And EVEN MORE important is what this statistic suggests about Google’s level of concern for its users. People make jokes about the Apple “religion”, but that’s just an excuse created by companies who can’t compete. The bottom line is that Apple EARNS customer loyalty by paying attention to detail and actively encouraging long-term commitment. Jobs fought AT&T and every other carrier in order to improve the experience for the users. And users notice these things. They notice, and they remember. Google, on the other hand, caters to the carriers, because the carriers are the customer to them. Google probably hopes that you will blame the carrier or the handset maker when you don’t get your update, but I’m willing to bet a fair amount of users are going to resent Google for not sticking up for them, either.
Verizon offers "unlimited" data on the iPhone for a "limited" time
It’s similar to how AT&T allowed people to hold on to their unlimited data when they made the switch last year to pricing tiers. The way I look at it, I never get anywhere near the 2 GB I get a month anyway. And no matter what, when the iPhone goes LTE next year or the year after that, we’re all going to lose our option for unlimited data, regardless. So for me personally, I’d still wait for the iPhone 5 if I were planning on going to Verizon. But your mileage may vary, as the saying goes.
Moscow Airport Terrorist Attack
Never mind that he’s right.
What this incident proves, once again, is that whatever you do to counter terrorism, the terrorists just work around it. They find another loophole and exploit it. You need to go after the root causes of this behavior, and the PEOPLE performing these acts, hopefully before they even get to the airport.
Way to exclude people with disabilities, Toshiba
And then there are the people who simply don’t like Flash and would prefer to view information in other forms. Since when did it become cool to dictate to people how they get their information? That sounds like a walled garden approach to me. Doesn’t that usually freak out the “open” people?
So keep on insulting and excluding people while trying to get in a cheap shot, there, Toshiba. That’s a great way to build an audience. See, I thought the web was about making information available to EVERYONE, but maybe you see it differently.
The San Francisco Chronicle—Classy as ever
In both cases, the person or his or her family gets to decide what we can and can’t know. End of story.
Who is this cretan, and all the other harpies in the Chronicle today barking about Jobs and disclosure? There are several stories of this ilk running today.
How do you people sleep at night?
Seriously, go pound sand. There’s no debate here, except the one you’re inventing to get some page clicks. If Rep. Giffords’ husband had pleaded with the press for privacy and had chosen not to release any information about her recovery, some assholes like you might cry about it, but most people would understand. Why should it be any different for Jobs?
We’ve been over this a thousand times before. Tim Cook is running the day to day, just like he did a few years ago. Apple didn’t stumble then, and it won’t stumble now. That’s all anyone needs to know.
One day Jobs will leave Apple permanently. That’s basic biology. When it happens, though, it will be a good five years before any other company comes close to catching up, so the stockholders will have plenty of time to make decisions about their long-term investments, believe me.