Daily Archives: October 21, 2009

iPod sales still growing in Europe

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

In an interesting interview with The Guardian, Apple Europe head Pascal Cagni revealed that iPod sales are still going up in Europe: “We are always worried about a fall. In Europe we don’t yet have a fall. We believe we … Continue reading →

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Windows 2009 = Macintosh 2001 (well, nearly)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

It took Microsoft six years, from the release of the first Mac in 1984 to the release of Windows 3.0 in 1990, to make something that matched Apple. It’s taken them eight years, from the release of Mac OS X … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-10-21

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Conde Nast Tries Turning the App Store Into a Newsstand: Will You Buy GQ For Your iPhone? The future of publishing is applications. This is just another example of a step along this road. (tags: publishing iphone)

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The rise of the super-middlemen

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Image via CrunchBase Ken Doctor on Rupert’s attempt to get people to pay for news: “When you hear Murdoch and other publishers justifiably scream about Jeff Bezos’ hard bargain — he keeps customer relationships and 70% of the revenue — … Continue reading →

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