Who’s on Crack in Tech: 03.13.09
by at March 13, 2009 1:20 pm
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Timing is everything: Apple 3.0
I am going to work this week backwards, mostly because I feel like it. Apple picks a super interesting time to announce an event to discuss iPhone 3.0 software. The Apple announcement came a day before Palm was holding a ho-down with their sensational Pre. Talk about stealing thunder! Is Apple nervous like a crack fiend looking for their next score?
I’ve said this before but I think Apple has been resistant to things like MMS and copy and paste mostly because they knew we’d buy the phone anyhow. They were the OGIT (only game in town). Now that Palm is threatening with something that actually does a bit more than the iPhone, Apple is rushing to battle stations. I expect this 3.0 to be the catch up, not surge ahead. Anyone else?
Palm Pre 2; Deja Pre
What a let down. An invite only call that had me on the edge of my chair turns out to be a friggin’ rerun? Palm showed the press and analysts basically the same thing they showed us at CES a couple of months back. I loved it then, I love it now, but how many times do I have to watch this?
We wanted new info, not Lucy screwing up something and expecting Ricky to blow his top. Something new to the mix and having Sprint tell us how great they are isn’t new. Worse still was the Q&A. Can you say, “awkward silence?” Despite a wealth of questions we hoped would get answered, Palm picked softballs and made it seem like there were no questions coming in while the seconds ticked away the dead air while they frantically searched for easy (mostly already answered) questions. What a let down.
Symbian monkeys?
Ah Symbian, loved all over Europe, unknown in USA. We here know so little about the OS here in the states, you could safely name your kid Symbian and no one would get the reference. What would that say about the kid’s future?
According to the the Foundation, five versions of the OS will incubate at the same time, each in a different stage of development. Are they nuts? Five versions? I’ve got two kids I can’t keep track of and you want five versions out there? What are you guys, Microsoft?
It may not matter as back in September our Mark Rowland wrote about the iPhone overtaking Symbian (which had a 45% market share not too long ago) by next year.
Walkman brand must die
Or so said Sony employees in France that seized Sony executives and held them hostage. The brand, a hold over from the 80s, should be dropped in favor of something more hip, more relevant. Fine, that is just me talking.
The employees in France apparently have no beef with the Walkman brand, theirs was with the plant closing. They just wanted to be retrained or something. To me, this seems like a wasted opportunity to make a point about Walkman, but whatever fills your croissant. Best of luck to the French and kudos on holding captive the execs for 24 hours.
Office Depot turns into Scam Depot
My favorite stupid move of the week was pointed out to us by Sue Walsh with her post on Office Depot employees told to lie about products if the customer isn’t interested in store add-ons like warranty protection. If the customer isn’t adding on accessories and warranty protection they are told the product they seek is out of stock.
What a rip! The company is that disparate that they’ve decided sales are not enough of just actual product, they need the add-ons to survive. News flash OD, you’re just about done.
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