Pre, Apple is practicing the same anti-competitive monopolistic behavior characteristic of Microsoft throughout the mid to late 90s. And that would be a valid argument. However, as with most things, the devil is in the details. Apple is vertically consolidated, to the degree that it is able to control the quality of its products and the environment in which it is used by its customers. It is a level of quality assurance that Microsoft, Palm, Dell, LeNovo and other major competitors are unable to match. The article points out that Apple had warned they would no longer support media sync for non-ipod digital audio devices. And why should they? As such, Apple would be expected to support devices that would not be under their sphere of control. I think it is Apple's sense (on which I would completely agree) that it is better to produce and maintain a seemless but highly functional echo system of products and services that consistently work, and where thusly the issue of choice in third party products in line with that echo system is rendered moot. Palm argues that Apple is cutting its nose to spite its face. I doubt it. I think a large part of why people would choose a Palm over an iPhone is because they would be working from the notion that the iPhone would be insufficient in meeting business needs, i.e., iPhones are for any old consumers, Palms and Blackberries are for serious people. I think that perception will soon change; and Palm will once again be in a difficult position after having resigned themselves to the reality of things. The iTunes/iPod/iPhone is one of the most popular consumer platforms of electronic products and services, and whining about it ain't gonna get you anywhere. Abdul On 17 Jul 2009, at 23:03, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > From the BBC website: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8155795.stm > > Take care > > james > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
