The Value Of Open Platforms (aka Why I Don’t Own An iPhone)

iphone3g_appstore I have recently been in the market for a new smartphone. The iPhone looks like some nice hardware and I’m already an AT&T customer, but after seeing news like this I’m just not buying. Apple has proven to me that I don’t want to live in a closed ecosystem. Sometimes is really is true that “you don’t know what you got ‘till it’s gone.”

BTW, I really didn’t want to post anything pro-Microsoft or anti-Apple today, but this was the news I was dealt. :) Read more

Filed In: Apple, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Software, Tech News
August 5, 2008

Mojave: An OS By Another Name Just Wouldn’t Be The Same

Vista2For those of you who maybe haven’t heard about Microsoft’s latest OS “Mojave” you should check out their website for it before reading any further. Even if you’ve already heard about Mojave you owe it to yourself to check out the videos on their site before you read any further. Read more

Filed In: Microsoft, Operating Systems, Software, Tech News, Windows
August 4, 2008

Is Apple 1.0 Some Form Of Beta Testing You Pay For?

Applelogo2If the on-going debacle that is MobileMe is to highlight anything it is this: don’t do Apple 1.0. They may have some great ideas but their history with introducing new products is terrible. Even I was shocked when I started making this list of their recent 1.0 snafus. Read more

Filed In: Apple, Digital Media, Gadgets, Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
August 1, 2008

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