December 2009
3 posts
“But Mr. Murdoch and his lieutenants have made two significant bets: that the...”
– The Media Equation - Tilting to the Right at Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal
Paul Graham bites apple
In Apple’s Mistake, PG makes the right claim that Apple’s headed for a world of hurt if they persist with the appstore shenanigans. Real geeks have an outsized sense of fair play. At least it generally outweighs their prioritizing of esthetics. Why else would they have stuck with Wintel for so long when Apple was hovering all along, all angelic and purdy.
In OS X they could keep...
“So if you want a great phone you’re out of luck. Your choice is between shitty...”
– Dave Winer: Zealotry sucks, and so does the Droid