Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg is a technology journalist, analyst and blogger. He is an Apple Inc. employee, and was previously a Research Director at Gartner, focussed on the world of the interconnected consumer...
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The problem was that the devices weren't very good, the screens were terrible, the prices were too high and there was a terrible selection of content.
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With Mozilla, its core essence has been this notion about doing things for free. So in that case, it is a little different because it somewhat changes the DNA the organization was built upon, and it comes back to the recognition that being paid for services is not necessarily a bad thing.
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One of the reasons we saw the iMac targeted first is because it is the line that is going to be least impacted by the pro apps.
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Looks like a good solid name for Nintendo.
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No doubt, I'm sure, the senior executives at Microsoft were pretty upset (with the latest Vista delay). Steven has a track record of shipping products (and he can) potentially take the reins and get the thing out the door and fix whatever process problems there are.
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More importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable by consumers so you don't have to have a whole IT department in your house to make this stuff work.
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We're talking about Apple, so it could be all of those things, none of those things, or something brand new.
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Expect that we'll have a lot to say about what it all means as well as the implications over the next few weeks.
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It solves a lot of potential hold-ups for Macintosh adoption. Mainstream users who are looking to buy a computer are going to take a second look at Mac.
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It's a bigger deal in name than in substance, ... Microsoft added some bells and whistles, but it's not a dramatic release. Unless you have a pressing need for one of the specific features that were added, it's not a product that most users will want to upgrade to.
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It will be interesting to see a couple of years down the road if we'll hear people grumbling that maybe all videos should be sold the same, maybe we're giving it too cheap.
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It represents a big win for Apple and the Mac platform. But Apple doesn't represent a threat to AOL's business. Apple isn't a media company; it's not in online services. It's not the same threat as when Microsoft wanted interoperability.
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We've seen growing awareness of this notion of connectivity. And we'll continue to see this going forward in 2006.
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There are some real competitive issues going on, and (Microsoft) needs to respond, not just with products and offerings for consumers but also (with) compelling products and APIs for developers, ... There's a recognition that people are embracing the Web as a platform, and they (Microsoft) want to be there as well.