Daily Update: Apple Hilarity, W3C and Do Not Track

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This one is hilarious. Apple COO Tim Cook said that he wants Apple products to be "for everyone," not "just for the rich." Ahahaha. Come on, Tim. Did you just suddenly wake up and realize that your products are over-priced? Case in point: Two-thirds of PC sales are for machines that costs less than $500. Meanwhile, Apple's lowest priced computer, the Mac mini, starts at $700. And its lowest price notebook starts at $1000. Tim, your products are expensive. Always have been.

So far, I'm passing on the iPhone 5. Please repeat after me: Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.

Slightly more reasonable: Of course, the next iPhone is likely evolutionary, not revolutionary. Well, yeah. Aside from the first one, they've all been evolutionary. That's sort of the point.

This is a week old (sorry, I was on vacation), but, W3C to consider Microsoft's "do not track" proposal for standard. Obviously, we need one standard for this, not a different approach in each browser.

Ford ships Microsoft-powered car tech to Europe. And before anyone starts up a round of lame "what if Microsoft built a car" jokes, have you actually tried Ford Sync? It's pretty awesome.

At least one industry executive believes the Microsoft/Nokia linkup is a good idea. An executive from Vodaphone said this week that the partnership will be a positive thing for the market overall, and will create a fourth smart phone platform alongside iOS, Android, and Blackberry.

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subzerohitman721
on Mar 1, 2011
It's a bit premature to throw out the next iPhone. I'm a person who likes to let Apple make their presentation & then make a judgement call. Do you know what Apple interim CEO Tim Cook has up his sleeve? Hardware is only one factor of a smartphone. The other is software & services. We have no idea what Apple could bring to the table.

Apple's not the number one smartphone on the planet. Apple is now in the role of contender. It's easy to relax when you're king of the hill, it's another story when you're the the number one contender. Android's success means that Apple doesn't really have to sway it's base. How does Apple sway all those Android, Blackberry, & feature phone users? Especially now that Apple has to battle a field littered with Android clones, Blackberry's, & stubborn feature phone users who still might be intimidated?

Webdev511
on Mar 1, 2011
I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read the Tim Cook Quote or I would have spit it out while laughing.
Info Dave
on Mar 1, 2011
Perhaps you should wait till tomorrow before laughing too hard. Then again, tomorrow may provide fodder for you to laugh even harder.

I take Tim's comments, and the reports of an upcoming iPhone Nano, as Apple's entry into the cheaper phone market. The Nano rumors were quickly dispelled, and it appears Apple may introduce a cheaper phone. There is suddenly a large market of Symbian users that are up in the air with there next purchase decision. One of the largest groups identified in the iPhone Verizon data were the feature phone users.





Waethorn (not verified)
on Mar 1, 2011
"Apple COO Tim Cook said that he wants Apple products to be "for everyone," not "just for the rich.""

Right. And this guy is going to run Apple?

So begins Apple's tip-toe into OEM licensing, Chapter 2.



jecouch66
on Mar 2, 2011
I have to admit that the one thing holding me back from an iPhone (besides being on Sprint's network) has been the screen size. When I hold my Epic's 4 inch screen next to an iPhone, I have no desire to switch. If sprint gets the iPhone 5 and it has a 4 inch screen, I'd be very inclined to give it a go.

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