Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
From Snarkmarket:
What if Starbucks was offering up a Starbucks API—a set of hooks into a vast, efficient coffee shop support system with incredible economies of scale? You, the local coffee shop owner, simply plug in, and wham, your costs drop by thirty percent because you're leveraging Starbucks' insanely optimized supply ...
Posted in Business |
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Fake Steve on Chrome OS:
Trying to make an OS out of Chrome is like saying you're going to turn a Pontiac Aztek into a stretch limousine. I suppose it could be done, but why?
Apple isn't in the netbook market, so there's no reason to even consider Chrome OS a competitor. ...
Posted in Apple, Business, Google, Software, Technology, Web |
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
I went in to buy strings. Just strings. I paid in cash. The cashier told me that he needed my name. Why? For the receipt. According to him, I can't return my strings without my name on the receipt. I declined anyway.
On the way out, I was stopped so that ...
Posted in Business, Design, Music |
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Joel Spolsky on Clear:
Now, the TSA doesn’t even trust pilots, who go through the same screening as the rest of us to make sure they’re not bringing something extraordinarily dangerous onto a plane like a 3.5 oz bottle of shampoo. Because, of course, with a little bottle of shampoo, they could ...
Posted in Business |
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Dan Moren prints this quote from a Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox:
“If Apple chooses to disable media sync in a future version of iTunes, it will be a direct blow to their users who will be deprived of a seamless synchronization experience. However, people will have options. They can stay with ...
Posted in Apple, Business |
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Slanket and coathangr have teamed up to give away Slankets. To enter the contest, simply invite people to coathangr. If they sign up and post at least one photo, you have a shot at a free blanket with sleeves. Do this as much as you want to increase your odds.
Don't settle ...
Posted in Business, Social, Toys, Web |
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
What the fuck?
The main reason for the change, according to Bonnie Hammer, former head of the network and now president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions, and her successor David Howe, is that the name “SCI FI” was too limiting.
Well sure. "Sci Fi" might give the impression ...
Posted in Business, Movies, Sci-Fi, Television, Video |
Friday, March 13th, 2009
A "final" post from Mike Lee, regarding his decision to give up the indie lifestyle and go to work for Apple.
For some people, working alone is paradise. I am not one of those people. I don’t need to be independent. I need to be part of a team. I need ...
Posted in Apple, Business |
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Steve Jobs is out until June, citing health reasons. Today is a good day to buy AAPL.
Posted in Apple, Business |
Monday, January 5th, 2009
Or so he claims.
Posted in Apple, Business |
Monday, December 8th, 2008
I can't tell if this is real or a hoax. I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to prominently feature a guy with poor English, a sweater vest, and an awkward bulge, yet this weird retro hipster thing seems out-of-range for them.
(Via Drew)
Posted in Business, Design |
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Gene Munster seems to think that the iPod is dying. This may sound like a bad Slashdot troll, but he appears to be completely serious.
So pay attention when Munster says the iPod faces a bleak future. Rising unemployment and credit problems will just make it tougher for shoppers to justify ...
Posted in Apple, Business |
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Jerry Yang is stepping down as CEO of Yahoo. The press release is worth a laugh, if only for how much effort they put into finding something nice to say about the man who ruined the company and tanked their retirement.
Posted in Business, Web |
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Alesh Houdek on the poor state of the auto industry:
The legion of workers it employs are the only plausible argument for saving it, but ultimately you’d be doing them no favors. Bailing out an industry and then regulating it to “improve” really is straight Socialism. And even if Republicans are ...
Posted in Business |
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
From Macworld:
“I’m not saying they’re not going to be a factor, but we’re in a world with Symbian, we’re in a world with BlackBerry, we’re in a world with Linux Mobile,” he said. Google might be a factor someday, but right now these competitors “look a little tougher to me.” ...
Posted in Apple, Business |