Monthly Archives: August 2011

Steve: Who’s Going to Protect Us From Cheap and Mediocre Now?

August 28, 2011 – 10:15 pm

Tweet Not so fast. Until the last sinew, the last synapse gives up, Steve will continue to influence the company he co-founded and later recreated. Seeing he could no longer ‘‘meet [his] duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO’’, Jobs kicks himself upstairs and becomes Chairman, director, and “mere” Apple employee. In a distant future, I [...]

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Getting More Bang For Our Bucks

August 28, 2011 – 9:09 pm

Tweet(Includes correction with the right 3rd graph) Two important questions in our times of large public debt and lagging economies: Is it effective to inject public money in support of the ailing media industry? And, in order to ensure the best readers’ bang for the taxpayer’s buck, are some models better than others? Last week, [...]

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Innovation in turbulent times

August 21, 2011 – 8:31 pm

TweetNews organizations have an innovation problem. Especially print media. As they gingerly wade into digital, their ability to foster innovation becomes more critical than ever. In today’s fast-changing landscape, they should view innovation as their main weapon against direct competitors and emerging players such as tech startups,. Unfortunately, print media appears ill-equipped to innovate. The [...]

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HP: What Léo Apotheker’s Decisions Mean

August 21, 2011 – 8:29 pm

TweetLast Monday evening, hours after Google’s $12.5B gamble on Motorola Mobile (MMI), I had an intriguing idea and began drafting a Monday Note to explore its ramifications. It started like this: Larry, Please Give Us a Free gPhone In three easy steps, you can finish the job you started with Android: First, tell Motorola to [...]

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Gunning for the Copyright Reformers

August 14, 2011 – 8:36 pm

TweetGoing after copyright reformers is risky business. To digital zealots, defending copyright is like advocating the return to the typewriter. (I personally like typewriters; I own several and I recommend a wonderful 1997 Atlantic piece on them at Longform.org). Going after sworn copyright opponents is what Robert Levine does in his just-published  book Free Ride [...]

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Steve, Please Buy Us A Carrier!

August 14, 2011 – 8:32 pm

TweetWe’re at the end of the 2011 iPhone 5 launch. The demos went well; Steve Jobs has come back on stage to thank everyone and conclude the proceedings, “…but before you go, just One More Thing. I’d like you to meet someone.” And the CEO of Deutsche Telekom walks onstage. “Deutsche Telekom owns a company [...]

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