____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 27 June 2007 12:57 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Microsoft's anti-virtualisation stance: forget DRM, think Apple
>>
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>>| Microsoft, I suspect, is terrified of a world in which standard,
>>| Joe-Consumer Windows can be virtualised and made to play second fiddle
>>| to Mac OS X, or even (say) Ubuntu Linux. No longer does Joe Consumer
>>| view the computing world as Windows versus all. Instead it begins to
>>| look like Windows versus Windows + alternative OSes.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070624-microsofts-anti-virtualization-stance-forget-drm-think-apple.html
>> http://tinyurl.com/2e6tpu
>>
>> The article is focused on Apple. In reality, ot's not about Apple, but also
>> about Linux. Apple users and investors might live in a bubble. No school,
>> datacentre, or government is moving to Mac OS just for fancy graphics and
>> excellent design.
>
> We'll see just how good, or bad, Microsoft are at squeezing the last out
> of their lock-in. If they manage to get people like Ashley Highfield at
> the BBC to lock BBC licence-payers into Microsoft DRM, then they could
> still have another stab at a monopoly play. Hopefully, that will not
> succeed, and Mr Highfield and the BBC will be required to provide open
> interfaces.
I was expecting you to end with "Mr Highfield (and the BBC?) will be fired", so
this was a little disappointed as I read on. This seems not only like an
incompetent move, but a very self-serving one. Public money should not be
managed by self-serving cliques.
>> IPhone Euphoria May Lead to Investor Disappointment
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Apple Inc., whose market value passed $100 billion in May as euphoria
>>| mounted over its iPhone, may be facing investor expectations that are
>>| too high.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auDOkyIddZ5Y&refer=home
>>
>
> It does seem pricey to me, but then, there are always some people who
> will pay the extra for a "cool" device, and Apple have a fantastic
> record at getting "cool" right.
>
> <snipo>
Some day that around 10% are intrested in the phone already. I can't recall 10%
of *what*. but on a global scale (for active cellphones) this would roughly
equate the number of iPods sold overall. I they can turn a product into a
culture like the iPod and Palm Pilot, they will then thrive in an ecosystem of
free addons and wide support.
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