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“You needn’t sever an ear, retreat to a secluded cabin or stagger through French cafes to realize your creative potential. You must, however, work very hard, expect failure, employ a powerful filter and occasionally abandon your work entirely.” — Dave Caolo Dave’s issue of the Read & Trust newsletter (no. 5) is simply fantastically written…
Dave’s issue of the Read & Trust newsletter (no. 5) is simply fantastically written — I found myself nodding along through the entire thing. Great work, you now *need* to subscribe to just check out this one from [Dave](http://52tiger.net/).
Bohemian Coding was kind enough to let me check out [Fontcase 2.0](http://www.bohemiancoding.com/fontcase) before it was released and all I can say about it is: “Wow”. Before Fontcase it was pretty common for me to open an InDesign document, paste in text and play with the fonts and sizes. Font Book has never been a very…
Bohemian Coding was kind enough to let me check out [Fontcase 2.0](http://www.bohemiancoding.com/fontcase) before it was released and all I can say about it is: “Wow”. Before Fontcase it was pretty common for me to open an InDesign document, paste in text and play with the fonts and sizes. Font Book has never been a very good app for selecting fonts, Fontcase though is fantastic for choosing fonts.
By far the best new feature is the Typesetter, once activated will display a webpage and allow you to click on a body of text and see what it would look like with another font. This will save me a ton of time when designing sites and more importantly: this will keep me at bay when wanting to tweak this sites font. Here’s Typesetter in action on TBR:
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The last feature that I want to mention is the glyphs feature — it is a real pain to grab html codes for glyphs, or even to view them — Fontcase makes that process dead simple. Are these things that you could do in other apps? Certainly, but not with the ease and beauty that Fontcase gives you.
At the very least it is worth checking out the free trial — I really love the app.
On April 30th, 2010 [I wrote](https://brooksreview.net/2010/04/hps-very-smart-acquisition/): >Hey thanks HP for acquiring Palm — I almost forgot you were still around. That’s the sentence that started this blog. Not a post about Apple, not a review — an analysis of HP’s acquisition of Palm. I haven’t actually read that since I posted it, but I did…
On April 30th, 2010 [I wrote](https://brooksreview.net/2010/04/hps-very-smart-acquisition/):
>Hey thanks HP for acquiring Palm — I almost forgot you were still around.
That’s the sentence that started this blog. Not a post about Apple, not a review — an analysis of HP’s acquisition of Palm. I haven’t actually read that since I posted it, but I did just now. Reading that post I remember why I wrote it and what I was trying to say when I read the last line:
>So in short, HP forget about Windows (phone) Mobile, spend money on Palm’s marketing. But most importantly forget about Apple and do your own thing, because you can’t beat Apple at its own game, so beat them at yours.
Boy, I could say that again today and still would be relevant — yet we are a year removed from when I originally wrote that. In fact that entire article is still relevant to HP/Palm — that’s not me tooting my own horn, that’s me shocked at the ineptitude of HP.
The next month, just weeks after launching the site, I switched hosts because I was fed up with downtime at Bluehost. I moved to the Media Temple (gs) and was so overly happy with the move. Near the end of that month I wrote about Google and Apple, and [stated](https://brooksreview.net/2010/05/google-vs-apple-gaining-perspective/):
>Before the iPhone it was more common for someone to not have a data plan on their phone then it was for them to have one — let alone an unlimited data plan.
Funny now that a year later we are without the ability to buy unlimited data plans — because of the sheer overwhelming demand for mobile bandwidth and the greed of the carriers.
In May 2010 The Brooks Review had less than 150 total readers for the entire month. ((Which was far more people than I actually shared the blog URL with.)) I had no idea what I was doing, or where this was all going — but I was having a hell of a good time sharing my thoughts with a small audience.
July 2010 saw my first “big” post, it got a couple of points on Hacker News and occasionally people still come across it. I liked it at the time — though now I very much regret writing it in a list way, lame.
[Email Mistakes That Irritate Smart People](https://brooksreview.net/2010/07/email-mistakes-that-irratate-smart-people/):
>It is really awesome that you figured out how to embed your company logo in your email signature, but I know who you are and what your company logo looks like. I still hate it. Don’t waste bandwidth sending me email attachments of your logo.
Yeah, that *sounds* like me.
