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A Million Unlocked iPhones Being Shown Off All Around the World – That’s a Tragedy?

Posted by metroxing in Wednesday, January 30th 2008

Topics: Advertising, Apple, Computing, Design, Film, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Mobile, Music, Retail, TV Tags: 16, 184, 186, 211, 22, 222, 32, 4

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Even if the numbers of a million iPhones being unlocked are correct, that’s a MILLION iPhones walking around all over the world as FREE marketing and advertising for Apple – the most effective advertising of all – because it gives those users the cachet of doing something “not quite legal.” That they are “above the [...]

Amazon Mp3 Will Affect Amazon Revenue More Than Apple’s iPod or iTunes

Posted by metroxing in Tuesday, January 29th 2008

Topics: Apple, Film, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Mobile, Music, Retail, Video Tags: 16, 184, 186, 211, 22, 222, 32, 4, 97

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It’s pretty amazing the number of journalists who don’t look at a situation before just plowing ahead and writing words and “a conclusion.” They either choose to ignore the real world or they simply don’t understand it. Either way, it’s appalling. Yes, Amazon’s entry into the “unlocked” DRM free Mp3 market will affect Apple & [...]

Hello From MacWorld 2008

Posted by metroxing in Tuesday, January 15th 2008

Topics: Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Retail, Video Tags: 124, 16, 184, 201, 202, 22, 222, 254, 32, 4, 98

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Not actually blogging from here since we’re only #72,000 on Technorati … there are only about 15 seats … maybe next year. Other than the keynote, there’s not much to see that’s new – I don’t think Adobe is even here. The nicest booth by far is Belkin’s … If this were in Venice, it’d [...]

Microvision Pico Movie Projector for Your iPod

Posted by metroxing in Friday, January 11th 2008

Topics: Apple, Computing, Design, Film, Gadgets, Marketing, Mobile, Retail, Travel, TV Tags: 124, 16, 184, 22, 222, 32, 4

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You’re on a plane, the movie they are offering is NORBIT or the edited 9-minute version of DEADWOOD … fortunately the rotund dude in front of you who had to buy two tickets is sound asleep and he’s wearing a white shirt – just attach the Pico Movie Projector to your iPod and you use [...]

Apple iPhone Forced to Unlock in Europe – Crying to the Bank …

Posted by metroxing in Thursday, November 22nd 2007

Topics: Advertising, Apple, Financial, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Mobile, Retail Tags: 154, 16, 200, 22, 222, 246, 260, 273, 4

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While Apple is being forced to unlock the iPhone in Europe, it is tragic … because Apple is going to pay so much more in taxes from the HUGE profit they will be making … yea, that’s quite a tragedy. The deal will be much like T-Mobile’s just-announced revised deal in Germany. Get the iPhone [...]