AppleInsider | Apple to open Mac App Store Jan. 6 in 90 countries
I bet that in years to come this date will be cited in a book as a turning point. This is ever the moment that Apple takes no prisoners, or the moment that it all begins to fall apart.
Watch for two obvious news stories…
– Apple can’t cope with the demand.
– Applications are rejected from the store so the developers sue.
“The problem is that the vendors that lost this game failed because they listened to their customers”
The parable of the the PDA: predicting the smartphone’s future | asymco
I’d say that is about right. To change the rules you need to stop listening.
I use Reeder every morning and night. It’s the essential app on the iPad for me. I love the design and simplicity.
Seems that someone else loves it as much as me.
This is what an industrial death looks like.
THE KODAK CITY on Photography Served
Rochester was based on two companies, Kodak and Xerox. In the early 70s it was one of the richest places in the world. Now it defines depression.
SMILING COMPUTER | Susan Kare Prints
Just nowhere to put it!
“Since September 6, 2008 you have read a total of 300,000+ items.”
Really? Seriously?
I thought that I was reading less.
This article is a fantastic piece of work. I have two instant reactions…
– Boeing is in very big trouble. Airbus is stable and growing again, the Chinese arrive in the market place soon. They’re going to be weak at the wrong time.
– This is a major company and massive news. Why am I not expecting to see this on the news or in a traditional media outlet? Ah, because they don’t do news anymore. I forgot.
The price of Boeing’s 787 sales success – FlightBlogger – Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis.
For the first time since 2004 I’m not at Le Web this year.
Why?
Simply I wasn’t willing to pay the entrance fee to listen to people talk about startup funding for two days. Every year, there was less of interest to me and more about startups.
This year was the tipping point.
However, I’m still interested and I recommend Adam Tinworth’s reports on events; and the snow.
Funnily, Adam was the last person I spoke to at last year’s event. To me he’s the full-stop on the Le Web period of my life.
“Graham’s piece reminds me of what I consider the central hook to a great app for these tablets: that it should seem, when you’re using it, that the entire device was meant for it. E.g., a good chess game for the iPhone should make the iPhone itself feel like a chess playing device. When you’re in Mobile Safari, it feels like you’re holding a dedicated web browsing device. Only when you’re in the Phone app does the iPhone feel like a phone.”
This hits it on the nail. Although I’d never thought about it like this before. It explains why something as simple as the calendar app on the iPad is so satisfying and why I love Taska.
Think of the UI design like this and you’ll never want a keyboard or even a silly Playstation keypad on your phone. It also explains why those Swiss army knife utility apps are so unsatisfying.