Thanks mainly to that single post I had what I thought was a huge month, at 766 unique views for the month — I was a very happy guy. ((Still am, though most would argue that.))
Unbeknownst to me this was the first turning point of everything, from here it would be nothing but up, up, up.
For October the only post that really generated discussion was [this one](https://brooksreview.net/2010/10/mba-fits/), where I refuted some of John Gruber’s claims about the new MacBook Air’s. To which, after seeing that I was buying one as my primary machine, he [responded](http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/10/26/brooks-air): “And he’s putting his money where his mouth is.”
Luckily I didn’t have to eat those words. It also happened that buying my MacBook Air was one of the best purchases I have ever made.
The next month I wrote what still may be the longest post on The Brooks Review, my [MacBook Air review](https://brooksreview.net/2010/11/mba-review/). I remember slaving for days over this post to be as accurate and interesting as I could be. It was one of the toughest things I did all year and one of the most satisfying.
I am going to skip over the rest of the year — there is just too much to process at this point, suffice to say: thank you for reading and emailing and correcting my grammar.
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Things I learned this past year:
– I don’t know how to use a comma.
– My readers know how to spell and use commas.
– Positive, interesting, email outweighs the bad 6 to 1.
It… was a massive good year.
Nik Fletcher: >The item you’re selling has to be priced relative to any physical predecessor. No, really: when you’re supplying a digital copy in place of a book with substantial printing costs, we’re going to question why we need to pay a premium when there’s lower costs associated with the production of said item. The…
Nik Fletcher:
>The item you’re selling has to be priced relative to any physical predecessor. No, really: when you’re supplying a digital copy in place of a book with substantial printing costs, we’re going to question why we need to pay a premium when there’s lower costs associated with the production of said item. The idea that a user should pay a premium for the ‘convenience’ or ‘privilege’ of a digital copy is laughable, and will simply disenchant users who feel penalised by this premium.
This is one of those posts that I was nodding along in agreement with the entire time I read it.
Mike Gikas: >But when we compared a white iPhone 4 with a black iPhone 4 in our Yonkers, NY, lab using high-quality calipers, we found they were both the same thickness (0.37 inches). T I can only imagine how pissed *Consumer Reports* was that they couldn’t put another red mark on the iPhone 4 by…
Mike Gikas:
>But when we compared a white iPhone 4 with a black iPhone 4 in our Yonkers, NY, lab using high-quality calipers, we found they were both the same thickness (0.37 inches). T
I can only imagine how pissed *Consumer Reports* was that they couldn’t put another red mark on the iPhone 4 by claiming inconsistent sizing — must have been seriously depressing for them.
I’m just glad someone (finally) took the time to measure the thicknesses before proclaiming that two devices are not the same size.
>I have a blue house with a blue window >Blue is the color I thought that I’d wear >Blue are the streets and all the trees are too >I have a girlfriend and she is so blue >Blue are the people here that walk around >Blue like my corvette its standing outside >Blue are the…
>I have a blue house with a blue window
>Blue is the color I thought that I’d wear
>Blue are the streets and all the trees are too
>I have a girlfriend and she is so blue
>Blue are the people here that walk around
>Blue like my corvette its standing outside
>Blue are the words I say and what I think
>Blue are the feelings that live inside me.
There seems to be a building consensus that if your app uses blue in the icon, or main interface elements, that I will — at some point — mention how much I dislike that and to be fair, that’s probably accurate. What isn’t accurate is the idea that I somehow hate the color blue when, in fact, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Blue is, and will always be, one of my favorite colors (if that even means anything).
When I comment on the color blue I am not so much commenting on the actual color itself — as I am commenting on the lack of originality using the color brings to apps. Exactly 50% of the icons in the my dock right now use the color blue (in one shade or another) as the main component of the icon. Blue, on it’s own is a great color, blue in everything is boring and meaningless.
That’s my problem with blue — it’s like a good song that you have listened to one too many times.
People can still design wonderful apps using blue, and these will still be apps I recommend — but for the love of creativity I think it’s time to try some other colors. ((There *are* other colors.))
