Monthly Archives: February 2011

Touchpad scrolling is broken in Lion

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

As Cult of Mac notes, the default behaviour for touchpad scrolling in OS X Lion is reversed. In previous versions of OS X, you move your fingers down on the trackpad to scroll down. In Lion, you move your fingers up. … Continue reading →

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Apple 2011 = Microsoft ’97

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Brilliant comment from “Chucky” on a post from from Michael Tsai: Microsoft in 1997 had a very specific corporate strategy. They had a temporary situation of great market leverage. And rather than concentrating on making better products for their users, … Continue reading →

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This is why Apple’s subscription system fails for consumers

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

From Apple Subs: Publishers Seek Clarity, FT Concerned, Some Sign Up | paidContent: “We have a fair and open approach for customers whereby we offer digital access to FT journalism for one price and enable access across multiple platforms for … Continue reading →

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Apple’s subscription system: A mess

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

From ‘Apple Just Fd Over Online Music Subs’ | paidContent: “Music and video services do not have a 30 percent margin to give away to Apple NSDQ: AAPL. It means you’ll see them exit the market on iOS devices, paving … Continue reading →

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The Nokia/Microsoft Elephant Tango

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Alan Patrick ponders if Nokia and Microsoft ever be Mobile?: “The reason the JV is happening is that the assets being brought to the table are not so much incredible but non-credible. The two companies have completeley dropped the ball in … Continue reading →

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Why free software will remain a niche, in a nutshell

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Steven J Vaughan-Nichols on The new Debian Linux: Irrelevant? | ZDNet: “For example, the default Debian distributions won’t include any proprietary firmware binary files… If, as is likely if you’re using a laptop or a PC with high-end graphics and you find … Continue reading →

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Bing: Why Google’s Wrong In Its Accusations

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Danny Sullivan on Bing: Why Google’s Wrong In Its Accusations: “Meanwhile, I’m on my third day of waiting to hear back from Google about just what exactly it does with its own toolbar. Now that the company has fired off accusations … Continue reading →

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I couldn’t have put it better myself

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Mathew Ingram, writing for GigaOm: “Call it a deal with the devil or whatever you want, but Apple is the one that came up with devices that are so appealing, and a content-distribution model that is so effective, that it … Continue reading →

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Apple denies content purchasing change, confirms content purchasing change

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Apple’s Trudy Muller, talking to John Paczkowski: “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,” But wait… “We are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, that the same … Continue reading →

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