tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post2850758825418216900..comments2024-03-24T12:52:31.153+05:30Comments on Shadow Warrior: intriguing take on the iPad: Thanks, but I'm waiting for the DroidPadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post-89740613395237877762010-01-31T23:17:10.021+05:302010-01-31T23:17:10.021+05:30Am I the only one who can read Steve Jobs' min...Am I the only one who can read Steve Jobs' mind? Apple leaving out Flash and imposing restrictions on their devices is all about exclusivity. "It is not a bug, it is a feature." They don't want others to make a copy of iPad and they want content providers to target their product alone.<br />As for paid news, either free content will survive or newspapers will :) <br />However, this doesn't seem to be the case in India! ELM seems to be thriving financially. Maybe due to lowly paid arm chair experts, you know, the 'sources said' kind.tat_tvam_asihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337112801562901395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post-22864051995464144132010-01-31T06:19:56.286+05:302010-01-31T06:19:56.286+05:30There was sufficient incentive for iPod lovers to ...There was sufficient incentive for iPod lovers to switch to iPhone even before the App store. The App store was a bonus for them. <br /><br /><br><br>Disagree with Shankar about people paying for news like the pay for music. Not going to happen. NYT tried charging for its news but that model failed and they got rid of it. They want to reintroduce it again.Arvindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704565451523416247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post-30712130368035985492010-01-31T03:01:32.508+05:302010-01-31T03:01:32.508+05:30http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/ipad/http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/ipad/non-carborundumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075792573799935238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post-85043946625626286142010-01-30T10:42:46.584+05:302010-01-30T10:42:46.584+05:30What iTunes gave to iPod, paid news can give to iP...What iTunes gave to iPod, paid news can give to iPad. Newspapers are waiting for payday and have already announced plans for iPad. Like iPod, there is nothing in iPad that others cannot emulate. But if newspapers are locked to iPad, Apple will have an advantage. Unlikely, though.tat_tvam_asihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337112801562901395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post-57257285610566668132010-01-30T10:32:39.223+05:302010-01-30T10:32:39.223+05:30yes, i believe the innovation was in iTunes, not i...yes, i believe the innovation was in iTunes, not iPod per se. i just wrote an article on this topic, hope it will be published soon. <br /><br />similarly, the key with the iPhone was arguably the App Store, not the pretty phone alone. <br /><br />the question is whether there is a similar innovation in the iPad as well. if not, it will bomb.<br /><br />business model vs. product innovation.nizhal yoddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05902296946297938832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813749.post-37825143285727114392010-01-30T10:28:13.355+05:302010-01-30T10:28:13.355+05:30I don't think that iPod was as much a leap in ...I don't think that iPod was as much a leap in technology as much as it was in doing smart business. There were other mp3 players at that time but Steve Jobs capitalized on the fear of the music industry and tied them to iPod and made then sell songs at a dollar apiece. That is what drove up the sales of iPod. For people in countries where they do not access music sold by American companies and where there are no such tie-ups, there are other choices too.Arvindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704565451523416247noreply@blogger.com