Jeff Atwood on SSDs: >Solid state hard drives are so freaking amazing performance wise, and the experience you will have with them is so transformative, that *I don’t even care if they fail every 12 months on average!* I haven’t seen one of mine fail yet, but even if mine failed I would still be…
Jeff Atwood on SSDs:
>Solid state hard drives are so freaking amazing performance wise, and the experience you will have with them is so transformative, that *I don’t even care if they fail every 12 months on average!*
I haven’t seen one of mine fail yet, but even if mine failed I would still be and SSD fan — the performance is just too good not to be using.
This is the eleventh [installment](https://brooksreview.net/tag/quick/) of the Quick Takes series, where I look at five (or so) apps and tell you my thoughts on them. ### A Bunch of Weather Apps (skip if you are tired of this): ### #### [Pocket Weather World](http://www.shiftyjelly.com/products/pocket-weather-world) (iPhone and iPad)#### This app was kindly provided to me from the…
This is the eleventh [installment](https://brooksreview.net/tag/quick/) of the Quick Takes series, where I look at five (or so) apps and tell you my thoughts on them.
### A Bunch of Weather Apps (skip if you are tired of this): ###
#### [Pocket Weather World](http://www.shiftyjelly.com/products/pocket-weather-world) (iPhone and iPad)####
This app was kindly provided to me from the developer. I don’t care for the visual styling of the iPad app. I do however like the ‘high visibility’ theme on the iPhone app — but it just doesn’t meet my needs in a weather app. If the forecast data was easier to scan for trends this might be the winning weather app on my iPhone. I do however like that all the data is on one screen — no tabs.
#### [Weather Watch](http://www.shiftyjelly.com/products/weather-watch) (iPhone) ####
The same developers of the above app provided me with this app as well. This is a very nice app, but falls in the category of many other apps that show a large clock and smaller weather information. More of a display app, than an information app.
#### [Wx](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wx-for-ipad/id376956323?mt=8) (iPad) ####
This looks like a Sharper Image gadget circa 1997. That’s not to say that it is bad, just that the interface feels like a dated geek gadget. There is all the information you need, but I don’t think it makes very good use of the iPad screen space. That said if the visual styling was better I could find myself getting into the app. There are great graphs for seeing trends and nice little radar maps. Interestingly this app is not easy to set a new location for, you can’t just say: “give me the information for my current location”. This app wants to know which reporting station you want to use for temperatures, which to use for radar, and so on — it’s not for the quick and easy folk.
All of that aside, once set up it is apparent that this app is for data geeks.
#### [Umbrella](http://itunes.apple.com/app/umbrella-the-simplest-weather/id331519827?mt=8) (iPhone) ####
Drop dead simple app that tells you if you need to carry an umbrella with you. In smaller print it also shows the temperature range and allows you to set the chance of precipitation as a badge on the icon. Not very useful in Seattle ((Because 90% of the time in Seattle it is a good idea to have a rain jacket on hand. Let’s also be honest and admit that only tourists carry umbrellas in Seattle — it’s just not a practical item to have with you when it is raining 10 months out of the year.)) , but a nice little app.
**End of Weather Stuff**
### [Tower](http://www.git-tower.com/) (Mac) ###
I recently setup GitHub and in doing so quickly found out that I didn’t know what I was doing with it. I wanted a GUI, Transmit, like interface and Tower does exactly that. I haven’t dived into it too far, just yet — but I will say that the generous 30-day trial makes for an easy recommendation to at least try it out. I have personally found it a great way to interface with GitHub and perhaps the only reason I am using GitHub is because of how easy Tower makes it for me.
### [Analytics HD](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/analytics-hd/id364894285?mt=8) (iPad) ###
This is a handy little iPad app for checking in on your Google Analytics (since Google insists on Flash content). I can’t say that this is a great app, and quite honestly $6.99 is a stretch for this app. Then again there isn’t much an iPad app can do to make Google Analytics look as pretty as something like [Mint](http://www.haveamint.com/). I also find the data refresh rates to be slow, but that is a Google problem as all apps I have tried pull the data very slowly.
The best feature is the ‘Today’ and ‘Yesterday’ options, allowing you to be able to quickly see the data for those days. If I am completely honest I think that GA on the web actually looks better than in this app, but you can’t see that on the iPad so there is a need for me to have this app.
