Tag Archives: Apple

Superficial remarks on the Microsoft Surface

Commentable: June 18, 2012
In case you hadn’t heard, computing took another step (forward) today, as Microsoft announced and furtively demonstrated under its own brand two new tablet format computers called Surface – Surface for Windows RT and Surface for Windows 8 Pro (ta-da!). This event would not have warranted much hype, except that the Apple iPad made the [...]
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Steve Jobs, entrepreneur, artist

Commentable: October 5, 2011
Forest Gump, the paragon of grace under incomprehension, remarked about making a great deal of money “from a fruit company.” He had no idea, but the audience did. Everyone saw the image of the colorfully striped apple and knew what it meant. Steve Jobs and his company, Apple Computer, touched almost everybody. Jobs and company [...]
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Facebook: Betrayal of privacy is also business dilemma

Impact: Online Information    May 27, 2010
The road to social networking may be paved with good intentions but it can lead straight to…wherever Facebook is going. The recent ruction over the betrayal of user’s privacy at the social networking giant Facebook has not only raised many an eyebrow (and not a few voices) but has also raised questions about the business [...]
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Apple iPad: And the big deal is…?

Impact: Computer Power    January 27, 2010
Nobody, repeat, nobody can make a bigger technology marketing splash than Apple, Inc. From the famous “1984” commercial to the iPod and iPhone, Apple has frequently employed the best and the brightest marketing folks on the planet. So, if the Apple iPad wasn’t a big deal, Apple would make it one. However, the iPad is [...]
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