10-05-2010, 06:30 PM
DRM was one of the greatest enablers of the rebirth / Apple's success in the small device and online markets. Steve Jobs knows this. One thing Steve Jobs isnt, is stupid.
Water under the bridge really. Im happy for apple really. Without them we would still be using 16 bit windows 98.....
The thing that is interesting about apple (and laughable about microsoft) is timing (along with a smidgen of good design).
Take the iPhone. I have a phone in my desk made by samsung that had Windows CE on it that did everything the iPhone did. In fact the new black berry looks just like it. Main difference is that mine is like 10 years old. Then take the iPad. Microsoft had the idea of a tablet PC and made the software for it. It worked quite well. But it was before its time. Microsoft also wanted to bring the internet and media to every house hold in America. They had a product that did it like 10 years ago. Then they went with Xbox. No you have to wonder if they will lose to Google, and apple again. Same thing with online collaboration. Microsoft envisioned a world where all software such as excell, word etc, was all online and free or pay per usage. Google is going to kick there ass there too.
So if you want to start a great business, take a look at what Microsoft is doing right now, and this in about 10 years release it when the world and the technology is ready
Water under the bridge really. Im happy for apple really. Without them we would still be using 16 bit windows 98.....
The thing that is interesting about apple (and laughable about microsoft) is timing (along with a smidgen of good design).
Take the iPhone. I have a phone in my desk made by samsung that had Windows CE on it that did everything the iPhone did. In fact the new black berry looks just like it. Main difference is that mine is like 10 years old. Then take the iPad. Microsoft had the idea of a tablet PC and made the software for it. It worked quite well. But it was before its time. Microsoft also wanted to bring the internet and media to every house hold in America. They had a product that did it like 10 years ago. Then they went with Xbox. No you have to wonder if they will lose to Google, and apple again. Same thing with online collaboration. Microsoft envisioned a world where all software such as excell, word etc, was all online and free or pay per usage. Google is going to kick there ass there too.
So if you want to start a great business, take a look at what Microsoft is doing right now, and this in about 10 years release it when the world and the technology is ready
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