### [Terra](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/terra-web-browser-tabs-full/id394704159?mt=8) (iPad) ###
It doesn’t do much to better the built in iPad browser. That said it gives you a much more Safari on Mac feeling than the native browser gives you. The two compelling features in this free app are:
1. The ability to open files in apps.
2. Access to downloaded files via iTunes.
Those are nice features, but I had to force myself to use them because honestly I just rarely need these features on the iPad. It is nice to have, but not the end of the world not to have. Hey, it’s free though.I also found the tabs too small to comfortably hit without thinking about it. I find the lack of a bookmarks bar a huge oversight and the fullscreen mode more of a ‘bullet point’ feature and the usability improvement.
### [Photosmith](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photosmith/id427757668?mt=8) (iPad) ###
This app promises to be your Lightroom companion for the iPad. The idea for the app is that you off-load your images from your camera to the iPad, then Photosmith will allow you to tag and rate the photos. You can also organize the photos and share them on a the standard “social” sites. The entire thing syncs with Lightroom with the help of a custom free plugin.
This is a pretty neat tool, but in it’s current state it is hardly worth $17.99. Tagging, rating, organizing is not as valuable to me as basic color adjustments and cropping. I was pumped to try this app out and was hoping it would make for a nice tool to have on my iPad — I think that if I was on a trip without my Mac, then yes this app would be worth it. However, if I am going to be gone long enough to want to organize photos, why wouldn’t I have my MacBook Air with me?
*If you liked this installment be sure to check out the other [installments](https://brooksreview.net/tag/quick/).*
So sad: >The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones are expected to be available from carriers around the world beginning this summer. In other news RIM also announced that BlackBerry 10 OS will be shipping sometime in the future.
So sad:
>The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones are expected to be available from carriers around the world beginning this summer.
In other news RIM also announced that BlackBerry 10 OS will be shipping sometime in the future.
Jean-Louis Gassée: >The notion that the iOS platform will lose to Android “the way Mac OS lost to Windows” ignores history and disregards facts such as the growth of the iPhone and iPad. An insightful post and well worth the read.
Jean-Louis Gassée:
>The notion that the iOS platform will lose to Android “the way Mac OS lost to Windows” ignores history and disregards facts such as the growth of the iPhone and iPad.
An insightful post and well worth the read.
Grandview is a fullscreen writing app like you have never seen before. Yes, you can customize colors and fonts — but you only get to see one word at a time as you type. That is one word, fullscreen, while you type. The experience is a bit trippy at first — after a few times…
Grandview is a fullscreen writing app like you have never seen before. Yes, you can customize colors and fonts — but you only get to see one word at a time as you type. That is one word, fullscreen, while you type. The experience is a bit trippy at first — after a few times through you start to see just why the developer wrote this app.
It’s not something that will make you focus better, or write better — it is a very unique app that is loads of fun to use. I have been testing the app for quite sometime now and have to say that I really do enjoy it — not for every writing moment — there are times though when it feels like the right tool for the job.
The app is available in the [app store](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grandview/id432436025?mt=12) for $4.99 (my copy was provided free), or you can hit the main link and see a video of the app in action and give a 7 day trial copy a go. I really recommend you give the trial a go, it’s pretty fun.
Justin Williams has a nice take on why Apple won’t be losing its lead in tablets anytime soon. The bottom line is that too many companies are shipping incomplete products with the promise of updates that will fix all the problems to come later — except that those updates are not shipping. It reminds me…
Justin Williams has a nice take on why Apple won’t be losing its lead in tablets anytime soon. The bottom line is that too many companies are shipping incomplete products with the promise of updates that will fix all the problems to come later — except that those updates are not shipping.
It reminds me of photographers that snap a picture, look at it and realize it isn’t very good — then go on to state: “Umm, I’ll fix it in Photoshop later.” Except that “fixing” a photo in Photoshop takes just about as much talent as creating a great photograph to begin with would — often it takes even more talent in my book.
“We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda’s terror: Justice has been done.” — President Obama
Jonah Leher: >Although we’re only starting to grasp how the insides of buildings influence the insides of the mind, it’s possible to begin prescribing different kinds of spaces for different tasks. If we’re performing a job that requires accuracy and focus (say, copy editing a manuscript), we should seek out confined spaces with a red…
Jonah Leher:
>Although we’re only starting to grasp how the insides of buildings influence the insides of the mind, it’s possible to begin prescribing different kinds of spaces for different tasks. If we’re performing a job that requires accuracy and focus (say, copy editing a manuscript), we should seek out confined spaces with a red color scheme. But for tasks that require a little bit of creativity, we seem to benefit from high ceilings, lots of windows and bright blue walls that match the sky.
