By gherlein, on April 21st, 2010 -
Steve Jobs may just be afraid of Android. Why else would he make a statement like “Folks who want porn can buy an Android phone.“ That’s a pretty crazy thing to say. He might be throwing rocks at Google again, but I think he’s keenly aware that Android is gaining serious ground. According to this [...]
By gherlein, on January 30th, 2010 -
I’m really confused about why so many people are fawning over the Apple iPad. I really don’t get it. It’s an oversized and stunted iPod Touch. I read silly things like “I’d buy one just to watch movies when I travel.“ Excuse me: what???? The darn thing has a 4:3 aspect ratio! We’ve come so [...]
By gherlein, on January 22nd, 2010 -
I’ve been musing recently about how the cell phone world is split into fairly distinct ecosystems. I know I’m generalizing (I’m trying to do that to draw some generalizations) but I see the following kinds of breakdowns:
iPhone Users: typically young (or want to be young), hip, and very media savvy. They tend to be heavily [...]