Monthly Archives: April 2011

Amazon’s Ad-supported Kindle Price: Too High?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

TUAW on the release of an ad-supported Kindle from Amazon: “Still, the $114 price point seems a little silly; $99 would be a much better psychological buy-in point.” I think that $25 is a fair reflection of the value of … Continue reading →

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Google, Larry, And Social

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Scoble gets it: “In yesterday’s Gillmor Gang I argue that Google and Facebook have completely different cultures. Google is very much about finding information while Facebook is all about helping people “waste time.” Think about why Zynga, a company that … Continue reading →

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The iPad’s lack of a file system

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Don Reisinger on why the tablet won’t replace the laptop: “The operating systems lack worthwhile file systems, a more robust interface and all the other things that people will find in the operating systems running on notebooks.” I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Owning the subscriber relationship isn’t really about selling the data

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

I think John Gruber is wrong about the motivation for the FT’s desire to retain its subscriber relationship and not hand everything over to Apple: “Not a word of complaint about the 70/30 revenue split. Their complaint is solely about … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, Apple, Marketing | 6 Comments