Something to keep in mind when choosing your workspace — especially for those of us with [home offices](http://www.flickr.com/photos/showngo/5192693338/).
Justin Williams on the reported Motorola Xoom sales number: >250,000 is not a number to sneeze at. In fact, it’s more than I thought they’d sell in the three months of the device’s existence. What I am more curious about is how happy customers are with the purchase. That will be the true test.
Justin Williams on the reported Motorola Xoom sales number:
>250,000 is not a number to sneeze at. In fact, it’s more than I thought they’d sell in the three months of the device’s existence. What I am more curious about is how happy customers are with the purchase.
That will be the true test.
I have been told that people don’t think I should link to obvious link bait posts, I can see why. Instead of causing a direct link, how about I provide [this link](http://swizec.com/blog/ubuntu-better-for-app-management-than-apple/swizec/1672) to the post and we go on to dissecting this load of drivel. Some guy that goes by the handle “Swizec” posted an…
I have been told that people don’t think I should link to obvious link bait posts, I can see why. Instead of causing a direct link, how about I provide [this link](http://swizec.com/blog/ubuntu-better-for-app-management-than-apple/swizec/1672) to the post and we go on to dissecting this load of drivel.
Some guy that goes by the handle “Swizec” posted an article titled: “Ubuntu’s app management better than Apple’s”. Obviously this grabbed my attention and caused me to read the post — after all it has been a while since I was last using Ubuntu and I was curious to hear about the improvements made to the OS.
>But what I wanted to talk about today was how a bunch of opensource geeks have managed to beat the paragon of usability and App Stores and all things shiny and awesome when it comes to managing apps, installing software and so on.
Clearly from the the article title he is meaning Apple — meaning Ubuntu has created a better App Store interface than Apple has. At this point I am incredibly excited and I want to hear more, because I don’t think the current App Store for Mac OS X is quite up to par.
Next “Swizec” breaks down the 15 steps he identifies one needing to do before getting a new app on a Mac or Windows box — 15 steps, you have got to be kidding me. What he seems to forget is that we have Google, type in one line, read the article and download the app — that’s pretty straight forward and far less than the 15 crazy steps he takes. But, I will agree that it is not always easy to find a good app. I took way more that 15 steps to find a good seating chart app when I was planning our wedding, but I digress.
He then lists 9 steps for the average “package manager”. Now having used linux for a while I know what a package manager is, but I would guess that 90% (probably more) of computer users don’t. So then really steps 4 and 7 must be confusing for people when they have to `apt-get` something — do you know what that means? ((Yes I know what it means.))
>The most notable difference is that suddenly you have this authoritative source of applications where everything is available in a single place. Sure, if you have specific needs you might still have to visit a website or two, three, four, five to get the specific version of the package you need just in case the one your distro offers is too old … but all in all, the process is much nicer.
No the most notable difference is actually the fact that only command prompt geeks know what you are talking about at this point. The most notable difference is that my mom couldn’t download an app using this method — hell our average high schooler probably couldn’t either.
Me: “No, Mom, listen you need to go look on Google for version X of the package because the distro you have is too old.”
My Mom: “…can you come over and do that?”
>Recently Apple has done some improvements and became more like Linux with its variety of App Stores, the one on iOS works pretty well, the one on MacOS is … well it’s just a dash bit strange to be honest.
Wait… what? Macs are more like Linux — no, my friend, you simply have that backwards.
>It doesn’t feel right. It isn’t tightly integrated into the OS itself, it doesn’t really offer anything to make me want to use it.
Now I buy that, the Mac App Store was clearly intended for 10.7, not 10.6.
>Another big issue with the App Store that I have is that it only works for Apps. What about all the other software I need on my computer?
Wait, now we are arguing the semantics of what an “app” is? Let me explain, it is the same as software. You’re welcome.
He then devolves the conversation into a plethora of screenshots from Ubuntu and Mac OS X 10.6 with the apparent point being that in the App launcher folder on Ubuntu you are also recommended apps that are similar. Meaning you are shown ads in the app launcher in Ubuntu — perhaps that’s just the way I view it, but most people turn off Genius recommendations in iTunes for a reason.
