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Re: 85,000 reasons why Apple’s iPhone isn’t going to be disrupted

vincentvw — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:02:36 -0000

This was the same point I wanted to make. Firefox has had a great impact on the browser-world, but still hasn't overtaken the most convenient option (IE on PC/Safari on Mac) and is being followed by a much lighter option (Chrome).

But you (Scoble) also note that apps aren't the only factor in the iPhone's success, which clearly has the exclusivity feel, the slick interface, and entirely coolness of it going for it, not to mention it doing stuff that people want, like phoning, browsing, listening to music, GPS, etc. Apps are in there somewhere, but they certainly aren't the first reason why people buy the phone.

Re: Scanning Headlines

vincentvw — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:07:52 -0000

Isn't it more a matter of contextual relevance? What I mean is that news can be relevant to a person, because it's about a certain location (what I imagine that company FW invests in to do, is it called OutsideIN?), to be consumed at a certain time (e.g. when the markets open), or of global interest (e.g. 9/11 or global pandemic)?

It's human nature to browse around for no reason at all, which is what many people do, and no wonder that "(not so) smart" aggregation, basing suggestions only on the past, get confused. Group aggregation is kind of effective, I guess (e.g. techmeme), but it's also often not directly relevant to your every day.

To me, the perfect aggregator collects news that is relevant to my context, and when you really get down to it, that means that Google search is about as smart an aggregator as is needed.

Re: Old world vs. the new world and the digitalisation of services

vincentvw — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:14:02 -0000

I think your last line summarises the reason perfectly.

Re: How to make the Browser a more Efficient OS

vincentvw — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:02:42 -0000

p.s. Disqus is a little buggy, hence the many repeat-comments.

Re: How to make the Browser a more Efficient OS

vincentvw — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:32:59 -0000

I covered my tracks: "Some of us may feel the inclination to write, feel free, but above all, enjoy the weather and the happy people. "

Re: How to make the Browser a more Efficient OS

vincentvw — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:30:22 -0000

I covered my tracks: "Some of us may feel the inclination to write, feel free, but above all, enjoy the weather and the happy people. "

Re: How to make the Browser a more Efficient OS

vincentvw — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:29:21 -0000

I covered my tracks: "Some of us may feel the inclination to write, feel free, but above all, enjoy the weather and the happy people. "

Re: Why Universities work and Self-Study doesn’t

vincentvw — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:03:19 -0000

Thanks for asking so many questions. Clearly the answer to most of them is mostly, you're right. However, to start with the last statement first, of whether the community has looked at the failures. Of course they have, but so, one would assume, have universities and are, I hope, responding to it with better systems to educate people. Also, while I would clearly prefer businesses to have their own educational programmes, the reasons that this isn't happening as often as we like, is because there is a lack of resources to do this. And that is why universities are the institutions that they are.

Optimally, none of us would need to go to university (or school). Fact remains, that many people do and some people benefit tremedously from it. And other people don't and benefit tremendously from that. I would call the those "self-made men and women" more exceptions to the rule though.

Re: With Skype, I can now talk to myself. and mom.

vincentvw — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:33:53 -0000

It is now. When I originally replied, I did so via mail, and when the update wasn't instantaneous, I also replied here.

Re: With Skype, I can now talk to myself. and mom.

vincentvw — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:39:07 -0000

Skype broadcasts the same message across different computers. Did you not
read G.'s post at all? :-)

Re: With Skype, I can now talk to myself. and mom.

vincentvw — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:38:45 -0000

Skype broadcasts the same message across different computers. Did you not read G.'s post at all? :-)

Re: A thought about comment-enticement

vincentvw — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:27:57 -0000

Indeed, I look forward to re-reading your and my comment on Friendfeed, Twitter, http://techiteasyblog.disqus.com/a_thought_abou... and whatever else Disqus is pumping this content towards :)

As for more conversation… you're right, technology isn't everything. Let's keep on keepin' on.

Re: Living in a small Country reveals the inefficiency of businesses, of Industries, of Humans.

vincentvw — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:27:09 -0000

As are calls, if you ask me. Is that calls to regular phones or to mobile phones?

