Van Baker
Van Baker
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In many ways, I do view portable media players as a technology in search of a market. If I'm carrying music with me, chances are I want to carry something that's a little smaller than a personal music player.
apple bold companies peak product shoot
Not very many companies are bold enough to shoot their best-selling product at the peak of its popularity. That's what Apple just did.
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The Mini is small enough that people will consider adding it to their living room consoles. The transition of bringing the computer into the living room won't happen overnight, but this is a good first step.
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I fully expect to see more directed at the living room cabinet.
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Cisco wants people in the entertainment and computing industry to understand that they are the way to get something from point A to point B over the Internet.
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Consumers who were thinking about Macs but hesitated don't have to worry anymore about not being able to run PC software that didn't run on a Mac.
changes rules
It's very important for Apple. It changes the rules of the game.
hard might
It's hard to say what he might do; it could be anything,
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There's a whole lot of reasons why people choose Windows or a Mac. It's not as if one getting delayed slightly is suddenly going to cause you to switch platforms.
altogether
That's a disappointment for them but not altogether a surprise.
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They just changed the rules of the game completely. Rival players are going to look big and clunky by comparison.
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It seems like a computer that could finally go into the living room.
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It's a step in the right direction ... it's another enhancement to the service
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The notion of a particular screen being tied to a particular kind of content is breaking down, ... It's what kind of screen is available to me right now, and that's what I'll use.