Then we get his conclusion, which states:
>All in all, I think Ubuntu has made a great leap to making the whole experience of using third party software much much easier on the palate.
Agreed, but that’s not what you said the whole time — your posit is that it *is* better than everything else, not that it simply made the experience easier.
>There’s still a long way to go and a bunch of geeks are already complaining that the whole interface sucks, but they keep forgetting just how much it sucks for everybody else who isn’t using linux. We’re just spoiled.
Keep the above in mind for later.
>Of course there is still a long way to go and the new interface does have its issues. There’s also a big chance that cometh MacOS 10.7 everything might change. The App Store was meant for the new version after all and the fact we’re even allowed to use it already is supposed to be a grace of the Gods and so on.
Or just Apple pushing out a new product, either way I agree that it seemed rushed out to 10.6. This statement though is a “hedging my bets” statement, whereby he is trying to make sure that everyone knows that what he started off by saying is 100% fact, is now only a vague opinion — you need to own and article like this.
>We’ll see, I really hope they come even close to Ubuntu Natty Narwhal because my laptop is (and always will be) running a Mac OS.
Remember that passage I asked you to keep in mind — read it again, now. So life sucks for everyone not using linux and the new App Store is better than Apple’s, but alas he will always be running Mac OS even though he knows it to be crap compared to Ubuntu. Does this confuse anyone else?
The title sets that the writer believes that Ubuntu has created a better App Management system than Apple. He then explains in detail why he believes that to be the case. Then, in the **conclusion**, he says that linux users are now “spoiled”, yet he will always use Mac OS. It’s not like he can’t boot Ubuntu on his Mac, he can (for free), but no he is choosing what he just got done explaining to be inferior. Odd.
Eric Jackson: >The features you touted last night for your new phones were better battery life, a better browser, and better graphics for gaming. Is someone going to buy a BlackBerry over an iPhone or Android phone because of your improved browser? Is that what has been holding them back? Also, for your games: I…
Eric Jackson:
>The features you touted last night for your new phones were better battery life, a better browser, and better graphics for gaming. Is someone going to buy a BlackBerry over an iPhone or Android phone because of your improved browser? Is that what has been holding them back? Also, for your games: I thought your PlayBook just ships with Tetris. Are there going to be any other games I can play on the new BlackBerries that use your improved graphics?
Martin Adamek: >What has happened? In the last update of the app I introduced new ads provided by AirPush. These ads are not visible as part of the app, instead they appear in notification bar. They will appear max once a day and are easily cancelable (as any kind of notification). This update has started…
Martin Adamek:
>What has happened? In the last update of the app I introduced new ads provided by AirPush. These ads are not visible as part of the app, instead they appear in notification bar. They will appear max once a day and are easily cancelable (as any kind of notification). This update has started the wave of negative user comments and 1-star ratings.
and:
>Guys you are right, this can’t be compared. TV ads are there only during the show, while push ads appear anytime, even while you do not use the app. I completely missed this point.
Stay classy Android.
Dave Barth, Product Manager for Google Maps back in 2009: >It takes almost zero effort on your part — just turn on Google Maps for mobile before starting your car — and the more people that participate, the better the resulting traffic reports get for everybody. That is significantly more than zero effort — especially for…
Dave Barth, Product Manager for Google Maps back in 2009:
>It takes almost zero effort on your part — just turn on Google Maps for mobile before starting your car — and the more people that participate, the better the resulting traffic reports get for everybody.
That is significantly more than zero effort — especially for your battery life. I imagine this is what Apple wants to make better, making it so that users don’t have to take any additional steps by providing historical analysis instead of real-time crowdsourcing of the data.
Ethan Kaplan: >Chasing business models in one media with business models of fundamentally different media is a recipe for disaster. I see this happening continually with newspapers and magazines and the iPad, and I see it happening with the music subscription services. It’s applying an associative fallacy to things that are disparate, and history is…
Ethan Kaplan:
>Chasing business models in one media with business models of fundamentally different media is a recipe for disaster. I see this happening continually with newspapers and magazines and the iPad, and I see it happening with the music subscription services. It’s applying an associative fallacy to things that are disparate, and history is littered with the fatalities of these collisions.