Data, I've heard some crazy stories like it costing 13 euro per mb in certain countries. 2.5 seems more fair, but then I have no concept of what a realistic data-consumption is for the average user.

If you could post the source of your information, that would be cool (translate,google.com is your friend for Finnish docs :) ).

Re: Change a Mac's battery on the road without a shutdown.

vincentvw — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:38:42 -0000

Here you go.

Battery Power:
sleep 5
sms 1
displaysleep 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
lessbright 1
halfdim 1
lidwake 1
ttyskeepawake 1
acwake 0
hibernatemode 3
disksleep 10
AC Power:
sleep 60
sms 1
displaysleep 27
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
halfdim 1
lidwake 1
ttyskeepawake 1
acwake 0
autorestart 0
hibernatemode 3
womp 1
disksleep 10

Re: Is The Exclusive Deal Between Apple and AT&T Anticompetitive?

vincentvw — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:14:45 -0000

I'm not French (nor in France) so other national options may exist, but Orange.fr lists a 32GB iPhone with a 12 year min. contract as €229 base-price + €58 per month for the phone contract for 12 months and €30 per month for unlimited mobile internet for 12 months. That would come to ca. €1310 for that year, with a USD equivalent of ca. $1890.

Re: Is The Exclusive Deal Between Apple and AT&T Anticompetitive?

vincentvw — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:36:57 -0000

That is true and where AT&T/Apple can clearly be attacked in is in their ongoing exclusive partnership, which is now what, 2 years? That said, this can of worms was already opened up before. The whole mobile industry has actively been restricting consumer-choice for more than 15 years. If AT&T/Apple is to be attacked, then I sincerely hope that this sets a precedent for attacking the other carriers too.

All of that said, call it exclusivity or bundling, partnerships make strategic sense in a competitive marketplace.

Re: Change a Mac's battery on the road without a shutdown.

vincentvw — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:55:04 -0000

Ah wait… I'm stupid. You were talking about going to the exact same state (which I never need to do). OK, I see what you are trying to say. I was too focussed on your title "changing the battery without a shutdown." Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Re: IKEA's growth part I - the Scandinavian years

vincentvw — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:59:39 -0000

That's always nice to hear. Hope you get a good grade!

Re: Interlude: The "10,000-hours-to-be-an-expert" rule

vincentvw — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:45:22 -0000

Yeah man, since I wrote this essay and Gladwell's new book came out, I've kind of felt that everything he says these days seems like "Duh!"

Then again, I did enjoy "The Tipping Point," kind of.

Re: Some initial impressions about Zara & H&M

vincentvw — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:59:34 -0000

Sure Lotta, go for it! What's the topic?

Re: Design case-study: The Ford SYN-US

vincentvw — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:20:13 -0000

It was a concept at the time I wrote about it. So either it was never launched, renamed to something else, or parts of it were used in other designs, I really can't tell you. Mail Ford about it.

Re: New Disqus Look And Feel

vincentvw — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:43:53 -0000

I couldn't agree more. I find the unasked for pop-ups, no matter if it's on Disqus or that Wordpress live-view thing, super-annoying. It's not a matter of it being useful or not, but that it can easily pop-up by accident and is difficult to get rid of.

Re: Confessions Of A Pack Rat (aka My Document Retention Policy)

vincentvw — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:27:58 -0000

That's pretty simple: when you're forced to or when not doing so harms you or people you care about in some way (another way of saying forced to). It's the same principle as when you should defend yourself against physical violence. The tricky part is establishing if harm is actually being done or not.

Re: Twit This?

vincentvw — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:18:44 -0000

I agree with Ouriel. While plenty of sites offer the delicious this, friendfeed this, and tweet this link in their footer, I'm so used to just using the bookmarklets that many of these services provide. If you're geek enough to use these services, you're probably geek enough to understand bookmarklets too.

Re: YouTube Is A Global Media Property

vincentvw — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:19:56 -0000

"Television broadcasting, after all, is about advertising."
well-said.